Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Sex ratio at birth

Papua New Guinea
107.13 males per 100 females
in 2023
Samoa
107.38 males per 100 females
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
19th
Samoa rank
16th

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 107.38 males per 100 females against 107.13 males per 100 females in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.25 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 19th and Samoa ranks 16th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Samoa Difference Ahead
1950s 105.68 males per 100 females 106.31 males per 100 females 0.6293 males per 100 females Samoa
1960s 106.14 males per 100 females 106.68 males per 100 females 0.5369 males per 100 females Samoa
1970s 106.47 males per 100 females 107.56 males per 100 females 1.1 males per 100 females Samoa
1980s 106.64 males per 100 females 107.1 males per 100 females 0.4654 males per 100 females Samoa
1990s 106.79 males per 100 females 107.3 males per 100 females 0.5085 males per 100 females Samoa
2000s 107.02 males per 100 females 107.79 males per 100 females 0.776 males per 100 females Samoa
2010s 107.04 males per 100 females 106.14 males per 100 females 0.8979 males per 100 females Papua New Guinea
2020s 107.09 males per 100 females 107.36 males per 100 females 0.2722 males per 100 females Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
Samoa, at 107.38 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 Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
0.25 males per 100 females, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
Papua New Guinea ranks 19th and Samoa ranks 16th 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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Indicator
Sex ratio at birth
Unit
males per 100 females
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of male births per 100 female births.