Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Sex ratio at birth

Burkina Faso
103.56 males per 100 females
in 2023
Guinea
103.64 males per 100 females
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
169th
Guinea rank
166th

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Guinea
0255075100195019862023

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 103.64 males per 100 females against 103.56 males per 100 females in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.08 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 169th and Guinea ranks 166th of 236 countries.

Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 102.19 males per 100 females 102.41 males per 100 females 0.218 males per 100 females Guinea
1960s 102.29 males per 100 females 102.54 males per 100 females 0.2535 males per 100 females Guinea
1970s 102.48 males per 100 females 102.71 males per 100 females 0.2303 males per 100 females Guinea
1980s 102.86 males per 100 females 102.9 males per 100 females 0.0398 males per 100 females Guinea
1990s 103 males per 100 females 103.3 males per 100 females 0.2959 males per 100 females Guinea
2000s 103.53 males per 100 females 103.73 males per 100 females 0.1961 males per 100 females Guinea
2010s 103.59 males per 100 females 103.69 males per 100 females 0.0974 males per 100 females Guinea
2020s 103.54 males per 100 females 103.65 males per 100 females 0.1123 males per 100 females Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
Guinea, at 103.64 males per 100 females against 103.56 males per 100 females in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
0.08 males per 100 females, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
Burkina Faso ranks 169th and Guinea ranks 166th 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.