Jamaica vs Micronesia (country): Sex ratio at age 60

Jamaica
83.22 males per 100 females
in 2023
Micronesia (country)
83.64 males per 100 females
in 2023
Jamaica rank
199th
Micronesia (country) rank
196th

Sex ratio at age 60 over time

  • Jamaica
  • Micronesia (country)
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How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 83.64 males per 100 females against 83.22 males per 100 females in Jamaica, a difference of 0.42 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.

Jamaica ranks 199th and Micronesia (country) ranks 196th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Micronesia (country) in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Micronesia (country) Difference Ahead
1950s 87 males per 100 females 98.97 males per 100 females 11.98 males per 100 females Micronesia (country)
1960s 86.84 males per 100 females 91.44 males per 100 females 4.59 males per 100 females Micronesia (country)
1970s 78.47 males per 100 females 87.49 males per 100 females 9.02 males per 100 females Micronesia (country)
1980s 80.08 males per 100 females 86.77 males per 100 females 6.69 males per 100 females Micronesia (country)
1990s 98.17 males per 100 females 93.32 males per 100 females 4.86 males per 100 females Jamaica
2000s 100.12 males per 100 females 93.95 males per 100 females 6.17 males per 100 females Jamaica
2010s 86.71 males per 100 females 94.75 males per 100 females 8.04 males per 100 females Micronesia (country)
2020s 83.02 males per 100 females 85.77 males per 100 females 2.74 males per 100 females Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at age 60, Jamaica or Micronesia (country)?
Micronesia (country), at 83.64 males per 100 females against 83.22 males per 100 females in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at age 60 between Jamaica and Micronesia (country)?
0.42 males per 100 females, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Micronesia (country)?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Micronesia (country) rank globally for sex ratio at age 60?
Jamaica ranks 199th and Micronesia (country) ranks 196th 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.