Mauritius vs Sierra Leone: Share of the population that is female
Mauritius
50.1%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
50.1%
in 2025
Mauritius rank
131st
Sierra Leone rank
132nd
Share of the population that is female over time
- Mauritius
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 50.1% against 50.1% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Mauritius ranks 131st and Sierra Leone ranks 132nd of 215 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.8% | 51.0% | 2.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 49.0% | 50.9% | 1.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 49.1% | 50.8% | 1.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 49.2% | 50.7% | 1.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 50.5% | 0.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 50.3% | 0.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 50.1% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Mauritius or Sierra Leone?
- Mauritius, at 50.1% against 50.1% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Mauritius and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Mauritius ranks 131st 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.