Australia vs Nigeria: Sex ratio at age 60
Australia
95.45 males per 100 females
in 2023
Nigeria
95.69 males per 100 females
in 2023
Australia rank
94th
Nigeria rank
91st
Sex ratio at age 60 over time
- Australia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 95.69 males per 100 females against 95.45 males per 100 females in Australia, a difference of 0.24 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 94th and Nigeria ranks 91st of 236 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 92.38 males per 100 females | 86.96 males per 100 females | 5.42 males per 100 females | Australia |
| 1960s | 99.45 males per 100 females | 87.59 males per 100 females | 11.86 males per 100 females | Australia |
| 1970s | 94.66 males per 100 females | 89.61 males per 100 females | 5.05 males per 100 females | Australia |
| 1980s | 97.72 males per 100 females | 92.02 males per 100 females | 5.69 males per 100 females | Australia |
| 1990s | 100.88 males per 100 females | 93.06 males per 100 females | 7.82 males per 100 females | Australia |
| 2000s | 101.73 males per 100 females | 94.32 males per 100 females | 7.41 males per 100 females | Australia |
| 2010s | 96.51 males per 100 females | 92.76 males per 100 females | 3.75 males per 100 females | Australia |
| 2020s | 95.25 males per 100 females | 95.13 males per 100 females | 0.1254 males per 100 females | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at age 60, Australia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 95.69 males per 100 females against 95.45 males per 100 females in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at age 60 between Australia and Nigeria?
- 0.24 males per 100 females, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Nigeria rank globally for sex ratio at age 60?
- Australia ranks 94th and Nigeria ranks 91st 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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About this data
Number of males per 100 females at age 60.