Niger vs Sierra Leone: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)
Niger
57.3%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
50.4%
in 2025
Niger rank
178th
Sierra Leone rank
181st
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) over time
- Niger
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Niger currently reports 57.3% against 50.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 6.9%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Niger ranks 178th and Sierra Leone ranks 181st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.7% | 79.6% | 32.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 55.9% | 59.3% | 3.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 45.4% | 39.4% | Niger |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 53.7% | 25.1% | Niger |
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), Niger or Sierra Leone?
- Niger, at 57.3% 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 Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 6.9%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Niger ranks 178th 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.