Samoa vs World: Low income: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Samoa
- World: Low income
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3.03 against 1.83 in World: Low income, a difference of 1.2.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.7 times World: Low income's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 14th and World: Low income ranks 16th of 188 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | World: Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.07 | 1.72 | 0.3578 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 2.15 | 1.75 | 0.3965 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.27 | 1.82 | 0.4431 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.93 | 1.88 | 1.05 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Samoa or World: Low income?
- Samoa, at 3.03 against 1.83 in World: Low income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Samoa and World: Low income?
- 1.2, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and World: Low income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Samoa and World: Low income rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Samoa ranks 14th and World: Low income ranks 16th 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.