Djibouti vs Nigeria: Sex ratio at birth

Djibouti
103.12 males per 100 females
in 2023
Nigeria
103.07 males per 100 females
in 2023
Djibouti rank
191st
Nigeria rank
195th

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • Djibouti
  • Nigeria
0255075100195019862023

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 103.12 males per 100 females against 103.07 males per 100 females in Nigeria, a difference of 0.05 males per 100 females.

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

Djibouti ranks 191st and Nigeria ranks 195th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Nigeria Difference Ahead
1950s 101.31 males per 100 females 101.53 males per 100 females 0.2187 males per 100 females Nigeria
1960s 101.7 males per 100 females 102.01 males per 100 females 0.3104 males per 100 females Nigeria
1970s 102.3 males per 100 females 102.86 males per 100 females 0.5598 males per 100 females Nigeria
1980s 102.95 males per 100 females 103.27 males per 100 females 0.3117 males per 100 females Nigeria
1990s 103.03 males per 100 females 103.56 males per 100 females 0.5222 males per 100 females Nigeria
2000s 103.04 males per 100 females 103.38 males per 100 females 0.3393 males per 100 females Nigeria
2010s 103.06 males per 100 females 103.03 males per 100 females 0.0313 males per 100 females Djibouti
2020s 103.11 males per 100 females 103.08 males per 100 females 0.0325 males per 100 females Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Djibouti or Nigeria?
Djibouti, at 103.12 males per 100 females against 103.07 males per 100 females in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Djibouti and Nigeria?
0.05 males per 100 females, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Nigeria?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and Nigeria rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
Djibouti ranks 191st and Nigeria ranks 195th 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.