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
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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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Indicator
Sex ratio at age 5
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 males per 100 females at age 5.