Cameroon vs Sierra Leone: Sex ratio at birth (UN, World)
Cameroon
102.26 males per 100 females
in 2023
Sierra Leone
102.32 males per 100 females
in 2023
Cameroon rank
215th
Sierra Leone rank
212th
Sex ratio at birth (UN, World) over time
- Cameroon
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 102.32 males per 100 females against 102.26 males per 100 females in Cameroon, a difference of 0.06 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Cameroon ranks 215th and Sierra Leone ranks 212th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 100.94 males per 100 females | 100.81 males per 100 females | 0.1291 males per 100 females | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 101.33 males per 100 females | 101.01 males per 100 females | 0.3165 males per 100 females | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 101.58 males per 100 females | 101.26 males per 100 females | 0.325 males per 100 females | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 101.41 males per 100 females | 101.5 males per 100 females | 0.09 males per 100 females | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 101.51 males per 100 females | 101.68 males per 100 females | 0.1691 males per 100 females | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 101.55 males per 100 females | 101.98 males per 100 females | 0.424 males per 100 females | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 101.96 males per 100 females | 101.98 males per 100 females | 0.0169 males per 100 females | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 102.22 males per 100 females | 102.3 males per 100 females | 0.081 males per 100 females | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Cameroon or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 102.32 males per 100 females against 102.26 males per 100 females in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 0.06 males per 100 females, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Sierra Leone rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Cameroon ranks 215th and Sierra Leone ranks 212th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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About this data
Number of male births per 100 female births.