Cameroon vs Gabon: Sex ratio by age
Cameroon
80 males per 100 females
in 2023
Gabon
72.73 males per 100 females
in 2023
Cameroon rank
15th
Gabon rank
16th
Sex ratio by age over time
- Cameroon
- Gabon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 80 males per 100 females against 72.73 males per 100 females in Gabon, a difference of 7.27 males per 100 females.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 15th and Gabon ranks 16th of 212 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Gabon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.67 males per 100 females | 0 males per 100 females | 36.67 males per 100 females | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 26.26 males per 100 females | 5 males per 100 females | 21.26 males per 100 females | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 26.7 males per 100 females | 23.31 males per 100 females | 3.39 males per 100 females | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 36.39 males per 100 females | 26.15 males per 100 females | 10.24 males per 100 females | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 18.3 males per 100 females | 28.97 males per 100 females | 10.67 males per 100 females | Gabon |
| 2000s | 25.05 males per 100 females | 73.42 males per 100 females | 48.37 males per 100 females | Gabon |
| 2010s | 71.24 males per 100 females | 107.97 males per 100 females | 36.73 males per 100 females | Gabon |
| 2020s | 81.31 males per 100 females | 79.18 males per 100 females | 2.13 males per 100 females | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio by age, Cameroon or Gabon?
- Cameroon, at 80 males per 100 females against 72.73 males per 100 females in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio by age between Cameroon and Gabon?
- 7.27 males per 100 females, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gabon?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Gabon rank globally for sex ratio by age?
- Cameroon ranks 15th and Gabon ranks 16th 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+.