Namibia vs Zambia: Sex ratio at birth
Namibia
100.46 males per 100 females
in 2023
Zambia
100.39 males per 100 females
in 2023
Namibia rank
233rd
Zambia rank
234th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 100.46 males per 100 females against 100.39 males per 100 females in Zambia, a difference of 0.07 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Namibia ranks 233rd and Zambia ranks 234th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 99.13 males per 100 females | 99.81 males per 100 females | 0.6805 males per 100 females | Zambia |
| 1960s | 99.51 males per 100 females | 99.89 males per 100 females | 0.3784 males per 100 females | Zambia |
| 1970s | 99.73 males per 100 females | 99.81 males per 100 females | 0.0829 males per 100 females | Zambia |
| 1980s | 99.62 males per 100 females | 99.31 males per 100 females | 0.3085 males per 100 females | Namibia |
| 1990s | 99.65 males per 100 females | 99.27 males per 100 females | 0.3789 males per 100 females | Namibia |
| 2000s | 100.1 males per 100 females | 99.78 males per 100 females | 0.3199 males per 100 females | Namibia |
| 2010s | 100.15 males per 100 females | 100.34 males per 100 females | 0.185 males per 100 females | Zambia |
| 2020s | 100.36 males per 100 females | 100.38 males per 100 females | 0.0132 males per 100 females | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Namibia or Zambia?
- Namibia, at 100.46 males per 100 females against 100.39 males per 100 females in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Namibia and Zambia?
- 0.07 males per 100 females, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Namibia ranks 233rd and Zambia ranks 234th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.