Portugal vs Uruguay: Sex ratio at birth
Portugal
105.48 males per 100 females
in 2023
Uruguay
105.45 males per 100 females
in 2023
Portugal rank
79th
Uruguay rank
80th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Portugal
- Uruguay
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 105.48 males per 100 females against 105.45 males per 100 females in Uruguay, a difference of 0.03 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 79th and Uruguay ranks 80th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 105.59 males per 100 females | 103.87 males per 100 females | 1.73 males per 100 females | Portugal |
| 1960s | 105.86 males per 100 females | 105.18 males per 100 females | 0.6817 males per 100 females | Portugal |
| 1970s | 105.92 males per 100 females | 104.99 males per 100 females | 0.9336 males per 100 females | Portugal |
| 1980s | 106.04 males per 100 females | 104.47 males per 100 females | 1.57 males per 100 females | Portugal |
| 1990s | 106.23 males per 100 females | 104.47 males per 100 females | 1.76 males per 100 females | Portugal |
| 2000s | 106.28 males per 100 females | 104.78 males per 100 females | 1.5 males per 100 females | Portugal |
| 2010s | 104.71 males per 100 females | 105.17 males per 100 females | 0.4599 males per 100 females | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 105.44 males per 100 females | 105.49 males per 100 females | 0.0558 males per 100 females | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Portugal or Uruguay?
- Portugal, at 105.48 males per 100 females against 105.45 males per 100 females in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Portugal and Uruguay?
- 0.03 males per 100 females, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Portugal ranks 79th and Uruguay ranks 80th 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.