Jamaica vs Mexico: Sex ratio at birth
Jamaica
103.57 males per 100 females
in 2023
Mexico
103.67 males per 100 females
in 2023
Jamaica rank
168th
Mexico rank
165th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Jamaica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 103.67 males per 100 females against 103.57 males per 100 females in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Jamaica ranks 168th and Mexico ranks 165th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 101.94 males per 100 females | 102.31 males per 100 females | 0.3682 males per 100 females | Mexico |
| 1960s | 102.33 males per 100 females | 102.61 males per 100 females | 0.2791 males per 100 females | Mexico |
| 1970s | 103.33 males per 100 females | 102.81 males per 100 females | 0.5171 males per 100 females | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 103.62 males per 100 females | 103.45 males per 100 females | 0.1681 males per 100 females | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 103.51 males per 100 females | 103.49 males per 100 females | 0.0182 males per 100 females | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 103.56 males per 100 females | 103.43 males per 100 females | 0.125 males per 100 females | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 103.68 males per 100 females | 103.6 males per 100 females | 0.0784 males per 100 females | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 103.58 males per 100 females | 103.65 males per 100 females | 0.074 males per 100 females | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Jamaica or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 103.67 males per 100 females against 103.57 males per 100 females in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Jamaica and Mexico?
- 0.1 males per 100 females, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mexico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Mexico rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Jamaica ranks 168th and Mexico ranks 165th 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.