Vatican vs Zambia: Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old

Vatican
100 males per 100 females
in 2023
Zambia
100.39 males per 100 females
in 2023
Vatican rank
235th
Zambia rank
234th

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

  • Vatican
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 100.39 males per 100 females against 100 males per 100 females in Vatican, a difference of 0.39 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vatican ahead.

Vatican ranks 235th and Zambia ranks 234th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Vatican averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Vatican Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 103.33 males per 100 females 99.81 males per 100 females 3.52 males per 100 females Vatican
1960s 108.33 males per 100 females 99.89 males per 100 females 8.44 males per 100 females Vatican
1970s 100 males per 100 females 99.81 males per 100 females 0.1862 males per 100 females Vatican
1980s 105 males per 100 females 99.31 males per 100 females 5.69 males per 100 females Vatican
1990s 100 males per 100 females 99.27 males per 100 females 0.7289 males per 100 females Vatican
2000s 170 males per 100 females 99.78 males per 100 females 70.22 males per 100 females Vatican
2010s 100 males per 100 females 100.34 males per 100 females 0.3369 males per 100 females Zambia
2020s 100 males per 100 females 100.38 males per 100 females 0.3773 males per 100 females Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old, Vatican or Zambia?
Zambia, at 100.39 males per 100 females against 100 males per 100 females in Vatican as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old between Vatican and Zambia?
0.39 males per 100 females, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vatican and Zambia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Vatican and Zambia rank globally for sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old?
Vatican ranks 235th and Zambia ranks 234th 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.