Botswana vs Mauritania: Sex ratio at birth
Botswana
102.7 males per 100 females
in 2023
Mauritania
102.66 males per 100 females
in 2023
Botswana rank
201st
Mauritania rank
202nd
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Botswana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 102.7 males per 100 females against 102.66 males per 100 females in Mauritania, 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 Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 201st and Mauritania ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 101.8 males per 100 females | 101.1 males per 100 females | 0.7054 males per 100 females | Botswana |
| 1960s | 102.01 males per 100 females | 101.59 males per 100 females | 0.4174 males per 100 females | Botswana |
| 1970s | 102.18 males per 100 females | 102.17 males per 100 females | 0.0126 males per 100 females | Botswana |
| 1980s | 102.38 males per 100 females | 102.15 males per 100 females | 0.236 males per 100 females | Botswana |
| 1990s | 102.42 males per 100 females | 102.32 males per 100 females | 0.0947 males per 100 females | Botswana |
| 2000s | 102.42 males per 100 females | 102.43 males per 100 females | 0.0093 males per 100 females | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 102.45 males per 100 females | 102.9 males per 100 females | 0.45 males per 100 females | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 101.97 males per 100 females | 102.64 males per 100 females | 0.6685 males per 100 females | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Botswana or Mauritania?
- Botswana, at 102.7 males per 100 females against 102.66 males per 100 females in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Botswana and Mauritania?
- 0.04 males per 100 females, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Botswana ranks 201st and Mauritania ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.