Palau vs Papua New Guinea: Sex ratio at age 5
Palau
107.07 males per 100 females
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
107.25 males per 100 females
in 2023
Palau rank
27th
Papua New Guinea rank
25th
Sex ratio at age 5 over time
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 107.25 males per 100 females against 107.07 males per 100 females in Palau, a difference of 0.18 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Palau ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 109.96 males per 100 females | 110.84 males per 100 females | 0.8869 males per 100 females | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 107.7 males per 100 females | 110.32 males per 100 females | 2.62 males per 100 females | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 106.33 males per 100 females | 110.07 males per 100 females | 3.74 males per 100 females | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 110.38 males per 100 females | 110.7 males per 100 females | 0.3198 males per 100 females | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 104.56 males per 100 females | 110.25 males per 100 females | 5.69 males per 100 females | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 108.85 males per 100 females | 109.8 males per 100 females | 0.9512 males per 100 females | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 111.1 males per 100 females | 108.68 males per 100 females | 2.41 males per 100 females | Palau |
| 2020s | 112.66 males per 100 females | 107.58 males per 100 females | 5.08 males per 100 females | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at age 5, Palau or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 107.25 males per 100 females against 107.07 males per 100 females in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at age 5 between Palau and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.18 males per 100 females, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sex ratio at age 5?
- Palau ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th 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.