Kuwait vs New Zealand: Sex ratio at birth
Kuwait
105.33 males per 100 females
in 2023
New Zealand
105.3 males per 100 females
in 2023
Kuwait rank
86th
New Zealand rank
88th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Kuwait
- New Zealand
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 105.33 males per 100 females against 105.3 males per 100 females in New Zealand, a difference of 0.03 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.
Kuwait ranks 86th and New Zealand ranks 88th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 102.8 males per 100 females | 105.08 males per 100 females | 2.27 males per 100 females | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 103.57 males per 100 females | 104.76 males per 100 females | 1.19 males per 100 females | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 103.05 males per 100 females | 104.53 males per 100 females | 1.48 males per 100 females | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 103.19 males per 100 females | 104.81 males per 100 females | 1.63 males per 100 females | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 104.39 males per 100 females | 105.89 males per 100 females | 1.5 males per 100 females | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 105.96 males per 100 females | 104.96 males per 100 females | 0.9991 males per 100 females | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 107.4 males per 100 females | 105.43 males per 100 females | 1.97 males per 100 females | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 103.58 males per 100 females | 105.14 males per 100 females | 1.56 males per 100 females | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Kuwait or New Zealand?
- Kuwait, at 105.33 males per 100 females against 105.3 males per 100 females in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Kuwait and New Zealand?
- 0.03 males per 100 females, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and New Zealand rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Kuwait ranks 86th and New Zealand ranks 88th 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.