Cape Verde vs Nigeria: Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old
Cape Verde
103.09 males per 100 females
in 2023
Nigeria
103.07 males per 100 females
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
192nd
Nigeria rank
195th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old over time
- Cape Verde
- Nigeria
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 103.09 males per 100 females against 103.07 males per 100 females in Nigeria, a difference of 0.02 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 192nd and Nigeria ranks 195th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 102.32 males per 100 females | 101.53 males per 100 females | 0.7972 males per 100 females | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 101.96 males per 100 females | 102.01 males per 100 females | 0.0439 males per 100 females | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 102.57 males per 100 females | 102.86 males per 100 females | 0.2931 males per 100 females | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 102.53 males per 100 females | 103.27 males per 100 females | 0.7314 males per 100 females | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 103.47 males per 100 females | 103.56 males per 100 females | 0.0894 males per 100 females | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 103.72 males per 100 females | 103.38 males per 100 females | 0.3454 males per 100 females | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 104.19 males per 100 females | 103.03 males per 100 females | 1.16 males per 100 females | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 104.6 males per 100 females | 103.08 males per 100 females | 1.52 males per 100 females | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old, Cape Verde or Nigeria?
- Cape Verde, at 103.09 males per 100 females against 103.07 males per 100 females in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old between Cape Verde and Nigeria?
- 0.02 males per 100 females, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Nigeria rank globally for sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old?
- Cape Verde ranks 192nd and Nigeria ranks 195th 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.