Mauritania vs Nigeria: Sex ratio at age 5
Mauritania
102.37 males per 100 females
in 2023
Nigeria
102.48 males per 100 females
in 2023
Mauritania rank
188th
Nigeria rank
186th
Sex ratio at age 5 over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 102.48 males per 100 females against 102.37 males per 100 females in Mauritania, a difference of 0.11 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mauritania ranks 188th and Nigeria ranks 186th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 98.23 males per 100 females | 99.05 males per 100 females | 0.8204 males per 100 females | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 100.57 males per 100 females | 97.41 males per 100 females | 3.16 males per 100 females | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 101.16 males per 100 females | 99.95 males per 100 females | 1.22 males per 100 females | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 101.45 males per 100 females | 101.7 males per 100 females | 0.2471 males per 100 females | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 101.56 males per 100 females | 102.4 males per 100 females | 0.8345 males per 100 females | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 101.64 males per 100 females | 102.5 males per 100 females | 0.8599 males per 100 females | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 101.84 males per 100 females | 102.33 males per 100 females | 0.4902 males per 100 females | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 102.33 males per 100 females | 102.4 males per 100 females | 0.066 males per 100 females | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at age 5, Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 102.48 males per 100 females against 102.37 males per 100 females in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at age 5 between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 0.11 males per 100 females, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for sex ratio at age 5?
- Mauritania ranks 188th and Nigeria ranks 186th 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.