Macao vs Samoa: Sex ratio at birth (UN, World)
Macao
107.57 males per 100 females
in 2023
Samoa
107.38 males per 100 females
in 2023
Macao rank
14th
Samoa rank
16th
Sex ratio at birth (UN, World) over time
- Macao
- Samoa
How they compare
Macao currently reports 107.57 males per 100 females against 107.38 males per 100 females in Samoa, a difference of 0.19 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Macao ranks 14th and Samoa ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 107.92 males per 100 females | 106.31 males per 100 females | 1.61 males per 100 females | Macao |
| 1960s | 108.9 males per 100 females | 106.68 males per 100 females | 2.22 males per 100 females | Macao |
| 1970s | 110.08 males per 100 females | 107.56 males per 100 females | 2.52 males per 100 females | Macao |
| 1980s | 104.95 males per 100 females | 107.1 males per 100 females | 2.15 males per 100 females | Samoa |
| 1990s | 107.46 males per 100 females | 107.3 males per 100 females | 0.1656 males per 100 females | Macao |
| 2000s | 106.78 males per 100 females | 107.79 males per 100 females | 1.01 males per 100 females | Samoa |
| 2010s | 106.59 males per 100 females | 106.14 males per 100 females | 0.4536 males per 100 females | Macao |
| 2020s | 105.38 males per 100 females | 107.36 males per 100 females | 1.98 males per 100 females | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Macao or Samoa?
- Macao, at 107.57 males per 100 females against 107.38 males per 100 females in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Macao and Samoa?
- 0.19 males per 100 females, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Macao and Samoa rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Macao ranks 14th and Samoa ranks 16th 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.