New Zealand vs Saint Helena: Sex ratio at birth
New Zealand
105.3 males per 100 females
in 2023
Saint Helena
105.26 males per 100 females
in 2023
New Zealand rank
88th
Saint Helena rank
91st
Sex ratio at birth over time
- New Zealand
- Saint Helena
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 105.3 males per 100 females against 105.26 males per 100 females in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.04 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 88th and Saint Helena ranks 91st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Saint Helena in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 105.08 males per 100 females | 106.59 males per 100 females | 1.51 males per 100 females | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 104.76 males per 100 females | 95.9 males per 100 females | 8.86 males per 100 females | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 104.53 males per 100 females | 103.29 males per 100 females | 1.23 males per 100 females | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 104.81 males per 100 females | 105.26 males per 100 females | 0.4497 males per 100 females | Saint Helena |
| 1990s | 105.89 males per 100 females | 115.54 males per 100 females | 9.65 males per 100 females | Saint Helena |
| 2000s | 104.96 males per 100 females | 108.79 males per 100 females | 3.82 males per 100 females | Saint Helena |
| 2010s | 105.43 males per 100 females | 104.55 males per 100 females | 0.875 males per 100 females | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 105.14 males per 100 females | 111.4 males per 100 females | 6.26 males per 100 females | Saint Helena |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, New Zealand or Saint Helena?
- New Zealand, at 105.3 males per 100 females against 105.26 males per 100 females in Saint Helena as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between New Zealand and Saint Helena?
- 0.04 males per 100 females, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saint Helena?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Saint Helena rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- New Zealand ranks 88th and Saint Helena ranks 91st 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.