Netherlands vs Saudi Arabia: Sex ratio at birth
Netherlands
105.05 males per 100 females
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
104.97 males per 100 females
in 2023
Netherlands rank
105th
Saudi Arabia rank
109th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Netherlands
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 105.05 males per 100 females against 104.97 males per 100 females in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.08 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 105th and Saudi Arabia ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 105.55 males per 100 females | 103.48 males per 100 females | 2.06 males per 100 females | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 104.92 males per 100 females | 103.81 males per 100 females | 1.12 males per 100 females | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 104.85 males per 100 females | 104.29 males per 100 females | 0.5593 males per 100 females | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 104.48 males per 100 females | 104.37 males per 100 females | 0.1045 males per 100 females | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 104.88 males per 100 females | 104.64 males per 100 females | 0.2338 males per 100 females | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 105.02 males per 100 females | 106.18 males per 100 females | 1.16 males per 100 females | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 104.98 males per 100 females | 107.21 males per 100 females | 2.22 males per 100 females | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 104.99 males per 100 females | 104.49 males per 100 females | 0.5018 males per 100 females | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Netherlands or Saudi Arabia?
- Netherlands, at 105.05 males per 100 females against 104.97 males per 100 females in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Netherlands and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.08 males per 100 females, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Saudi Arabia rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Netherlands ranks 105th and Saudi Arabia ranks 109th 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.