Guyana vs Japan: Sex ratio by age
Guyana
16.67 males per 100 females
in 2023
Japan
16.17 males per 100 females
in 2023
Guyana rank
142nd
Japan rank
145th
Sex ratio by age over time
- Guyana
- Japan
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 16.67 males per 100 females against 16.17 males per 100 females in Japan, a difference of 0.5 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 142nd and Japan ranks 145th of 212 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.47 males per 100 females | 20.78 males per 100 females | 4.69 males per 100 females | Guyana |
| 1960s | 1.43 males per 100 females | 24.01 males per 100 females | 22.58 males per 100 females | Japan |
| 1970s | 9.82 males per 100 females | 26.79 males per 100 females | 16.97 males per 100 females | Japan |
| 1980s | 11.19 males per 100 females | 31.31 males per 100 females | 20.11 males per 100 females | Japan |
| 1990s | 15.33 males per 100 females | 19.59 males per 100 females | 4.26 males per 100 females | Japan |
| 2000s | 18.22 males per 100 females | 15.04 males per 100 females | 3.18 males per 100 females | Guyana |
| 2010s | 21.96 males per 100 females | 13.76 males per 100 females | 8.2 males per 100 females | Guyana |
| 2020s | 19.2 males per 100 females | 15.63 males per 100 females | 3.57 males per 100 females | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio by age, Guyana or Japan?
- Guyana, at 16.67 males per 100 females against 16.17 males per 100 females in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio by age between Guyana and Japan?
- 0.5 males per 100 females, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Japan rank globally for sex ratio by age?
- Guyana ranks 142nd and Japan ranks 145th 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+.