Burkina Faso vs Northern America: High income: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Burkina Faso
- Northern America: High income
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1.47 against 1.04 in Northern America: High income, a difference of 0.43.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.4 times Northern America: High income's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 75th and Northern America: High income ranks 72nd of 188 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Northern America: High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.34 | 1.07 | 0.2617 | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 1.35 | 1.03 | 0.3176 | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 1.43 | 1.09 | 0.3414 | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 1.51 | 1.05 | 0.4544 | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Burkina Faso or Northern America: High income?
- Burkina Faso, at 1.47 against 1.04 in Northern America: High income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Burkina Faso and Northern America: High income?
- 0.43, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Northern America: High income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Burkina Faso and Northern America: High income rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Burkina Faso ranks 75th and Northern America: High income ranks 72nd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator provides the ratio of dependents (persons aged 0 to 14 + persons aged 15 and above that are either outside the labour force or unemployed) to total employment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.