Somalia vs Suriname: Sex ratio at birth

Somalia
103.7 males per 100 females
in 2023
Suriname
103.72 males per 100 females
in 2023
Somalia rank
164th
Suriname rank
162nd

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • Somalia
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 103.72 males per 100 females against 103.7 males per 100 females in Somalia, a difference of 0.02 males per 100 females.

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

Somalia ranks 164th and Suriname ranks 162nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Suriname Difference Ahead
1950s 102.43 males per 100 females 102.27 males per 100 females 0.1636 males per 100 females Somalia
1960s 102.62 males per 100 females 106.68 males per 100 females 4.06 males per 100 females Suriname
1970s 102.83 males per 100 females 105.1 males per 100 females 2.26 males per 100 females Suriname
1980s 103.13 males per 100 females 103.01 males per 100 females 0.1246 males per 100 females Somalia
1990s 103.52 males per 100 females 103.41 males per 100 females 0.1116 males per 100 females Somalia
2000s 103.55 males per 100 females 103.31 males per 100 females 0.2393 males per 100 females Somalia
2010s 103.57 males per 100 females 103.55 males per 100 females 0.0178 males per 100 females Somalia
2020s 103.69 males per 100 females 103.74 males per 100 females 0.0505 males per 100 females Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Somalia or Suriname?
Suriname, at 103.72 males per 100 females against 103.7 males per 100 females in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Somalia and Suriname?
0.02 males per 100 females, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Suriname?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Suriname rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
Somalia ranks 164th and Suriname ranks 162nd 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.