Puerto Rico vs Zambia: Sex ratio at age 60
Puerto Rico
84.04 males per 100 females
in 2023
Zambia
83.79 males per 100 females
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
192nd
Zambia rank
194th
Sex ratio at age 60 over time
- Puerto Rico
- Zambia
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 84.04 males per 100 females against 83.79 males per 100 females in Zambia, a difference of 0.25 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 192nd and Zambia ranks 194th of 236 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 103.03 males per 100 females | 92.02 males per 100 females | 11.02 males per 100 females | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 99.09 males per 100 females | 89.92 males per 100 females | 9.17 males per 100 females | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 99.7 males per 100 females | 89.61 males per 100 females | 10.08 males per 100 females | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 91.46 males per 100 females | 80.94 males per 100 females | 10.52 males per 100 females | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 86.99 males per 100 females | 76.43 males per 100 females | 10.56 males per 100 females | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 87.41 males per 100 females | 73.88 males per 100 females | 13.53 males per 100 females | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 84.53 males per 100 females | 76.38 males per 100 females | 8.15 males per 100 females | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 84.48 males per 100 females | 82.73 males per 100 females | 1.74 males per 100 females | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at age 60, Puerto Rico or Zambia?
- Puerto Rico, at 84.04 males per 100 females against 83.79 males per 100 females in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at age 60 between Puerto Rico and Zambia?
- 0.25 males per 100 females, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Zambia rank globally for sex ratio at age 60?
- Puerto Rico ranks 192nd and Zambia ranks 194th 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.