Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Population ages 05-09, female
Guinea-Bissau
12.4%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
12.3%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
36th
Sierra Leone rank
37th
Population ages 05-09, female over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 12.4% against 12.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.0% | 12.1% | 0.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 13.2% | 13.0% | 0.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 14.4% | 13.4% | 0.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 13.8% | 0.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 14.1% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 13.8% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.7% | 0.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, female, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 12.4% against 12.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 05-09, female between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for population ages 05-09, female?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 5 to 9 as a percentage of the total female population.