Burkina Faso vs Eritrea: Sex ratio at age 60
Burkina Faso
81.39 males per 100 females
in 2023
Eritrea
81.55 males per 100 females
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
208th
Eritrea rank
205th
Sex ratio at age 60 over time
- Burkina Faso
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 81.55 males per 100 females against 81.39 males per 100 females in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.16 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 208th and Eritrea ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Eritrea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 122.18 males per 100 females | 82.93 males per 100 females | 39.26 males per 100 females | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 104.91 males per 100 females | 84.4 males per 100 females | 20.51 males per 100 females | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 93.36 males per 100 females | 86.08 males per 100 females | 7.28 males per 100 females | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 84.58 males per 100 females | 87.05 males per 100 females | 2.47 males per 100 females | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 78.03 males per 100 females | 87.89 males per 100 females | 9.86 males per 100 females | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 78.66 males per 100 females | 88.14 males per 100 females | 9.48 males per 100 females | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 77.08 males per 100 females | 81.07 males per 100 females | 3.99 males per 100 females | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 80.98 males per 100 females | 81.19 males per 100 females | 0.21 males per 100 females | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at age 60, Burkina Faso or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 81.55 males per 100 females against 81.39 males per 100 females in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at age 60 between Burkina Faso and Eritrea?
- 0.16 males per 100 females, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eritrea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Eritrea rank globally for sex ratio at age 60?
- Burkina Faso ranks 208th and Eritrea ranks 205th 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.