Brazil vs Sri Lanka: Sex ratio at birth
Brazil
104.21 males per 100 females
in 2023
Sri Lanka
104.26 males per 100 females
in 2023
Brazil rank
149th
Sri Lanka rank
147th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Brazil
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 104.26 males per 100 females against 104.21 males per 100 females in Brazil, a difference of 0.05 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Brazil ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 102.45 males per 100 females | 103.7 males per 100 females | 1.24 males per 100 females | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 102.69 males per 100 females | 103.36 males per 100 females | 0.6772 males per 100 females | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 102.9 males per 100 females | 103.28 males per 100 females | 0.3884 males per 100 females | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 103.45 males per 100 females | 104.01 males per 100 females | 0.5633 males per 100 females | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 103.74 males per 100 females | 103.97 males per 100 females | 0.228 males per 100 females | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 103.96 males per 100 females | 103.77 males per 100 females | 0.1899 males per 100 females | Brazil |
| 2010s | 104.16 males per 100 females | 103.85 males per 100 females | 0.3086 males per 100 females | Brazil |
| 2020s | 104.19 males per 100 females | 104.25 males per 100 females | 0.0577 males per 100 females | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Brazil or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 104.26 males per 100 females against 104.21 males per 100 females in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Brazil and Sri Lanka?
- 0.05 males per 100 females, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Sri Lanka rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Brazil ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th 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.