Samoa vs Southern Asia: Upper-middle income: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Samoa
- Southern Asia: Upper-middle income
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3.03 against 2.42 in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income, a difference of 0.61.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Southern Asia: Upper-middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Southern Asia: Upper-middle income ahead.
Samoa ranks 14th and Southern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 11th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Southern Asia: Upper-middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Southern Asia: Upper-middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.07 | 3.21 | 1.14 | Southern Asia: Upper-middle income |
| 2000s | 2.15 | 2.52 | 0.3673 | Southern Asia: Upper-middle income |
| 2010s | 2.27 | 2.49 | 0.2287 | Southern Asia: Upper-middle income |
| 2020s | 2.93 | 2.44 | 0.4879 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Samoa or Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- Samoa, at 3.03 against 2.42 in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Samoa and Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- 0.61, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Samoa and Southern Asia: Upper-middle income rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Samoa ranks 14th 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.