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
0255075100195019862023

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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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.