Eastern Europe: High income vs South Sudan: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Eastern Europe: High income
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 1.58 against 1.08 in Eastern Europe: High income, a difference of 0.5.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.5 times Eastern Europe: High income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Eastern Europe: High income ranks 69th and South Sudan ranks 66th of 87 groups.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Europe: High income | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.35 | 1.82 | 0.4707 | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 1.24 | 1.79 | 0.5485 | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 1.12 | 1.73 | 0.6118 | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 1.09 | 1.67 | 0.5855 | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Eastern Europe: High income or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 1.58 against 1.08 in Eastern Europe: High income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Eastern Europe: High income and South Sudan?
- 0.5, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Europe: High income and South Sudan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Eastern Europe: High income and South Sudan rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Eastern Europe: High income ranks 69th and South Sudan ranks 66th 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.