Benin vs Burkina Faso: Sex ratio at birth
Benin
1.04 male births per female births
in 2024
Burkina Faso
1.04 male births per female births
in 2024
Benin rank
148th
Burkina Faso rank
148th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1.04 male births per female births against 1.04 male births per female births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0 male births per female births.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 148th and Burkina Faso ranks 148th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Burkina Faso in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 0.0006 male births per female births | Benin |
| 1970s | 1.04 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 0.0015 male births per female births | Benin |
| 1980s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 0.0042 male births per female births | Benin |
| 1990s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 0.0071 male births per female births | Benin |
| 2000s | 1.04 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 0.0014 male births per female births | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.04 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 0.0024 male births per female births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 1.04 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 0.0006 male births per female births | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Benin, at 1.04 male births per female births against 1.04 male births per female births in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 0 male births per female births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Benin ranks 148th and Burkina Faso ranks 148th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.