Namibia vs Zambia: Sex ratio at age 5
Namibia
99.67 males per 100 females
in 2023
Zambia
99.97 males per 100 females
in 2023
Namibia rank
226th
Zambia rank
225th
Sex ratio at age 5 over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 99.97 males per 100 females against 99.67 males per 100 females in Namibia, a difference of 0.3 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 226th and Zambia ranks 225th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 98.63 males per 100 females | 100.72 males per 100 females | 2.08 males per 100 females | Zambia |
| 1960s | 97.1 males per 100 females | 99.21 males per 100 females | 2.11 males per 100 females | Zambia |
| 1970s | 98.32 males per 100 females | 99.21 males per 100 females | 0.8889 males per 100 females | Zambia |
| 1980s | 98.74 males per 100 females | 98.97 males per 100 females | 0.2235 males per 100 females | Zambia |
| 1990s | 98.54 males per 100 females | 98.29 males per 100 females | 0.2509 males per 100 females | Namibia |
| 2000s | 98.62 males per 100 females | 98.63 males per 100 females | 0.0109 males per 100 females | Zambia |
| 2010s | 99.13 males per 100 females | 99.72 males per 100 females | 0.587 males per 100 females | Zambia |
| 2020s | 99.16 males per 100 females | 99.98 males per 100 females | 0.8222 males per 100 females | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at age 5, Namibia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 99.97 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 Zambia?
- 0.3 males per 100 females, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for sex ratio at age 5?
- Namibia ranks 226th and Zambia ranks 225th 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.