Kenya vs Lesotho: Sex ratio at age 5
Kenya
101.39 males per 100 females
in 2023
Lesotho
101.33 males per 100 females
in 2023
Kenya rank
206th
Lesotho rank
208th
Sex ratio at age 5 over time
- Kenya
- Lesotho
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 101.39 males per 100 females against 101.33 males per 100 females in Lesotho, a difference of 0.06 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.
Kenya ranks 206th and Lesotho ranks 208th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 103.82 males per 100 females | 103.54 males per 100 females | 0.2804 males per 100 females | Kenya |
| 1960s | 99.81 males per 100 females | 101.8 males per 100 females | 1.99 males per 100 females | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 100.28 males per 100 females | 100.73 males per 100 females | 0.4417 males per 100 females | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 100.36 males per 100 females | 101.05 males per 100 females | 0.6927 males per 100 females | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 100.16 males per 100 females | 101.12 males per 100 females | 0.9578 males per 100 females | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 100.36 males per 100 females | 100.87 males per 100 females | 0.5103 males per 100 females | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 101.16 males per 100 females | 100.92 males per 100 females | 0.2364 males per 100 females | Kenya |
| 2020s | 101.42 males per 100 females | 101.18 males per 100 females | 0.2408 males per 100 females | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at age 5, Kenya or Lesotho?
- Kenya, at 101.39 males per 100 females against 101.33 males per 100 females in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at age 5 between Kenya and Lesotho?
- 0.06 males per 100 females, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for sex ratio at age 5?
- Kenya ranks 206th and Lesotho ranks 208th 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.