Cote d'Ivoire vs Lesotho: Sex ratio at birth

Cote d'Ivoire
101.94 males per 100 females
in 2023
Lesotho
101.81 males per 100 females
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
221st
Lesotho rank
224th

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 101.94 males per 100 females against 101.81 males per 100 females in Lesotho, a difference of 0.13 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 221st and Lesotho ranks 224th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Lesotho Difference Ahead
1950s 100.13 males per 100 females 101.37 males per 100 females 1.24 males per 100 females Lesotho
1960s 100.63 males per 100 females 101.12 males per 100 females 0.4953 males per 100 females Lesotho
1970s 100.89 males per 100 females 101.41 males per 100 females 0.5186 males per 100 females Lesotho
1980s 101.2 males per 100 females 101.67 males per 100 females 0.4697 males per 100 females Lesotho
1990s 101.4 males per 100 females 101.76 males per 100 females 0.3578 males per 100 females Lesotho
2000s 101.99 males per 100 females 101.69 males per 100 females 0.2961 males per 100 females Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 103.33 males per 100 females 101.6 males per 100 females 1.73 males per 100 females Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 101.92 males per 100 females 101.78 males per 100 females 0.14 males per 100 females Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Cote d'Ivoire or Lesotho?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 101.94 males per 100 females against 101.81 males per 100 females in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Cote d'Ivoire and Lesotho?
0.13 males per 100 females, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Lesotho?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Lesotho rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 221st and Lesotho ranks 224th 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.