Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Sex ratio at birth
Costa Rica
104.41 males per 100 females
in 2023
Ecuador
104.44 males per 100 females
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
139th
Ecuador rank
136th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador 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.
Costa Rica ranks 139th and Ecuador ranks 136th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 103.79 males per 100 females | 103.08 males per 100 females | 0.7096 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 103.87 males per 100 females | 103.19 males per 100 females | 0.6773 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 104.23 males per 100 females | 103.25 males per 100 females | 0.9774 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 104.93 males per 100 females | 103.67 males per 100 females | 1.26 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 104.89 males per 100 females | 104.14 males per 100 females | 0.7445 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 104.67 males per 100 females | 104.33 males per 100 females | 0.3408 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 104.41 males per 100 females | 104.36 males per 100 females | 0.0501 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 104.33 males per 100 females | 104.41 males per 100 females | 0.0868 males per 100 females | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, 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 Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.03 males per 100 females, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Costa Rica ranks 139th and Ecuador ranks 136th 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.