Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Sex ratio at birth

Afghanistan
104.53 males per 100 females
in 2023
Bangladesh
104.56 males per 100 females
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
134th
Bangladesh rank
133rd

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Bangladesh
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 104.56 males per 100 females against 104.53 males per 100 females in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.03 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 134th and Bangladesh ranks 133rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Bangladesh in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Bangladesh Difference Ahead
1950s 101.73 males per 100 females 102.93 males per 100 females 1.21 males per 100 females Bangladesh
1960s 102.48 males per 100 females 103.31 males per 100 females 0.8302 males per 100 females Bangladesh
1970s 103.03 males per 100 females 103.7 males per 100 females 0.6713 males per 100 females Bangladesh
1980s 103.51 males per 100 females 103.84 males per 100 females 0.3293 males per 100 females Bangladesh
1990s 104.66 males per 100 females 103.46 males per 100 females 1.2 males per 100 females Afghanistan
2000s 105.67 males per 100 females 103.17 males per 100 females 2.5 males per 100 females Afghanistan
2010s 105.01 males per 100 females 104.19 males per 100 females 0.819 males per 100 females Afghanistan
2020s 104.57 males per 100 females 104.85 males per 100 females 0.2812 males per 100 females Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?
Bangladesh, at 104.56 males per 100 females against 104.53 males per 100 females in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
0.03 males per 100 females, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Bangladesh rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
Afghanistan ranks 134th and Bangladesh ranks 133rd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sex ratio at birth
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.