Bangladesh vs Nepal: Sex ratio at birth
Bangladesh
104.56 males per 100 females
in 2023
Nepal
104.64 males per 100 females
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
133rd
Nepal rank
130th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 104.64 males per 100 females against 104.56 males per 100 females in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.08 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 133rd and Nepal ranks 130th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 102.93 males per 100 females | 102.99 males per 100 females | 0.0569 males per 100 females | Nepal |
| 1960s | 103.31 males per 100 females | 103.31 males per 100 females | 0.0036 males per 100 females | Nepal |
| 1970s | 103.7 males per 100 females | 103.54 males per 100 females | 0.1578 males per 100 females | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 103.84 males per 100 females | 103.55 males per 100 females | 0.2941 males per 100 females | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 103.46 males per 100 females | 103.94 males per 100 females | 0.4815 males per 100 females | Nepal |
| 2000s | 103.17 males per 100 females | 104.41 males per 100 females | 1.24 males per 100 females | Nepal |
| 2010s | 104.19 males per 100 females | 104.95 males per 100 females | 0.7528 males per 100 females | Nepal |
| 2020s | 104.85 males per 100 females | 104.84 males per 100 females | 0.0122 males per 100 females | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Bangladesh or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 104.64 males per 100 females against 104.56 males per 100 females in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 0.08 males per 100 females, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Bangladesh ranks 133rd and Nepal ranks 130th 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.