Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho: Sex ratio at age 60

Guinea-Bissau
71.93 males per 100 females
in 2023
Lesotho
72.05 males per 100 females
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
230th
Lesotho rank
229th

Sex ratio at age 60 over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 72.05 males per 100 females against 71.93 males per 100 females in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.12 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 230th and Lesotho ranks 229th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Lesotho Difference Ahead
1950s 85.98 males per 100 females 61.73 males per 100 females 24.25 males per 100 females Guinea-Bissau
1960s 97.59 males per 100 females 62.57 males per 100 females 35.02 males per 100 females Guinea-Bissau
1970s 112.66 males per 100 females 78.95 males per 100 females 33.71 males per 100 females Guinea-Bissau
1980s 104.69 males per 100 females 88.72 males per 100 females 15.96 males per 100 females Guinea-Bissau
1990s 92.51 males per 100 females 93.19 males per 100 females 0.6749 males per 100 females Lesotho
2000s 84.47 males per 100 females 75.07 males per 100 females 9.4 males per 100 females Guinea-Bissau
2010s 68.32 males per 100 females 67.9 males per 100 females 0.4216 males per 100 females Guinea-Bissau
2020s 69.75 males per 100 females 72.07 males per 100 females 2.31 males per 100 females Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at age 60, Guinea-Bissau or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 72.05 males per 100 females against 71.93 males per 100 females in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at age 60 between Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
0.12 males per 100 females, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho rank globally for sex ratio at age 60?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 230th and Lesotho ranks 229th 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.