Bahamas vs Sao Tome and Principe: Sex ratio at birth

Bahamas
102.63 males per 100 females
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
102.61 males per 100 females
in 2023
Bahamas rank
203rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
205th

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • Bahamas
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 102.63 males per 100 females against 102.61 males per 100 females in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.02 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 203rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 205th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1950s 102.19 males per 100 females 103.89 males per 100 females 1.7 males per 100 females Sao Tome and Principe
1960s 101.92 males per 100 females 107.05 males per 100 females 5.13 males per 100 females Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 101.69 males per 100 females 101.76 males per 100 females 0.075 males per 100 females Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 102.25 males per 100 females 101.4 males per 100 females 0.8542 males per 100 females Bahamas
1990s 102.15 males per 100 females 102.91 males per 100 females 0.7596 males per 100 females Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 101.78 males per 100 females 102.09 males per 100 females 0.307 males per 100 females Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 102.5 males per 100 females 102.71 males per 100 females 0.2133 males per 100 females Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 102.63 males per 100 females 102.58 males per 100 females 0.0433 males per 100 females Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Bahamas or Sao Tome and Principe?
Bahamas, at 102.63 males per 100 females against 102.61 males per 100 females in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.02 males per 100 females, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
Bahamas ranks 203rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 205th 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.