Benin vs Guinea-Bissau: Sex ratio at age 5
Benin
102.56 males per 100 females
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
102.64 males per 100 females
in 2023
Benin rank
182nd
Guinea-Bissau rank
180th
Sex ratio at age 5 over time
- Benin
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 102.64 males per 100 females against 102.56 males per 100 females in Benin, a difference of 0.08 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Benin ranks 182nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 96.57 males per 100 females | 99 males per 100 females | 2.43 males per 100 females | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 100.05 males per 100 females | 99.07 males per 100 females | 0.987 males per 100 females | Benin |
| 1970s | 100.95 males per 100 females | 101.64 males per 100 females | 0.6933 males per 100 females | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 101.81 males per 100 females | 100.63 males per 100 females | 1.19 males per 100 females | Benin |
| 1990s | 102.79 males per 100 females | 100.99 males per 100 females | 1.8 males per 100 females | Benin |
| 2000s | 103.21 males per 100 females | 101.53 males per 100 females | 1.68 males per 100 females | Benin |
| 2010s | 102.72 males per 100 females | 102.16 males per 100 females | 0.5631 males per 100 females | Benin |
| 2020s | 102.56 males per 100 females | 102.6 males per 100 females | 0.0455 males per 100 females | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at age 5, Benin or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 102.64 males per 100 females against 102.56 males per 100 females in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at age 5 between Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.08 males per 100 females, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for sex ratio at age 5?
- Benin ranks 182nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th 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.