Malta vs Papua New Guinea: Sex ratio at birth
Malta
107.19 males per 100 females
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
107.13 males per 100 females
in 2023
Malta rank
18th
Papua New Guinea rank
19th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Malta
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malta currently reports 107.19 males per 100 females against 107.13 males per 100 females in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.06 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Malta ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 104.89 males per 100 females | 105.68 males per 100 females | 0.7908 males per 100 females | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 104.5 males per 100 females | 106.14 males per 100 females | 1.64 males per 100 females | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 106.74 males per 100 females | 106.47 males per 100 females | 0.2772 males per 100 females | Malta |
| 1980s | 104.88 males per 100 females | 106.64 males per 100 females | 1.76 males per 100 females | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 105.97 males per 100 females | 106.79 males per 100 females | 0.8226 males per 100 females | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 105.14 males per 100 females | 107.02 males per 100 females | 1.87 males per 100 females | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 106.84 males per 100 females | 107.04 males per 100 females | 0.2022 males per 100 females | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 107.32 males per 100 females | 107.09 males per 100 females | 0.233 males per 100 females | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Malta or Papua New Guinea?
- Malta, at 107.19 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 Malta and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.06 males per 100 females, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Malta ranks 18th 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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About this data
Number of male births per 100 female births.