India vs Papua New Guinea: Sex ratio at birth

India
107.28 males per 100 females
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
107.13 males per 100 females
in 2023
India rank
17th
Papua New Guinea rank
19th

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • India
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

India currently reports 107.28 males per 100 females against 107.13 males per 100 females in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.15 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

India ranks 17th and Papua New Guinea ranks 19th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 104.49 males per 100 females 105.68 males per 100 females 1.18 males per 100 females Papua New Guinea
1960s 104.74 males per 100 females 106.14 males per 100 females 1.4 males per 100 females Papua New Guinea
1970s 105.46 males per 100 females 106.47 males per 100 females 1.01 males per 100 females Papua New Guinea
1980s 106.83 males per 100 females 106.64 males per 100 females 0.1858 males per 100 females India
1990s 108.31 males per 100 females 106.79 males per 100 females 1.52 males per 100 females India
2000s 109.16 males per 100 females 107.02 males per 100 females 2.14 males per 100 females India
2010s 108.92 males per 100 females 107.04 males per 100 females 1.88 males per 100 females India
2020s 107.61 males per 100 females 107.09 males per 100 females 0.5207 males per 100 females India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth, India or Papua New Guinea?
India, at 107.28 males per 100 females against 107.13 males per 100 females in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between India and Papua New Guinea?
0.15 males per 100 females, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do India and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
India ranks 17th and Papua New Guinea ranks 19th 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.