Cape Verde vs Sierra Leone: Sex ratio at birth

Cape Verde
1.03 male births per female births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.03 male births per female births
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
184th
Sierra Leone rank
183rd

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.03 male births per female births against 1.03 male births per female births in Cape Verde, a difference of 0 male births per female births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 184th and Sierra Leone ranks 183rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 1.03 male births per female births 1.03 male births per female births 0.0021 male births per female births Sierra Leone
1970s 1.03 male births per female births 1.03 male births per female births 0.0005 male births per female births Sierra Leone
1980s 1.03 male births per female births 1.03 male births per female births 0.0008 male births per female births Sierra Leone
1990s 1.03 male births per female births 1.04 male births per female births 0.003 male births per female births Sierra Leone
2000s 1.03 male births per female births 1.03 male births per female births 0.0016 male births per female births Sierra Leone
2010s 1.03 male births per female births 1.03 male births per female births 0.0012 male births per female births Cape Verde
2020s 1.03 male births per female births 1.03 male births per female births 0.0006 male births per female births Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Cape Verde or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.03 male births per female births against 1.03 male births per female births in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
0 male births per female births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Sierra Leone rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
Cape Verde ranks 184th and Sierra Leone ranks 183rd 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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Indicator
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births)
Unit
male births per female births
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.