Congo vs World excluding BRICS: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Congo
- World excluding BRICS
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2.01 against 1.36 in World excluding BRICS, a difference of 0.65.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.5 times World excluding BRICS's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 35th and World excluding BRICS ranks 35th of 188 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | World excluding BRICS | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.23 | 1.52 | 0.7048 | Congo |
| 2000s | 2.13 | 1.46 | 0.6655 | Congo |
| 2010s | 2.14 | 1.43 | 0.7169 | Congo |
| 2020s | 2.15 | 1.39 | 0.7598 | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Congo or World excluding BRICS?
- Congo, at 2.01 against 1.36 in World excluding BRICS as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Congo and World excluding BRICS?
- 0.65, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and World excluding BRICS?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Congo and World excluding BRICS rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Congo ranks 35th and World excluding BRICS ranks 35th 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.