Algeria vs Sierra Leone: Sex ratio by age
Algeria
37.2 males per 100 females
in 2023
Sierra Leone
37.5 males per 100 females
in 2023
Algeria rank
44th
Sierra Leone rank
43rd
Sex ratio by age over time
- Algeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 37.5 males per 100 females against 37.2 males per 100 females in Algeria, a difference of 0.3 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Algeria ranks 44th and Sierra Leone ranks 43rd of 212 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.12 males per 100 females | 10 males per 100 females | 29.12 males per 100 females | Algeria |
| 1960s | 43.56 males per 100 females | 0 males per 100 females | 43.56 males per 100 females | Algeria |
| 1970s | 44.22 males per 100 females | 17.5 males per 100 females | 26.72 males per 100 females | Algeria |
| 1980s | 42.71 males per 100 females | 30 males per 100 females | 12.71 males per 100 females | Algeria |
| 1990s | 49.05 males per 100 females | 50 males per 100 females | 0.9534 males per 100 females | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 68.37 males per 100 females | 32.76 males per 100 females | 35.61 males per 100 females | Algeria |
| 2010s | 56.29 males per 100 females | 33.21 males per 100 females | 23.08 males per 100 females | Algeria |
| 2020s | 39.8 males per 100 females | 37.5 males per 100 females | 2.3 males per 100 females | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio by age, Algeria or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 37.5 males per 100 females against 37.2 males per 100 females in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio by age between Algeria and Sierra Leone?
- 0.3 males per 100 females, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for sex ratio by age?
- Algeria ranks 44th and Sierra Leone ranks 43rd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sex ratio by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of males per 100 females at age 100+.