Ghana vs Guinea-Bissau: Sex ratio at birth

Ghana
103.23 males per 100 females
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
103.16 males per 100 females
in 2023
Ghana rank
184th
Guinea-Bissau rank
187th

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 103.23 males per 100 females against 103.16 males per 100 females in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.07 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 184th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 187th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 7 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1950s 102.55 males per 100 females 101.85 males per 100 females 0.7051 males per 100 females Ghana
1960s 103.13 males per 100 females 101.95 males per 100 females 1.17 males per 100 females Ghana
1970s 102.8 males per 100 females 102.24 males per 100 females 0.5595 males per 100 females Ghana
1980s 103.35 males per 100 females 102.33 males per 100 females 1.02 males per 100 females Ghana
1990s 103.21 males per 100 females 102.56 males per 100 females 0.6458 males per 100 females Ghana
2000s 103.02 males per 100 females 102.9 males per 100 females 0.1211 males per 100 females Ghana
2010s 103.05 males per 100 females 103.13 males per 100 females 0.0872 males per 100 females Guinea-Bissau
2020s 103.18 males per 100 females 103.16 males per 100 females 0.0235 males per 100 females Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Ghana or Guinea-Bissau?
Ghana, at 103.23 males per 100 females against 103.16 males per 100 females in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Ghana and Guinea-Bissau?
0.07 males per 100 females, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guinea-Bissau?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
Ghana ranks 184th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 187th 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.