Eritrea vs Gambia: Sex ratio at birth
Eritrea
102.58 males per 100 females
in 2023
Gambia
102.56 males per 100 females
in 2023
Eritrea rank
206th
Gambia rank
208th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Eritrea
- Gambia
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 102.58 males per 100 females against 102.56 males per 100 females in Gambia, a difference of 0.02 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 206th and Gambia ranks 208th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 99.68 males per 100 females | 101.58 males per 100 females | 1.9 males per 100 females | Gambia |
| 1960s | 100.21 males per 100 females | 101.49 males per 100 females | 1.28 males per 100 females | Gambia |
| 1970s | 100.85 males per 100 females | 101.67 males per 100 females | 0.8162 males per 100 females | Gambia |
| 1980s | 101.28 males per 100 females | 102.04 males per 100 females | 0.7666 males per 100 females | Gambia |
| 1990s | 102.09 males per 100 females | 102.27 males per 100 females | 0.1773 males per 100 females | Gambia |
| 2000s | 102.3 males per 100 females | 102.35 males per 100 females | 0.0473 males per 100 females | Gambia |
| 2010s | 102.5 males per 100 females | 102.5 males per 100 females | 0.0022 males per 100 females | Gambia |
| 2020s | 102.57 males per 100 females | 102.54 males per 100 females | 0.0245 males per 100 females | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Eritrea or Gambia?
- Eritrea, at 102.58 males per 100 females against 102.56 males per 100 females in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Eritrea and Gambia?
- 0.02 males per 100 females, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Gambia rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Eritrea ranks 206th and Gambia ranks 208th 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.