Namibia - Dependency Ratio 1978
99.78
+2.25 from 1977
Namibia's dependency ratio was 99.78 in 1978, increased +2.25 from 97.53 in 1977. This was the 194th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1978▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | United Arab Emirates | 39.56 | -0.2% |
| 2nd | Andorra | 44.71 | -2.3% |
| 3rd | Serbia | 45.75 | -0.2% |
| 4th | Russian Federation | 46.19 | -0.1% |
| 5th | Bermuda | 46.65 | -3.0% |
| 6th | Japan | 47.92 | 0.8% |
| 7th | Finland | 48.17 | -0.3% |
| 8th | Croatia | 48.59 | 0.3% |
| 9th | Luxembourg | 49.04 | -1.0% |
| 10th | Nauru | 49.18 | -2.1% |
| 11th | Canada | 49.27 | -2.3% |
| 12th | Liechtenstein | 49.81 | -2.0% |
| 13th | Malta | 49.85 | -0.7% |
| 14th | Singapore | 49.87 | -4.6% |
| 15th | Ukraine | 49.88 | -0.1% |
| 16th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 50.10 | -4.2% |
| 17th | Latvia | 50.36 | -0.4% |
| 18th | Qatar | 50.51 | -5.5% |
| 19th | Bulgaria | 50.67 | 0.2% |
| 20th | San Marino | 50.81 | -2.0% |
| 21st | Moldova | 51.42 | -0.5% |
| 22nd | United States | 51.50 | -1.7% |
| 23rd | Belarus | 51.51 | -1.3% |
| 24th | Channel Islands | 51.53 | -0.8% |
| 25th | Poland | 51.58 | 0.8% |
| 26th | Estonia | 51.61 | 0.3% |
| 27th | Switzerland | 52.39 | -1.2% |
| 28th | Slovenia | 52.41 | 0.2% |
| 29th | Hungary | 53.16 | 2.3% |
| 30th | Netherlands | 53.28 | -2.0% |
| 31st | Gibraltar | 53.66 | -0.3% |
| 32nd | Georgia | 53.78 | -1.6% |
| 33rd | Germany | 54.29 | -1.8% |
| 34th | Lithuania | 54.48 | -1.5% |
| 35th | Australia | 54.55 | -1.2% |
| 36th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54.56 | -2.3% |
| 37th | Belgium | 54.61 | -1.2% |
| 38th | Greenland | 55.08 | -6.2% |
| 39th | Denmark | 55.86 | -0.6% |
| 40th | European Union | 55.96 | -0.4% |
| 41st | Aruba | 56.16 | -3.0% |
| 42nd | Sweden | 56.56 | 0.1% |
| 43rd | Greece | 56.62 | 0.5% |
| 44th | Italy | 56.70 | -0.6% |
| 45th | North Macedonia | 57.24 | -1.1% |
| 46th | Cyprus | 57.32 | -3.5% |
| 47th | Slovak Republic | 57.44 | 0.6% |
| 48th | Montenegro | 57.51 | -1.5% |
| 49th | United Kingdom | 57.66 | -1.3% |
| 50th | Romania | 57.87 | 2.3% |
| 51st | Czechia | 57.99 | 1.7% |
| 52nd | Monaco | 58.05 | -0.8% |
| 53rd | Armenia | 58.25 | -2.6% |
| 54th | France | 58.38 | -0.7% |
| 55th | Austria | 58.47 | -1.9% |
| 56th | Cayman Islands | 59.26 | -4.3% |
| 57th | Norway | 59.43 | -0.4% |
| 58th | Uruguay | 59.89 | 0.5% |
| 59th | Spain | 60.12 | -0.4% |
| 60th | Portugal | 60.28 | -0.5% |
| 61st | Argentina | 60.39 | 1.2% |
| 62nd | New Zealand | 60.47 | -1.7% |
| 63rd | Barbados | 60.51 | -3.3% |
| 64th | Guam | 60.59 | -1.6% |
| 65th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 60.66 | -1.1% |
| 66th | Iceland | 61.32 | -1.8% |
| 67th | Kazakhstan | 62.31 | 0.0% |
| 68th | Curaçao | 63.53 | -3.6% |
| 69th | Faroe Islands | 63.54 | -1.3% |
| 70th | Chile | 63.57 | -1.7% |
| 71st | Bahrain | 64.08 | -3.9% |
| 72nd | Mauritius | 64.16 | -2.8% |
| 73rd | Korea | 64.71 | -3.6% |
| 74th | Trinidad and Tobago | 65.68 | -2.8% |
| 75th | Tuvalu | 65.76 | -6.0% |
| 76th | British Virgin Islands | 67.66 | -0.6% |
