Burkina Faso vs Niger: Sex ratio at age 5

Burkina Faso
103.15 males per 100 females
in 2023
Niger
103.28 males per 100 females
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
163rd
Niger rank
161st

Sex ratio at age 5 over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 103.28 males per 100 females against 103.15 males per 100 females in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.13 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 163rd and Niger ranks 161st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Niger Difference Ahead
1950s 101.8 males per 100 females 95.96 males per 100 females 5.85 males per 100 females Burkina Faso
1960s 100.19 males per 100 females 103.01 males per 100 females 2.82 males per 100 females Niger
1970s 100.73 males per 100 females 103.04 males per 100 females 2.31 males per 100 females Niger
1980s 101.79 males per 100 females 103.86 males per 100 females 2.07 males per 100 females Niger
1990s 102.44 males per 100 females 103.47 males per 100 females 1.03 males per 100 females Niger
2000s 102.64 males per 100 females 103.34 males per 100 females 0.6977 males per 100 females Niger
2010s 103.03 males per 100 females 103.33 males per 100 females 0.2989 males per 100 females Niger
2020s 103.14 males per 100 females 103.29 males per 100 females 0.1457 males per 100 females Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at age 5, Burkina Faso or Niger?
Niger, at 103.28 males per 100 females against 103.15 males per 100 females in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at age 5 between Burkina Faso and Niger?
0.13 males per 100 females, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for sex ratio at age 5?
Burkina Faso ranks 163rd and Niger ranks 161st 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.