Cameroon vs Portugal: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Cameroon
1.07
in 2023
Portugal
1.07
in 2023
Cameroon rank
112th
Portugal rank
114th
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Cameroon
- Portugal
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1.07 against 1.07 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 112th and Portugal ranks 114th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.08 | 1.09 | 0.0147 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 1.13 | 1.1 | 0.0279 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 1.05 | 1.1 | 0.0495 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.06 | 1.1 | 0.0422 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 1.1 | 0.0421 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.09 | 0.0447 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.08 | 0.0143 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 0.0019 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Cameroon or Portugal?
- Cameroon, at 1.07 against 1.07 in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Cameroon and Portugal?
- 0, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Portugal rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Cameroon ranks 112th and Portugal ranks 114th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.