Vanuatu vs World: Upper-middle income excluding China: Labour dependency ratio

Vanuatu
1.9
in 2027
World: Upper-middle income excluding China
1.28
in 2027
Vanuatu rank
39th
World: Upper-middle income excluding China rank
41st

Labour dependency ratio over time

  • Vanuatu
  • World: Upper-middle income excluding China
00.511.52199120092027

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 1.9 against 1.28 in World: Upper-middle income excluding China, a difference of 0.62.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.5 times World: Upper-middle income excluding China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1991 it was World: Upper-middle income excluding China ahead.

Vanuatu ranks 39th and World: Upper-middle income excluding China ranks 41st of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Vanuatu averaged higher in 2 and World: Upper-middle income excluding China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Vanuatu World: Upper-middle income excluding China Difference Ahead
1990s 1.55 1.64 0.0904 World: Upper-middle income excluding China
2000s 1.42 1.52 0.094 World: Upper-middle income excluding China
2010s 1.79 1.39 0.3958 Vanuatu
2020s 1.93 1.35 0.578 Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Vanuatu or World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
Vanuatu, at 1.9 against 1.28 in World: Upper-middle income excluding China as of 2027.
What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Vanuatu and World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
0.62, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
How do Vanuatu and World: Upper-middle income excluding China rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
Vanuatu ranks 39th and World: Upper-middle income excluding China ranks 41st 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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Indicator
Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 10,188 data points, 1991–2027
Last refreshed

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.