| 77th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 67.79 | -3.1% |
| 78th | Timor-Leste | 68.12 | -2.3% |
| 79th | Azerbaijan | 68.43 | -5.8% |
| 80th | Isle of Man | 68.54 | -0.8% |
| 81st | Puerto Rico (US) | 68.65 | -1.2% |
| 82nd | Bahamas, The | 69.51 | -2.7% |
| 83rd | Cuba | 70.00 | -3.2% |
| 84th | Sri Lanka | 70.07 | -0.9% |
| 85th | Antigua and Barbuda | 70.25 | -3.6% |
| 86th | Israel | 70.61 | 1.1% |
| 87th | Ireland | 70.82 | -0.6% |
| 88th | Virgin Islands (US) | 72.31 | -1.6% |
| 89th | Brunei Darussalam | 72.68 | -2.3% |
| 90th | Kuwait | 72.71 | -3.6% |
| 91st | Costa Rica | 73.41 | -2.4% |
| 92nd | Albania | 73.94 | -2.4% |
| 93rd | Brazil | 74.11 | -1.5% |
| 94th | China | 74.66 | -4.6% |
| 95th | Macao SAR, China | 75.82 | -17.5% |
| 96th | Fiji | 75.88 | -2.0% |
| 97th | New Caledonia | 76.60 | -1.0% |
| 98th | Malaysia | 76.63 | -2.0% |
| 99th | Kyrgyz Republic | 77.12 | -1.3% |
| 100th | Thailand | 77.16 | -2.9% |
| 101st | Myanmar | 77.61 | -0.7% |
| 102nd | India | 78.71 | -0.6% |
| 103rd | Nepal | 79.39 | 0.3% |
| 104th | Kosovo | 79.72 | -2.1% |
| 105th | Lebanon | 79.84 | -1.8% |
| 106th | French Polynesia | 80.36 | -1.7% |
| 107th | Northern Mariana Islands | 80.78 | -2.8% |
| 108th | Indonesia | 81.13 | -1.0% |
| 109th | Colombia | 81.24 | -2.3% |
| 110th | American Samoa | 81.35 | -2.8% |
| 111th | St. Martin (French part) | 81.78 | -4.0% |
| 112th | Bhutan | 82.06 | 0.5% |
| 113th | Türkiye | 82.18 | -1.5% |
| 114th | Seychelles | 82.19 | -3.4% |
| 115th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 82.21 | 0.1% |
| 116th | South Africa | 82.61 | -0.8% |
| 117th | Haiti | 82.65 | 0.3% |
| 118th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 82.80 | -0.1% |
| 119th | Lesotho | 83.05 | 0.8% |
| 120th | Panama | 83.66 | -1.8% |
| 121st | Papua New Guinea | 83.99 | -1.4% |
| 122nd | Gabon | 84.27 | 1.2% |
| 123rd | Sierra Leone | 84.69 | 0.5% |
| 124th | Viet Nam | 84.78 | -1.3% |
| 125th | Kiribati | 84.88 | -2.3% |
| 126th | Equatorial Guinea | 85.01 | 0.7% |
| 127th | Guinea | 85.42 | 1.1% |
| 128th | Uzbekistan | 85.80 | -2.7% |
| 129th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 85.86 | -0.1% |
| 130th | Grenada | 86.31 | -1.7% |
| 131st | Turkmenistan | 86.46 | -1.8% |
| 132nd | Palau | 87.12 | -2.5% |
| 133rd | Paraguay | 87.28 | -1.6% |
| 134th | Saudi Arabia | 87.35 | -0.9% |
| 135th | Tunisia | 87.36 | -1.4% |
| 136th | Ecuador | 87.45 | -1.0% |
| 137th | Liberia | 87.72 | 0.4% |
| 138th | Mali | 87.76 | 1.4% |
| 139th | Central African Republic | 87.94 | -0.2% |
| 140th | Eritrea | 88.08 | 0.3% |
| 141st | Lao PDR | 88.22 | 1.3% |
| 142nd | Suriname | 88.43 | -3.1% |
| 143rd | Gambia, The | 88.44 | 1.7% |
| 144th | Cambodia | 88.63 | -1.4% |
| 145th | Pakistan | 88.74 | -0.2% |
| 146th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 89.05 | -1.6% |
| 147th | Dominican Republic | 89.29 | -1.9% |
| 148th | Guyana | 89.32 | -1.8% |
| 149th | Tajikistan | 89.48 | -1.0% |
| 150th | Peru | 89.76 | -0.9% |
| 151st | Nigeria | 89.89 | 1.0% |
| 152nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 90.03 | -0.4% |
| 153rd | Angola | 90.33 | -1.0% |
