Afghanistan vs Zambia: Sex ratio at age 60

Afghanistan
83.65 males per 100 females
in 2023
Zambia
83.79 males per 100 females
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
195th
Zambia rank
194th

Sex ratio at age 60 over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 83.79 males per 100 females against 83.65 males per 100 females in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.14 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 195th and Zambia ranks 194th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 123.13 males per 100 females 92.02 males per 100 females 31.12 males per 100 females Afghanistan
1960s 110.61 males per 100 females 89.92 males per 100 females 20.69 males per 100 females Afghanistan
1970s 105.45 males per 100 females 89.61 males per 100 females 15.83 males per 100 females Afghanistan
1980s 101.16 males per 100 females 80.94 males per 100 females 20.22 males per 100 females Afghanistan
1990s 93.15 males per 100 females 76.43 males per 100 females 16.72 males per 100 females Afghanistan
2000s 86.73 males per 100 females 73.88 males per 100 females 12.86 males per 100 females Afghanistan
2010s 84.14 males per 100 females 76.38 males per 100 females 7.76 males per 100 females Afghanistan
2020s 83.13 males per 100 females 82.73 males per 100 females 0.3952 males per 100 females Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at age 60, Afghanistan or Zambia?
Zambia, at 83.79 males per 100 females against 83.65 males per 100 females in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at age 60 between Afghanistan and Zambia?
0.14 males per 100 females, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zambia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Zambia rank globally for sex ratio at age 60?
Afghanistan ranks 195th and Zambia ranks 194th 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 60. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sex ratio at age 60
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

Number of males per 100 females at age 60.