Japan vs Nicaragua: Sex ratio by age
Japan
16.17 males per 100 females
in 2023
Nicaragua
15.38 males per 100 females
in 2023
Japan rank
145th
Nicaragua rank
148th
Sex ratio by age over time
- Japan
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Japan currently reports 16.17 males per 100 females against 15.38 males per 100 females in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.79 males per 100 females.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 145th and Nicaragua ranks 148th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.94 males per 100 females | 0 males per 100 females | 25.94 males per 100 females | Japan |
| 1970s | 26.79 males per 100 females | 0 males per 100 females | 26.79 males per 100 females | Japan |
| 1980s | 31.31 males per 100 females | 7.5 males per 100 females | 23.81 males per 100 females | Japan |
| 1990s | 19.59 males per 100 females | 26.83 males per 100 females | 7.24 males per 100 females | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 15.04 males per 100 females | 27.05 males per 100 females | 12.01 males per 100 females | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 13.76 males per 100 females | 25.7 males per 100 females | 11.94 males per 100 females | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 15.63 males per 100 females | 19.49 males per 100 females | 3.86 males per 100 females | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio by age, Japan or Nicaragua?
- Japan, at 16.17 males per 100 females against 15.38 males per 100 females in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio by age between Japan and Nicaragua?
- 0.79 males per 100 females, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nicaragua?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Nicaragua rank globally for sex ratio by age?
- Japan ranks 145th and Nicaragua ranks 148th 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+.