Western Sahara vs World: High income: Labour dependency ratio
Labour dependency ratio over time
- Western Sahara
- World: High income
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 1.49 against 1.03 in World: High income, a difference of 0.46.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.4 times World: High income's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Western Sahara has been ahead every year.
Western Sahara ranks 74th and World: High income ranks 75th of 188 countries.
Western Sahara has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Western Sahara | World: High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.68 | 1.24 | 1.44 | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 1.85 | 1.17 | 0.6762 | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 1.51 | 1.12 | 0.3828 | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 1.05 | 0.4487 | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Western Sahara or World: High income?
- Western Sahara, at 1.49 against 1.03 in World: High income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Western Sahara and World: High income?
- 0.46, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Western Sahara and World: High income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do Western Sahara and World: High income rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
- Western Sahara ranks 74th and World: High income ranks 75th 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.