Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)
Guinea-Bissau
54.0%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
50.4%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
180th
Sierra Leone rank
181st
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 54.0% against 50.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th and Sierra Leone ranks 181st of 187 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.5% | 79.6% | 14.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 95.0% | 59.3% | 35.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 45.4% | 51.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 53.7% | 4.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24), Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 54.0% against 50.4% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 3.6%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th and Sierra Leone ranks 181st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.