Portugal vs Sri Lanka: Sex ratio at age 60

Portugal
87.03 males per 100 females
in 2023
Sri Lanka
86.42 males per 100 females
in 2023
Portugal rank
181st
Sri Lanka rank
183rd

Sex ratio at age 60 over time

  • Portugal
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 87.03 males per 100 females against 86.42 males per 100 females in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.61 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Portugal ranks 181st and Sri Lanka ranks 183rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 77.47 males per 100 females 140.84 males per 100 females 63.37 males per 100 females Sri Lanka
1960s 80.7 males per 100 females 130.31 males per 100 females 49.61 males per 100 females Sri Lanka
1970s 85.95 males per 100 females 124.02 males per 100 females 38.07 males per 100 females Sri Lanka
1980s 86.53 males per 100 females 110.37 males per 100 females 23.83 males per 100 females Sri Lanka
1990s 87.12 males per 100 females 96.72 males per 100 females 9.6 males per 100 females Sri Lanka
2000s 87.82 males per 100 females 91.21 males per 100 females 3.39 males per 100 females Sri Lanka
2010s 88.78 males per 100 females 87.54 males per 100 females 1.23 males per 100 females Portugal
2020s 87.79 males per 100 females 86.49 males per 100 females 1.3 males per 100 females Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at age 60, Portugal or Sri Lanka?
Portugal, at 87.03 males per 100 females against 86.42 males per 100 females in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at age 60 between Portugal and Sri Lanka?
0.61 males per 100 females, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sri Lanka?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sri Lanka rank globally for sex ratio at age 60?
Portugal ranks 181st and Sri Lanka ranks 183rd 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.