Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Sex ratio at age 5

Costa Rica
104.31 males per 100 females
in 2023
Ecuador
104.31 males per 100 females
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
125th
Ecuador rank
126th

Sex ratio at age 5 over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 104.31 males per 100 females against 104.31 males per 100 females in Ecuador, a difference of 0 males per 100 females.

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

Costa Rica ranks 125th and Ecuador ranks 126th of 236 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ecuador Difference Ahead
1950s 103.96 males per 100 females 102.1 males per 100 females 1.85 males per 100 females Costa Rica
1960s 103.55 males per 100 females 102.23 males per 100 females 1.32 males per 100 females Costa Rica
1970s 103.74 males per 100 females 102.4 males per 100 females 1.35 males per 100 females Costa Rica
1980s 104.43 males per 100 females 102.81 males per 100 females 1.62 males per 100 females Costa Rica
1990s 104.97 males per 100 females 103.67 males per 100 females 1.29 males per 100 females Costa Rica
2000s 104.71 males per 100 females 104.13 males per 100 females 0.5727 males per 100 females Costa Rica
2010s 104.46 males per 100 females 104.25 males per 100 females 0.2125 males per 100 females Costa Rica
2020s 104.34 males per 100 females 104.29 males per 100 females 0.0515 males per 100 females Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at age 5, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
Costa Rica, at 104.31 males per 100 females against 104.31 males per 100 females in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at age 5 between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
0 males per 100 females, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for sex ratio at age 5?
Costa Rica ranks 125th and Ecuador ranks 126th 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.