Burkina Faso vs Jamaica: Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old
Burkina Faso
103.56 males per 100 females
in 2023
Jamaica
103.57 males per 100 females
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
169th
Jamaica rank
168th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old over time
- Burkina Faso
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 103.57 males per 100 females against 103.56 males per 100 females in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.01 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 169th and Jamaica ranks 168th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 102.19 males per 100 females | 101.94 males per 100 females | 0.2426 males per 100 females | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 102.29 males per 100 females | 102.33 males per 100 females | 0.044 males per 100 females | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 102.48 males per 100 females | 103.33 males per 100 females | 0.8484 males per 100 females | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 102.86 males per 100 females | 103.62 males per 100 females | 0.7569 males per 100 females | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 103 males per 100 females | 103.51 males per 100 females | 0.5054 males per 100 females | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 103.53 males per 100 females | 103.56 males per 100 females | 0.0255 males per 100 females | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 103.59 males per 100 females | 103.68 males per 100 females | 0.0883 males per 100 females | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 103.54 males per 100 females | 103.58 males per 100 females | 0.0362 males per 100 females | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old, Burkina Faso or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 103.57 males per 100 females against 103.56 males per 100 females in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old between Burkina Faso and Jamaica?
- 0.01 males per 100 females, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Jamaica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Jamaica rank globally for sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old?
- Burkina Faso ranks 169th and Jamaica ranks 168th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of male births per 100 female births.