Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income vs Vanuatu: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 1.9 against 1.35 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income, a difference of 0.55.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 36th and Vanuatu ranks 39th of 87 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 | 1.55 | 0.0246 | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 1.48 | 1.42 | 0.0555 | Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1.79 | 0.2877 | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 1.42 | 1.93 | 0.5065 | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 1.9 against 1.35 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income and Vanuatu?
- 0.55, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income and Vanuatu?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income and Vanuatu rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 36th and Vanuatu ranks 39th 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.