Bahamas vs Mauritania: Sex ratio at birth
Bahamas
102.63 males per 100 females
in 2023
Mauritania
102.66 males per 100 females
in 2023
Bahamas rank
203rd
Mauritania rank
202nd
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Bahamas
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 102.66 males per 100 females against 102.63 males per 100 females in Bahamas, a difference of 0.03 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 203rd and Mauritania ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 102.19 males per 100 females | 101.1 males per 100 females | 1.09 males per 100 females | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 101.92 males per 100 females | 101.59 males per 100 females | 0.3269 males per 100 females | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 101.69 males per 100 females | 102.17 males per 100 females | 0.4828 males per 100 females | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 102.25 males per 100 females | 102.15 males per 100 females | 0.106 males per 100 females | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 102.15 males per 100 females | 102.32 males per 100 females | 0.1709 males per 100 females | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 101.78 males per 100 females | 102.43 males per 100 females | 0.6492 males per 100 females | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 102.5 males per 100 females | 102.9 males per 100 females | 0.4052 males per 100 females | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 102.63 males per 100 females | 102.64 males per 100 females | 0.016 males per 100 females | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Bahamas or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 102.66 males per 100 females against 102.63 males per 100 females in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Bahamas and Mauritania?
- 0.03 males per 100 females, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Mauritania rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Bahamas ranks 203rd and Mauritania ranks 202nd 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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About this data
Number of male births per 100 female births.