Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Sex ratio at birth

Bhutan
104.44 males per 100 females
in 2023
Costa Rica
104.41 males per 100 females
in 2023
Bhutan rank
138th
Costa Rica rank
139th

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • Bhutan
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 104.44 males per 100 females against 104.41 males per 100 females in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Bhutan ranks 138th and Costa Rica ranks 139th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1950s 102.39 males per 100 females 103.79 males per 100 females 1.4 males per 100 females Costa Rica
1960s 102.56 males per 100 females 103.87 males per 100 females 1.31 males per 100 females Costa Rica
1970s 103.07 males per 100 females 104.23 males per 100 females 1.16 males per 100 females Costa Rica
1980s 103.57 males per 100 females 104.93 males per 100 females 1.36 males per 100 females Costa Rica
1990s 104.2 males per 100 females 104.89 males per 100 females 0.6871 males per 100 females Costa Rica
2000s 105.87 males per 100 females 104.67 males per 100 females 1.2 males per 100 females Bhutan
2010s 107.84 males per 100 females 104.41 males per 100 females 3.43 males per 100 females Bhutan
2020s 104.43 males per 100 females 104.33 males per 100 females 0.1045 males per 100 females Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Bhutan or Costa Rica?
Bhutan, at 104.44 males per 100 females against 104.41 males per 100 females in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Bhutan and Costa Rica?
0.03 males per 100 females, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Costa Rica rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
Bhutan ranks 138th and Costa Rica ranks 139th 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.