Equatorial Guinea vs Western Sahara: Sex ratio by age

Equatorial Guinea
200 males per 100 females
in 2023
Western Sahara
233.33 males per 100 females
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
2nd
Western Sahara rank
1st

Sex ratio by age over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Western Sahara
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How they compare

Western Sahara currently reports 233.33 males per 100 females against 200 males per 100 females in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 33.33 males per 100 females.

That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.2 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Western Sahara ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 2nd and Western Sahara ranks 1st of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Western Sahara in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Western Sahara Difference Ahead
1980s 58.33 males per 100 females 95.83 males per 100 females 37.5 males per 100 females Western Sahara
1990s 231 males per 100 females 141.67 males per 100 females 89.33 males per 100 females Equatorial Guinea
2000s 152.54 males per 100 females 178 males per 100 females 25.46 males per 100 females Western Sahara
2010s 223.86 males per 100 females 165 males per 100 females 58.86 males per 100 females Equatorial Guinea
2020s 195.42 males per 100 females 200 males per 100 females 4.58 males per 100 females Western Sahara

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio by age, Equatorial Guinea or Western Sahara?
Western Sahara, at 233.33 males per 100 females against 200 males per 100 females in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio by age between Equatorial Guinea and Western Sahara?
33.33 males per 100 females, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Western Sahara?
35 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Western Sahara rank globally for sex ratio by age?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 2nd and Western Sahara ranks 1st 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

Number of males per 100 females at age 100+.