China vs Northern Mariana Islands: Sex ratio at age 5
China
113.46 males per 100 females
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands
113.73 males per 100 females
in 2023
China rank
3rd
Northern Mariana Islands rank
2nd
Sex ratio at age 5 over time
- China
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 113.73 males per 100 females against 113.46 males per 100 females in China, a difference of 0.27 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 3rd and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 7 and Northern Mariana Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 107.24 males per 100 females | 98.23 males per 100 females | 9.01 males per 100 females | China |
| 1960s | 105.25 males per 100 females | 106.48 males per 100 females | 1.22 males per 100 females | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1970s | 105.63 males per 100 females | 102.56 males per 100 females | 3.07 males per 100 females | China |
| 1980s | 106.56 males per 100 females | 104.79 males per 100 females | 1.77 males per 100 females | China |
| 1990s | 110.68 males per 100 females | 105.3 males per 100 females | 5.38 males per 100 females | China |
| 2000s | 116.22 males per 100 females | 108.67 males per 100 females | 7.55 males per 100 females | China |
| 2010s | 116.88 males per 100 females | 107.5 males per 100 females | 9.38 males per 100 females | China |
| 2020s | 114.26 males per 100 females | 111.7 males per 100 females | 2.56 males per 100 females | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at age 5, China or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at 113.73 males per 100 females against 113.46 males per 100 females in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at age 5 between China and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.27 males per 100 females, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for sex ratio at age 5?
- China ranks 3rd and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.