Malta vs Samoa: Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old
Malta
107.19 males per 100 females
in 2023
Samoa
107.38 males per 100 females
in 2023
Malta rank
18th
Samoa rank
16th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old over time
- Malta
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 107.38 males per 100 females against 107.19 males per 100 females in Malta, a difference of 0.19 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Malta ranks 18th and Samoa ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 104.89 males per 100 females | 106.31 males per 100 females | 1.42 males per 100 females | Samoa |
| 1960s | 104.5 males per 100 females | 106.68 males per 100 females | 2.17 males per 100 females | Samoa |
| 1970s | 106.74 males per 100 females | 107.56 males per 100 females | 0.8188 males per 100 females | Samoa |
| 1980s | 104.88 males per 100 females | 107.1 males per 100 females | 2.23 males per 100 females | Samoa |
| 1990s | 105.97 males per 100 females | 107.3 males per 100 females | 1.33 males per 100 females | Samoa |
| 2000s | 105.14 males per 100 females | 107.79 males per 100 females | 2.65 males per 100 females | Samoa |
| 2010s | 106.84 males per 100 females | 106.14 males per 100 females | 0.6957 males per 100 females | Malta |
| 2020s | 107.32 males per 100 females | 107.36 males per 100 females | 0.0393 males per 100 females | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old, Malta or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 107.38 males per 100 females against 107.19 males per 100 females in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old between Malta and Samoa?
- 0.19 males per 100 females, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old?
- Malta ranks 18th and Samoa ranks 16th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.