El Salvador vs Laos: Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old

El Salvador
104.63 males per 100 females
in 2023
Laos
104.64 males per 100 females
in 2023
El Salvador rank
132nd
Laos rank
131st

Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old over time

  • El Salvador
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 104.64 males per 100 females against 104.63 males per 100 females in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 132nd and Laos ranks 131st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Laos Difference Ahead
1950s 102.49 males per 100 females 101.98 males per 100 females 0.5175 males per 100 females El Salvador
1960s 103.88 males per 100 females 102.77 males per 100 females 1.1 males per 100 females El Salvador
1970s 102 males per 100 females 103.19 males per 100 females 1.2 males per 100 females Laos
1980s 102.59 males per 100 females 103.49 males per 100 females 0.8989 males per 100 females Laos
1990s 104.07 males per 100 females 103.96 males per 100 females 0.1192 males per 100 females El Salvador
2000s 106.34 males per 100 females 104.09 males per 100 females 2.25 males per 100 females El Salvador
2010s 105.86 males per 100 females 104.55 males per 100 females 1.31 males per 100 females El Salvador
2020s 104.63 males per 100 females 104.64 males per 100 females 0.0113 males per 100 females Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old, El Salvador or Laos?
Laos, at 104.64 males per 100 females against 104.63 males per 100 females in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old between El Salvador and Laos?
0.01 males per 100 females, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Laos?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Laos rank globally for sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old?
El Salvador ranks 132nd and Laos ranks 131st 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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Indicator
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old
Unit
males per 100 females
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of male births per 100 female births.