Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income vs Malawi: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.79 against 1.23 in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income, a difference of 0.56.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malawi ahead.
Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 47th of 87 groups.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.33 | 1.41 | 0.0876 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.27 | 1.45 | 0.1825 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 1.83 | 0.6363 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.25 | 1.83 | 0.574 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.79 against 1.23 in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income and Malawi?
- 0.56, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income and Malawi?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income and Malawi rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 47th 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.