Northern Africa: Upper-middle income vs Sudan: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Northern Africa: Upper-middle income
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 3.88 against 2.91 in Northern Africa: Upper-middle income, a difference of 0.97.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Northern Africa: Upper-middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Northern Africa: Upper-middle income ahead.
Northern Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 3rd and Sudan ranks 6th of 87 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Northern Africa: Upper-middle income averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Africa: Upper-middle income | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8 | 3.31 | 0.4902 | Northern Africa: Upper-middle income |
| 2000s | 3.03 | 3.36 | 0.3333 | Sudan |
| 2010s | 2.69 | 3.62 | 0.9318 | Sudan |
| 2020s | 3.17 | 3.94 | 0.7667 | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Northern Africa: Upper-middle income or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 3.88 against 2.91 in Northern Africa: Upper-middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Northern Africa: Upper-middle income and Sudan?
- 0.97, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa: Upper-middle income and Sudan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Northern Africa: Upper-middle income and Sudan rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Northern Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 3rd and Sudan ranks 6th 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.