Egypt vs Nigeria: Sex ratio at age 60
Egypt
95.75 males per 100 females
in 2023
Nigeria
95.69 males per 100 females
in 2023
Egypt rank
90th
Nigeria rank
91st
Sex ratio at age 60 over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 95.75 males per 100 females against 95.69 males per 100 females in Nigeria, a difference of 0.06 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 90th and Nigeria ranks 91st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 90.97 males per 100 females | 86.96 males per 100 females | 4.02 males per 100 females | Egypt |
| 1960s | 89.89 males per 100 females | 87.59 males per 100 females | 2.3 males per 100 females | Egypt |
| 1970s | 87.83 males per 100 females | 89.61 males per 100 females | 1.77 males per 100 females | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 83.71 males per 100 females | 92.02 males per 100 females | 8.31 males per 100 females | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 87.34 males per 100 females | 93.06 males per 100 females | 5.72 males per 100 females | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 89.95 males per 100 females | 94.32 males per 100 females | 4.36 males per 100 females | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 91.27 males per 100 females | 92.76 males per 100 females | 1.49 males per 100 females | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 94.84 males per 100 females | 95.13 males per 100 females | 0.2911 males per 100 females | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at age 60, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Egypt, at 95.75 males per 100 females against 95.69 males per 100 females in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at age 60 between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 0.06 males per 100 females, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for sex ratio at age 60?
- Egypt ranks 90th 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.