Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Sex ratio at birth

Cameroon
102.26 males per 100 females
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
102.25 males per 100 females
in 2023
Cameroon rank
215th
Equatorial Guinea rank
216th

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • Cameroon
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 102.26 males per 100 females against 102.25 males per 100 females in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.01 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Cameroon ranks 215th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 216th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 100.94 males per 100 females 101.14 males per 100 females 0.194 males per 100 females Equatorial Guinea
1960s 101.33 males per 100 females 101.29 males per 100 females 0.0436 males per 100 females Cameroon
1970s 101.58 males per 100 females 101.44 males per 100 females 0.1429 males per 100 females Cameroon
1980s 101.41 males per 100 females 101.7 males per 100 females 0.2894 males per 100 females Equatorial Guinea
1990s 101.51 males per 100 females 101.79 males per 100 females 0.2774 males per 100 females Equatorial Guinea
2000s 101.55 males per 100 females 103.64 males per 100 females 2.09 males per 100 females Equatorial Guinea
2010s 101.96 males per 100 females 102.13 males per 100 females 0.1737 males per 100 females Equatorial Guinea
2020s 102.22 males per 100 females 102.23 males per 100 females 0.012 males per 100 females Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea?
Cameroon, at 102.26 males per 100 females against 102.25 males per 100 females in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
0.01 males per 100 females, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
Cameroon ranks 215th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sex ratio at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sex ratio at birth
Unit
males per 100 females
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of male births per 100 female births.