Namibia vs Vatican: Sex ratio at age 5

Namibia
99.67 males per 100 females
in 2023
Vatican
100 males per 100 females
in 2023
Namibia rank
226th
Vatican rank
223rd

Sex ratio at age 5 over time

  • Namibia
  • Vatican
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How they compare

Vatican currently reports 100 males per 100 females against 99.67 males per 100 females in Namibia, a difference of 0.33 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vatican ahead.

Namibia ranks 226th and Vatican ranks 223rd of 236 countries.

Vatican has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Vatican Difference Ahead
1950s 98.63 males per 100 females 103.5 males per 100 females 4.87 males per 100 females Vatican
1960s 97.1 males per 100 females 110 males per 100 females 12.9 males per 100 females Vatican
1970s 98.32 males per 100 females 113.33 males per 100 females 15.01 males per 100 females Vatican
1980s 98.74 males per 100 females 100 males per 100 females 1.26 males per 100 females Vatican
1990s 98.54 males per 100 females 105 males per 100 females 6.46 males per 100 females Vatican
2000s 98.62 males per 100 females 150 males per 100 females 51.38 males per 100 females Vatican
2010s 99.13 males per 100 females 120 males per 100 females 20.87 males per 100 females Vatican
2020s 99.16 males per 100 females 100 males per 100 females 0.8401 males per 100 females Vatican

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at age 5, Namibia or Vatican?
Vatican, at 100 males per 100 females against 99.67 males per 100 females in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at age 5 between Namibia and Vatican?
0.33 males per 100 females, with Vatican ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Vatican?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Vatican rank globally for sex ratio at age 5?
Namibia ranks 226th and Vatican ranks 223rd 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

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
Last refreshed

The number of males per 100 females at age 5.