Guinea-Bissau vs Mauritania: Sex ratio by age
Guinea-Bissau
50 males per 100 females
in 2023
Mauritania
50 males per 100 females
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
24th
Mauritania rank
24th
Sex ratio by age over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mauritania
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 50 males per 100 females against 50 males per 100 females in Mauritania, a difference of 0 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 24th and Mauritania ranks 24th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.09 males per 100 females | 0 males per 100 females | 59.09 males per 100 females | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 56.24 males per 100 females | 81.59 males per 100 females | 25.35 males per 100 females | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 57.94 males per 100 females | 33.33 males per 100 females | 24.6 males per 100 females | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 88.5 males per 100 females | 62.18 males per 100 females | 26.32 males per 100 females | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 56.25 males per 100 females | 49.4 males per 100 females | 6.85 males per 100 females | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio by age, Guinea-Bissau or Mauritania?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 50 males per 100 females against 50 males per 100 females in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio by age between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
- 0 males per 100 females, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania rank globally for sex ratio by age?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 24th and Mauritania ranks 24th 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
Number of males per 100 females at age 100+.