Hong Kong, China vs Madagascar: Sex ratio at age 5

Hong Kong, China
102.66 males per 100 females
in 2023
Madagascar
102.75 males per 100 females
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
178th
Madagascar rank
175th

Sex ratio at age 5 over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 102.75 males per 100 females against 102.66 males per 100 females in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.09 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 178th and Madagascar ranks 175th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 7 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Madagascar Difference Ahead
1950s 110.39 males per 100 females 98.51 males per 100 females 11.88 males per 100 females Hong Kong, China
1960s 104.24 males per 100 females 100.76 males per 100 females 3.49 males per 100 females Hong Kong, China
1970s 104.41 males per 100 females 101.33 males per 100 females 3.07 males per 100 females Hong Kong, China
1980s 106.68 males per 100 females 101.81 males per 100 females 4.88 males per 100 females Hong Kong, China
1990s 106.77 males per 100 females 102.23 males per 100 females 4.54 males per 100 females Hong Kong, China
2000s 106.01 males per 100 females 102.02 males per 100 females 3.99 males per 100 females Hong Kong, China
2010s 104.78 males per 100 females 102.3 males per 100 females 2.48 males per 100 females Hong Kong, China
2020s 102.65 males per 100 females 102.74 males per 100 females 0.0935 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, Hong Kong, China or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 102.75 males per 100 females against 102.66 males per 100 females in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at age 5 between Hong Kong, China and Madagascar?
0.09 males per 100 females, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Madagascar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Madagascar rank globally for sex ratio at age 5?
Hong Kong, China ranks 178th 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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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
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Number of males per 100 females at age 5.