| 154th | Vanuatu | 90.96 | -0.8% |
| 155th | El Salvador | 90.99 | -1.6% |
| 156th | Mozambique | 91.00 | 1.0% |
| 157th | Burkina Faso | 91.32 | 1.0% |
| 158th | Morocco | 91.40 | -1.6% |
| 159th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 91.40 | 0.3% |
| 160th | Philippines | 91.54 | -2.0% |
| 161st | South Sudan | 91.95 | 0.6% |
| 162nd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 92.11 | -1.9% |
| 163rd | Cameroon | 92.69 | 1.1% |
| 164th | Bangladesh | 92.72 | 0.1% |
| 165th | Malawi | 92.78 | 0.4% |
| 166th | Guatemala | 92.96 | 0.0% |
| 167th | Afghanistan | 93.07 | 0.7% |
| 168th | Djibouti | 93.31 | 0.1% |
| 169th | Jamaica | 93.38 | -1.9% |
| 170th | Senegal | 93.50 | 1.7% |
| 171st | Maldives | 93.68 | 0.2% |
| 172nd | Tonga | 94.43 | -1.7% |
| 173rd | Mauritania | 95.44 | 0.4% |
| 174th | Niger | 95.63 | -0.3% |
| 175th | Burundi | 95.74 | -0.4% |
| 176th | Côte d'Ivoire | 96.00 | 1.5% |
| 177th | Rwanda | 96.05 | 0.0% |
| 178th | Togo | 96.16 | 0.3% |
| 179th | Dominica | 96.62 | -2.5% |
| 180th | Chad | 96.86 | 1.6% |
| 181st | Congo, Republic of | 96.99 | 0.1% |
| 182nd | Mongolia | 97.68 | -1.9% |
| 183rd | Benin | 97.81 | 0.1% |
| 184th | Mexico | 98.18 | -1.2% |
| 185th | Tanzania | 98.22 | 0.7% |
| 186th | Botswana | 98.33 | -2.5% |
| 187th | Guinea-Bissau | 98.34 | 4.3% |
| 188th | Ghana | 98.37 | -1.7% |
| 189th | São Tomé and Principe | 98.79 | -0.6% |
| 190th | Belize | 98.94 | -1.8% |
| 191st | Nicaragua | 99.26 | 0.1% |
| 192nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 99.59 | -0.7% |
| 193rd | Sudan | 99.65 | -1.1% |
| 194th | Namibia | 99.78 | 2.3% |
| 195th | Oman | 101.15 | -0.7% |
| 196th | Madagascar | 101.23 | 0.2% |
| 197th | Algeria | 101.42 | -1.1% |
| 198th | Samoa | 101.50 | -2.2% |
| 199th | Uganda | 102.00 | 0.3% |
| 200th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 102.05 | -0.2% |
| 201st | Honduras | 102.07 | 0.0% |
| 202nd | Libya | 102.31 | -1.2% |
| 203rd | Yemen, Republic of | 102.31 | 1.6% |
| 204th | St. Lucia | 104.97 | -5.0% |
| 205th | Eswatini | 105.20 | 0.8% |
| 206th | Comoros | 105.24 | 0.4% |
| 207th | Solomon Islands | 106.39 | 0.0% |
| 208th | Iraq | 106.57 | -0.6% |
| 209th | Syrian Arab Republic | 107.05 | -0.1% |
| 210th | Zimbabwe | 107.83 | 1.4% |
| 211th | Zambia | 110.58 | 0.6% |
| 212th | Cabo Verde | 110.58 | 1.5% |
| 213th | Marshall Islands | 111.78 | 1.3% |
| 214th | Jordan | 111.81 | -1.0% |
| 215th | Kenya | 117.14 | -0.5% |
FAQ
What was Namibia's dependency ratio in 1978?▾
Namibia's dependency ratio in 1978 was 99.78. This ranked 194th globally.
How did Namibia's dependency ratio change in 1978?▾
Namibia's dependency ratio increased by 2.3% in 1978 compared to 1977.
Which country had the highest dependency ratio in 1978?▾
Kenya had the highest dependency ratio in 1978 at 117.14.
What is the dependency ratio of Namibia in 1978?▾
The dependency ratio of Namibia in 1978 was 99.78. This ranked 194th globally.
How does 1978 compare to 1977 for Namibia's dependency ratio?▾
Namibia's dependency ratio went from 97.53 in 1977 to 99.78 in 1978, a 2.3% increase.
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