Egypt vs Puerto Rico: Sex ratio at birth
Egypt
105.2 males per 100 females
in 2023
Puerto Rico
105.16 males per 100 females
in 2023
Egypt rank
96th
Puerto Rico rank
97th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Egypt
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 105.2 males per 100 females against 105.16 males per 100 females in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.04 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 96th and Puerto Rico ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 104.51 males per 100 females | 103.36 males per 100 females | 1.15 males per 100 females | Egypt |
| 1960s | 105.23 males per 100 females | 104.4 males per 100 females | 0.833 males per 100 females | Egypt |
| 1970s | 105.99 males per 100 females | 105.19 males per 100 females | 0.805 males per 100 females | Egypt |
| 1980s | 105.34 males per 100 females | 104.6 males per 100 females | 0.7453 males per 100 females | Egypt |
| 1990s | 106.06 males per 100 females | 105.51 males per 100 females | 0.5493 males per 100 females | Egypt |
| 2000s | 104.84 males per 100 females | 105.53 males per 100 females | 0.6847 males per 100 females | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 104.88 males per 100 females | 105.7 males per 100 females | 0.826 males per 100 females | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 105.13 males per 100 females | 105.57 males per 100 females | 0.444 males per 100 females | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Egypt or Puerto Rico?
- Egypt, at 105.2 males per 100 females against 105.16 males per 100 females in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Egypt and Puerto Rico?
- 0.04 males per 100 females, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Puerto Rico rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Egypt ranks 96th and Puerto Rico ranks 97th 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.