Mexico vs Puerto Rico: Sex ratio at age 60
Mexico
84.65 males per 100 females
in 2023
Puerto Rico
84.04 males per 100 females
in 2023
Mexico rank
189th
Puerto Rico rank
192nd
Sex ratio at age 60 over time
- Mexico
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 84.65 males per 100 females against 84.04 males per 100 females in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.61 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Mexico ranks 189th and Puerto Rico ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 96.79 males per 100 females | 103.03 males per 100 females | 6.24 males per 100 females | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 98.04 males per 100 females | 99.09 males per 100 females | 1.05 males per 100 females | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 92.79 males per 100 females | 99.7 males per 100 females | 6.9 males per 100 females | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 90.97 males per 100 females | 91.46 males per 100 females | 0.4851 males per 100 females | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 91.93 males per 100 females | 86.99 males per 100 females | 4.94 males per 100 females | Mexico |
| 2000s | 91.67 males per 100 females | 87.41 males per 100 females | 4.27 males per 100 females | Mexico |
| 2010s | 88.96 males per 100 females | 84.53 males per 100 females | 4.43 males per 100 females | Mexico |
| 2020s | 85.45 males per 100 females | 84.48 males per 100 females | 0.9668 males per 100 females | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at age 60, Mexico or Puerto Rico?
- Mexico, at 84.65 males per 100 females against 84.04 males per 100 females in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at age 60 between Mexico and Puerto Rico?
- 0.61 males per 100 females, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Puerto Rico rank globally for sex ratio at age 60?
- Mexico ranks 189th and Puerto Rico ranks 192nd 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.