Cameroon vs Kenya: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Cameroon
1.07
in 2023
Kenya
1.07
in 2023
Cameroon rank
112th
Kenya rank
110th
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.07 against 1.07 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 112th and Kenya ranks 110th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 0.0019 | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 1.13 | 1.05 | 0.0714 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.0079 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.0047 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 1.04 | 0.0158 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 0.0077 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.07 | 0.001 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.08 | 0.0053 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Cameroon or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 1.07 against 1.07 in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Cameroon ranks 112th and Kenya ranks 110th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.