Cameroon vs Sierra Leone: Share of the population that is female
Cameroon
50.2%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
50.1%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
129th
Sierra Leone rank
132nd
Share of the population that is female over time
- Cameroon
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 50.2% against 50.1% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 129th and Sierra Leone ranks 132nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.3% | 51.0% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 50.9% | 50.9% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 50.8% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 50.7% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 50.5% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 50.3% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 50.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Cameroon or Sierra Leone?
- Cameroon, at 50.2% against 50.1% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Cameroon ranks 129th and Sierra Leone ranks 132nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.