Sierra Leone vs World excluding India and China: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Sierra Leone
- World excluding India and China
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.08 against 1.35 in World excluding India and China, a difference of 0.73.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times World excluding India and China's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 34th and World excluding India and China ranks 37th of 188 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | World excluding India and China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.86 | 1.54 | 0.3224 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1.89 | 1.47 | 0.4175 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.16 | 1.42 | 0.7426 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2.14 | 1.39 | 0.7496 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Sierra Leone or World excluding India and China?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.08 against 1.35 in World excluding India and China as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Sierra Leone and World excluding India and China?
- 0.73, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and World excluding India and China?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Sierra Leone and World excluding India and China rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Sierra Leone ranks 34th and World excluding India and China ranks 37th 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.