Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Sex ratio at age 5
Kenya
101.39 males per 100 females
in 2023
Sierra Leone
101.55 males per 100 females
in 2023
Kenya rank
206th
Sierra Leone rank
203rd
Sex ratio at age 5 over time
- Kenya
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 101.55 males per 100 females against 101.39 males per 100 females in Kenya, a difference of 0.16 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Kenya ranks 206th and Sierra Leone ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 103.82 males per 100 females | 97.9 males per 100 females | 5.92 males per 100 females | Kenya |
| 1960s | 99.81 males per 100 females | 98.25 males per 100 females | 1.56 males per 100 females | Kenya |
| 1970s | 100.28 males per 100 females | 99.33 males per 100 females | 0.9562 males per 100 females | Kenya |
| 1980s | 100.36 males per 100 females | 99.93 males per 100 females | 0.4303 males per 100 females | Kenya |
| 1990s | 100.16 males per 100 females | 100.25 males per 100 females | 0.0863 males per 100 females | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 100.36 males per 100 females | 100.86 males per 100 females | 0.5065 males per 100 females | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 101.16 males per 100 females | 101.33 males per 100 females | 0.1707 males per 100 females | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 101.42 males per 100 females | 101.4 males per 100 females | 0.0265 males per 100 females | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at age 5, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 101.55 males per 100 females against 101.39 males per 100 females in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at age 5 between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 0.16 males per 100 females, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for sex ratio at age 5?
- Kenya ranks 206th and Sierra Leone ranks 203rd 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 age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of males per 100 females at age 5.