Lesotho vs Malawi: Sex ratio at age 60
Lesotho
72.05 males per 100 females
in 2023
Malawi
73.28 males per 100 females
in 2023
Lesotho rank
229th
Malawi rank
227th
Sex ratio at age 60 over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 73.28 males per 100 females against 72.05 males per 100 females in Lesotho, a difference of 1.23 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Lesotho ranks 229th and Malawi ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.73 males per 100 females | 85.07 males per 100 females | 23.34 males per 100 females | Malawi |
| 1960s | 62.57 males per 100 females | 84.88 males per 100 females | 22.31 males per 100 females | Malawi |
| 1970s | 78.95 males per 100 females | 83.7 males per 100 females | 4.76 males per 100 females | Malawi |
| 1980s | 88.72 males per 100 females | 85.36 males per 100 females | 3.36 males per 100 females | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 93.19 males per 100 females | 88.44 males per 100 females | 4.75 males per 100 females | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 75.07 males per 100 females | 85.85 males per 100 females | 10.78 males per 100 females | Malawi |
| 2010s | 67.9 males per 100 females | 88.27 males per 100 females | 20.37 males per 100 females | Malawi |
| 2020s | 72.07 males per 100 females | 77.02 males per 100 females | 4.95 males per 100 females | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at age 60, Lesotho or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 73.28 males per 100 females against 72.05 males per 100 females in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at age 60 between Lesotho and Malawi?
- 1.23 males per 100 females, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for sex ratio at age 60?
- Lesotho ranks 229th and Malawi ranks 227th 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.