Lesotho vs Sao Tome and Principe: Sex ratio at age 5

Lesotho
101.33 males per 100 females
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
101.46 males per 100 females
in 2023
Lesotho rank
208th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
205th

Sex ratio at age 5 over time

  • Lesotho
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 101.46 males per 100 females against 101.33 males per 100 females in Lesotho, a difference of 0.13 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Lesotho ranks 208th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 205th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1950s 103.54 males per 100 females 103.33 males per 100 females 0.2066 males per 100 females Lesotho
1960s 101.8 males per 100 females 108.95 males per 100 females 7.14 males per 100 females Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 100.73 males per 100 females 107.91 males per 100 females 7.19 males per 100 females Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 101.05 males per 100 females 101.59 males per 100 females 0.5316 males per 100 females Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 101.12 males per 100 females 102.41 males per 100 females 1.29 males per 100 females Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 100.87 males per 100 females 101.84 males per 100 females 0.9677 males per 100 females Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 100.92 males per 100 females 101.13 males per 100 females 0.208 males per 100 females Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 101.18 males per 100 females 100.99 males per 100 females 0.192 males per 100 females Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at age 5, Lesotho or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 101.46 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 Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.13 males per 100 females, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for sex ratio at age 5?
Lesotho ranks 208th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 205th 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.