Belgium vs Costa Rica: Sex ratio at age 5
Belgium
104.37 males per 100 females
in 2023
Costa Rica
104.31 males per 100 females
in 2023
Belgium rank
122nd
Costa Rica rank
125th
Sex ratio at age 5 over time
- Belgium
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 104.37 males per 100 females against 104.31 males per 100 females in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.06 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Belgium ranks 122nd and Costa Rica ranks 125th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 104.17 males per 100 females | 103.96 males per 100 females | 0.218 males per 100 females | Belgium |
| 1960s | 104.62 males per 100 females | 103.55 males per 100 females | 1.07 males per 100 females | Belgium |
| 1970s | 104.84 males per 100 females | 103.74 males per 100 females | 1.1 males per 100 females | Belgium |
| 1980s | 104.97 males per 100 females | 104.43 males per 100 females | 0.5318 males per 100 females | Belgium |
| 1990s | 104.99 males per 100 females | 104.97 males per 100 females | 0.0206 males per 100 females | Belgium |
| 2000s | 104.44 males per 100 females | 104.71 males per 100 females | 0.2685 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 104.74 males per 100 females | 104.46 males per 100 females | 0.278 males per 100 females | Belgium |
| 2020s | 104.62 males per 100 females | 104.34 males per 100 females | 0.2782 males per 100 females | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at age 5, Belgium or Costa Rica?
- Belgium, at 104.37 males per 100 females against 104.31 males per 100 females in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at age 5 between Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 0.06 males per 100 females, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for sex ratio at age 5?
- Belgium ranks 122nd and Costa Rica ranks 125th 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 age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of males per 100 females at age 5.