Papua New Guinea vs Somalia: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate

Papua New Guinea
1.65
in 2021
Somalia
1.72
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
185th
Somalia rank
182nd

Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Somalia
00.511.52200020102021

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1.72 against 1.65 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.07.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 185th and Somalia ranks 182nd of 194 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.63 2.18 0.5438 Somalia
2010s 1.57 2.12 0.5418 Somalia
2020s 1.61 1.86 0.2532 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male-to-female ratio of suicide rate, Papua New Guinea or Somalia?
Somalia, at 1.72 against 1.65 in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in male-to-female ratio of suicide rate between Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
0.07, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Papua New Guinea and Somalia rank globally for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 185th and Somalia ranks 182nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,242 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Age-standardized suicide rate of males divided by the age-standardized suicide rate of females.