Faroe Islands vs Palau: Sex ratio at birth
Faroe Islands
106.59 males per 100 females
in 2023
Palau
106.45 males per 100 females
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
33rd
Palau rank
35th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Faroe Islands
- Palau
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 106.59 males per 100 females against 106.45 males per 100 females in Palau, a difference of 0.14 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 33rd and Palau ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 104.48 males per 100 females | 108.5 males per 100 females | 4.03 males per 100 females | Palau |
| 1960s | 106.55 males per 100 females | 106.66 males per 100 females | 0.1131 males per 100 females | Palau |
| 1970s | 106.68 males per 100 females | 107.27 males per 100 females | 0.5873 males per 100 females | Palau |
| 1980s | 107.31 males per 100 females | 107.04 males per 100 females | 0.2692 males per 100 females | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 104.61 males per 100 females | 108.96 males per 100 females | 4.35 males per 100 females | Palau |
| 2000s | 106.44 males per 100 females | 106.53 males per 100 females | 0.0922 males per 100 females | Palau |
| 2010s | 101.74 males per 100 females | 109.84 males per 100 females | 8.1 males per 100 females | Palau |
| 2020s | 109 males per 100 females | 106.28 males per 100 females | 2.72 males per 100 females | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Faroe Islands or Palau?
- Faroe Islands, at 106.59 males per 100 females against 106.45 males per 100 females in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Faroe Islands and Palau?
- 0.14 males per 100 females, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Palau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Palau rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Faroe Islands ranks 33rd and Palau ranks 35th 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.