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
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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

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+.