Ghana vs Madagascar: Sex ratio at age 5
Ghana
102.7 males per 100 females
in 2023
Madagascar
102.75 males per 100 females
in 2023
Ghana rank
177th
Madagascar rank
175th
Sex ratio at age 5 over time
- Ghana
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 102.75 males per 100 females against 102.7 males per 100 females in Ghana, a difference of 0.05 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 177th and Madagascar ranks 175th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 107.64 males per 100 females | 98.51 males per 100 females | 9.13 males per 100 females | Ghana |
| 1960s | 101.69 males per 100 females | 100.76 males per 100 females | 0.9317 males per 100 females | Ghana |
| 1970s | 101.73 males per 100 females | 101.33 males per 100 females | 0.3936 males per 100 females | Ghana |
| 1980s | 102.19 males per 100 females | 101.81 males per 100 females | 0.3866 males per 100 females | Ghana |
| 1990s | 102.3 males per 100 females | 102.23 males per 100 females | 0.0672 males per 100 females | Ghana |
| 2000s | 102.21 males per 100 females | 102.02 males per 100 females | 0.181 males per 100 females | Ghana |
| 2010s | 102.3 males per 100 females | 102.3 males per 100 females | 0.0012 males per 100 females | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 102.59 males per 100 females | 102.74 males per 100 females | 0.1493 males per 100 females | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at age 5, Ghana or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 102.75 males per 100 females against 102.7 males per 100 females in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at age 5 between Ghana and Madagascar?
- 0.05 males per 100 females, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Madagascar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Madagascar rank globally for sex ratio at age 5?
- Ghana ranks 177th and Madagascar ranks 175th 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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About this data
Number of males per 100 females at age 5.