Mauritania vs Saint Lucia: Sex ratio at birth
Mauritania
102.66 males per 100 females
in 2023
Saint Lucia
102.83 males per 100 females
in 2023
Mauritania rank
202nd
Saint Lucia rank
200th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Mauritania
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 102.83 males per 100 females against 102.66 males per 100 females in Mauritania, a difference of 0.17 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 202nd and Saint Lucia ranks 200th of 236 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 101.1 males per 100 females | 102.41 males per 100 females | 1.31 males per 100 females | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 101.59 males per 100 females | 102.37 males per 100 females | 0.7814 males per 100 females | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 102.17 males per 100 females | 102.22 males per 100 females | 0.0546 males per 100 females | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 102.15 males per 100 females | 102.27 males per 100 females | 0.1235 males per 100 females | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 102.32 males per 100 females | 102.84 males per 100 females | 0.5166 males per 100 females | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 102.43 males per 100 females | 103.48 males per 100 females | 1.05 males per 100 females | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 102.9 males per 100 females | 103 males per 100 females | 0.0999 males per 100 females | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 102.64 males per 100 females | 102.91 males per 100 females | 0.2705 males per 100 females | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Mauritania or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 102.83 males per 100 females against 102.66 males per 100 females in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Mauritania and Saint Lucia?
- 0.17 males per 100 females, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Saint Lucia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Saint Lucia rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Mauritania ranks 202nd and Saint Lucia ranks 200th 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.