Somalia vs Sudan: Sex ratio at age 5
Somalia
102.98 males per 100 females
in 2023
Sudan
102.88 males per 100 females
in 2023
Somalia rank
168th
Sudan rank
170th
Sex ratio at age 5 over time
- Somalia
- Sudan
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 102.98 males per 100 females against 102.88 males per 100 females in Sudan, a difference of 0.1 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 168th and Sudan ranks 170th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 100.75 males per 100 females | 101.7 males per 100 females | 0.9501 males per 100 females | Sudan |
| 1960s | 101.47 males per 100 females | 102.22 males per 100 females | 0.7492 males per 100 females | Sudan |
| 1970s | 101.81 males per 100 females | 102.24 males per 100 females | 0.432 males per 100 females | Sudan |
| 1980s | 102.17 males per 100 females | 103.28 males per 100 females | 1.12 males per 100 females | Sudan |
| 1990s | 103 males per 100 females | 103.56 males per 100 females | 0.5527 males per 100 females | Sudan |
| 2000s | 102.95 males per 100 females | 102.74 males per 100 females | 0.2123 males per 100 females | Somalia |
| 2010s | 102.94 males per 100 females | 102.8 males per 100 females | 0.1343 males per 100 females | Somalia |
| 2020s | 102.92 males per 100 females | 102.86 males per 100 females | 0.0585 males per 100 females | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at age 5, Somalia or Sudan?
- Somalia, at 102.98 males per 100 females against 102.88 males per 100 females in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at age 5 between Somalia and Sudan?
- 0.1 males per 100 females, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for sex ratio at age 5?
- Somalia ranks 168th and Sudan ranks 170th 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.