Gambia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old
Gambia
102.56 males per 100 females
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
102.61 males per 100 females
in 2023
Gambia rank
208th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
205th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old over time
- Gambia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 102.61 males per 100 females against 102.56 males per 100 females in Gambia, a difference of 0.05 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 208th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 101.58 males per 100 females | 103.89 males per 100 females | 2.31 males per 100 females | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 101.49 males per 100 females | 107.05 males per 100 females | 5.56 males per 100 females | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 101.67 males per 100 females | 101.76 males per 100 females | 0.091 males per 100 females | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 102.04 males per 100 females | 101.4 males per 100 females | 0.647 males per 100 females | Gambia |
| 1990s | 102.27 males per 100 females | 102.91 males per 100 females | 0.6451 males per 100 females | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 102.35 males per 100 females | 102.09 males per 100 females | 0.2662 males per 100 females | Gambia |
| 2010s | 102.5 males per 100 females | 102.71 males per 100 females | 0.2119 males per 100 females | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 102.54 males per 100 females | 102.58 males per 100 females | 0.0385 males per 100 females | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 102.61 males per 100 females against 102.56 males per 100 females in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.05 males per 100 females, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old?
- Gambia ranks 208th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 205th 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.