Congo vs Madagascar: Sex ratio by age

Congo
40 males per 100 females
in 2023
Madagascar
43.75 males per 100 females
in 2023
Congo rank
38th
Madagascar rank
36th

Sex ratio by age over time

  • Congo
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 43.75 males per 100 females against 40 males per 100 females in Congo, a difference of 3.75 males per 100 females.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.

Congo ranks 38th and Madagascar ranks 36th of 212 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Madagascar Difference Ahead
1950s 0 males per 100 females 0 males per 100 females 0 males per 100 females
1960s 0 males per 100 females 0 males per 100 females 0 males per 100 females
1970s 50 males per 100 females 0 males per 100 females 50 males per 100 females Congo
1980s 58.33 males per 100 females 11.76 males per 100 females 46.57 males per 100 females Congo
1990s 93.33 males per 100 females 22.28 males per 100 females 71.06 males per 100 females Congo
2000s 127.71 males per 100 females 17.17 males per 100 females 110.54 males per 100 females Congo
2010s 117.69 males per 100 females 41.34 males per 100 females 76.35 males per 100 females Congo
2020s 27.5 males per 100 females 42.55 males per 100 females 15.05 males per 100 females Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio by age, Congo or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 43.75 males per 100 females against 40 males per 100 females in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio by age between Congo and Madagascar?
3.75 males per 100 females, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Madagascar?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and Madagascar rank globally for sex ratio by age?
Congo ranks 38th and Madagascar ranks 36th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sex ratio by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sex ratio by age
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
212 places, 12,519 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of males per 100 females at age 100+.