Cook Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Sex ratio at age 5

Cook Islands
107.34 males per 100 females
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
107.25 males per 100 females
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
23rd
Papua New Guinea rank
25th

Sex ratio at age 5 over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 107.34 males per 100 females against 107.25 males per 100 females in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.09 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 100.26 males per 100 females 110.84 males per 100 females 10.59 males per 100 females Papua New Guinea
1960s 101.38 males per 100 females 110.32 males per 100 females 8.94 males per 100 females Papua New Guinea
1970s 105.73 males per 100 females 110.07 males per 100 females 4.35 males per 100 females Papua New Guinea
1980s 104.82 males per 100 females 110.7 males per 100 females 5.88 males per 100 females Papua New Guinea
1990s 107.9 males per 100 females 110.25 males per 100 females 2.35 males per 100 females Papua New Guinea
2000s 106.9 males per 100 females 109.8 males per 100 females 2.9 males per 100 females Papua New Guinea
2010s 103.63 males per 100 females 108.68 males per 100 females 5.05 males per 100 females Papua New Guinea
2020s 109.58 males per 100 females 107.58 males per 100 females 2 males per 100 females Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at age 5, Cook Islands or Papua New Guinea?
Cook Islands, at 107.34 males per 100 females against 107.25 males per 100 females in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at age 5 between Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea?
0.09 males per 100 females, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sex ratio at age 5?
Cook Islands ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th 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.