Cameroon vs Sierra Leone: Net migration metrics

Cameroon
-4,798
in 2023
Sierra Leone
-4,000
in 2023
Cameroon rank
164th
Sierra Leone rank
163rd

Net migration metrics over time

  • Cameroon
  • Sierra Leone
-200.0k-100.0k0100.0k200.0k195019862023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports -4,000 against -4,798 in Cameroon, a difference of 798.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 164th and Sierra Leone ranks 163rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 0 -4,881 4,881 Cameroon
1960s -77.3 -2,973 2,896 Cameroon
1970s -5,636 -10,949 5,313 Cameroon
1980s -12,076 -3,914 8,162 Sierra Leone
1990s -12,710 -78,489 65,779 Cameroon
2000s -17,724 46,789 64,513 Sierra Leone
2010s 5,605 1,968 3,637 Cameroon
2020s -7,343 -2,063 5,280 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration metrics, Cameroon or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at -4,000 against -4,798 in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in net migration metrics between Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
798, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Sierra Leone rank globally for net migration metrics?
Cameroon ranks 164th and Sierra Leone ranks 163rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Net migration metrics. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net migration metrics
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed