Costa Rica vs Western Sahara: Sex ratio at birth
Costa Rica
104.41 males per 100 females
in 2023
Western Sahara
104.44 males per 100 females
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
139th
Western Sahara rank
137th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Costa Rica
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara 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 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 139th and Western Sahara ranks 137th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Western Sahara in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 103.79 males per 100 females | 101.72 males per 100 females | 2.07 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 103.87 males per 100 females | 102.25 males per 100 females | 1.62 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 104.23 males per 100 females | 106.51 males per 100 females | 2.28 males per 100 females | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 104.93 males per 100 females | 103.64 males per 100 females | 1.29 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 104.89 males per 100 females | 104.13 males per 100 females | 0.7601 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 104.67 males per 100 females | 104.16 males per 100 females | 0.513 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 104.41 males per 100 females | 104.34 males per 100 females | 0.0658 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 104.33 males per 100 females | 104.47 males per 100 females | 0.1415 males per 100 females | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Costa Rica or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, 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 Western Sahara?
- 0.03 males per 100 females, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Western Sahara rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Costa Rica ranks 139th and Western Sahara ranks 137th 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.