Algeria vs Sri Lanka: Sex ratio at birth

Algeria
104.29 males per 100 females
in 2023
Sri Lanka
104.26 males per 100 females
in 2023
Algeria rank
145th
Sri Lanka rank
147th

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • Algeria
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 104.29 males per 100 females against 104.26 males per 100 females in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.03 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 145th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 103.58 males per 100 females 103.7 males per 100 females 0.1124 males per 100 females Sri Lanka
1960s 105.22 males per 100 females 103.36 males per 100 females 1.86 males per 100 females Algeria
1970s 104.41 males per 100 females 103.28 males per 100 females 1.12 males per 100 females Algeria
1980s 103.55 males per 100 females 104.01 males per 100 females 0.4605 males per 100 females Sri Lanka
1990s 105.57 males per 100 females 103.97 males per 100 females 1.6 males per 100 females Algeria
2000s 104.59 males per 100 females 103.77 males per 100 females 0.8267 males per 100 females Algeria
2010s 104.24 males per 100 females 103.85 males per 100 females 0.3866 males per 100 females Algeria
2020s 104.27 males per 100 females 104.25 males per 100 females 0.0138 males per 100 females Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Algeria or Sri Lanka?
Algeria, at 104.29 males per 100 females against 104.26 males per 100 females in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Algeria and Sri Lanka?
0.03 males per 100 females, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sri Lanka?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Sri Lanka rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
Algeria ranks 145th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th 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.