Iran vs Switzerland: Sex ratio at birth
Iran
105.14 males per 100 females
in 2023
Switzerland
105.11 males per 100 females
in 2023
Iran rank
99th
Switzerland rank
101st
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Iran
- Switzerland
How they compare
Iran currently reports 105.14 males per 100 females against 105.11 males per 100 females in Switzerland, a difference of 0.03 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Iran ranks 99th and Switzerland ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 104.37 males per 100 females | 105.03 males per 100 females | 0.6556 males per 100 females | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 105.84 males per 100 females | 104.53 males per 100 females | 1.31 males per 100 females | Iran |
| 1970s | 105.57 males per 100 females | 105.13 males per 100 females | 0.4354 males per 100 females | Iran |
| 1980s | 100.96 males per 100 females | 104.76 males per 100 females | 3.8 males per 100 females | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 103.21 males per 100 females | 105.12 males per 100 females | 1.91 males per 100 females | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 105.33 males per 100 females | 105.81 males per 100 females | 0.482 males per 100 females | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 105.78 males per 100 females | 105.73 males per 100 females | 0.0456 males per 100 females | Iran |
| 2020s | 105.27 males per 100 females | 105.42 males per 100 females | 0.1528 males per 100 females | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Iran or Switzerland?
- Iran, at 105.14 males per 100 females against 105.11 males per 100 females in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Iran and Switzerland?
- 0.03 males per 100 females, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Switzerland rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Iran ranks 99th and Switzerland ranks 101st 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.