Belgium vs Paraguay: Sex ratio at birth

Belgium
104.76 males per 100 females
in 2023
Paraguay
104.72 males per 100 females
in 2023
Belgium rank
126th
Paraguay rank
128th

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • Belgium
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 104.76 males per 100 females against 104.72 males per 100 females in Paraguay, a difference of 0.04 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 126th and Paraguay ranks 128th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Paraguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Paraguay Difference Ahead
1950s 104.9 males per 100 females 103.81 males per 100 females 1.09 males per 100 females Belgium
1960s 105.2 males per 100 females 103.84 males per 100 females 1.36 males per 100 females Belgium
1970s 105.32 males per 100 females 103.9 males per 100 females 1.42 males per 100 females Belgium
1980s 105.51 males per 100 females 104.26 males per 100 females 1.25 males per 100 females Belgium
1990s 104.73 males per 100 females 104.8 males per 100 females 0.0674 males per 100 females Paraguay
2000s 104.81 males per 100 females 104.81 males per 100 females 0.0009 males per 100 females Paraguay
2010s 104.63 males per 100 females 104.73 males per 100 females 0.1005 males per 100 females Paraguay
2020s 104.56 males per 100 females 104.72 males per 100 females 0.1603 males per 100 females Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Belgium or Paraguay?
Belgium, at 104.76 males per 100 females against 104.72 males per 100 females in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Belgium and Paraguay?
0.04 males per 100 females, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Paraguay?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Paraguay rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
Belgium ranks 126th and Paraguay ranks 128th 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.