Iraq vs Southern Asia: Upper-middle income: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Iraq
- Southern Asia: Upper-middle income
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 3.38 against 2.42 in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income, a difference of 0.96.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times Southern Asia: Upper-middle income's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 9th and Southern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 11th of 188 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Southern Asia: Upper-middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.64 | 3.21 | 0.4288 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 3.56 | 2.52 | 1.04 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 3.49 | 2.49 | 0.9941 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.56 | 2.44 | 1.12 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Iraq or Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- Iraq, at 3.38 against 2.42 in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Iraq and Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- 0.96, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Iraq and Southern Asia: Upper-middle income rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Iraq ranks 9th and Southern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 11th 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.