Gabon vs Zimbabwe: Sex ratio at birth

Gabon
101.53 males per 100 females
in 2023
Zimbabwe
101.78 males per 100 females
in 2023
Gabon rank
228th
Zimbabwe rank
225th

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • Gabon
  • Zimbabwe
0255075100195019862023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 101.78 males per 100 females against 101.53 males per 100 females in Gabon, a difference of 0.25 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Gabon ranks 228th and Zimbabwe ranks 225th of 236 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 100.37 males per 100 females 101.38 males per 100 females 1.01 males per 100 females Zimbabwe
1960s 100.63 males per 100 females 101.51 males per 100 females 0.8877 males per 100 females Zimbabwe
1970s 100.89 males per 100 females 101.82 males per 100 females 0.9267 males per 100 females Zimbabwe
1980s 100.98 males per 100 females 101.68 males per 100 females 0.7024 males per 100 females Zimbabwe
1990s 100.79 males per 100 females 101.54 males per 100 females 0.7528 males per 100 females Zimbabwe
2000s 100.89 males per 100 females 101.38 males per 100 females 0.4873 males per 100 females Zimbabwe
2010s 101.29 males per 100 females 101.32 males per 100 females 0.0268 males per 100 females Zimbabwe
2020s 101.48 males per 100 females 101.72 males per 100 females 0.2405 males per 100 females Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Gabon or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 101.78 males per 100 females against 101.53 males per 100 females in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Gabon and Zimbabwe?
0.25 males per 100 females, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Zimbabwe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Zimbabwe rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
Gabon ranks 228th and Zimbabwe ranks 225th 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.