Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income vs Namibia: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 2.31 against 1.45 in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income, a difference of 0.86.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.6 times Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 30th and Namibia ranks 28th of 87 groups.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.65 | 3.02 | 1.36 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.81 | 2.82 | 1.01 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.64 | 2.34 | 0.6984 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.54 | 2.4 | 0.8542 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 2.31 against 1.45 in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income and Namibia?
- 0.86, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income and Namibia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income and Namibia rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 30th and Namibia ranks 28th of 87 groups.
- 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.