Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income vs Malawi: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.79 against 1.26 in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income, a difference of 0.53.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income ahead.
Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income ranks 44th and Malawi ranks 47th of 87 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.76 | 1.41 | 0.3479 | Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income |
| 2000s | 1.69 | 1.45 | 0.2339 | Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income |
| 2010s | 1.47 | 1.83 | 0.3614 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 1.83 | 0.4966 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.79 against 1.26 in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income and Malawi?
- 0.53, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income and Malawi?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income and Malawi rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income ranks 44th 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.