China vs Pacific island small states: Sex ratio at birth
China
1.1 male births per female births
in 2024
Pacific island small states
1.07 male births per female births
in 2024
China rank
5th
Pacific island small states rank
5th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- China
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
China currently reports 1.1 male births per female births against 1.07 male births per female births in Pacific island small states, a difference of 0.03 male births per female births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
China ranks 5th and Pacific island small states ranks 5th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Pacific island small states in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 0.0084 male births per female births | Pacific island small states |
| 1970s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 0.0056 male births per female births | Pacific island small states |
| 1980s | 1.09 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 0.0152 male births per female births | China |
| 1990s | 1.15 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 0.0752 male births per female births | China |
| 2000s | 1.18 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 0.1043 male births per female births | China |
| 2010s | 1.15 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 0.0805 male births per female births | China |
| 2020s | 1.11 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 0.0352 male births per female births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, China or Pacific island small states?
- China, at 1.1 male births per female births against 1.07 male births per female births in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between China and Pacific island small states?
- 0.03 male births per female births, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Pacific island small states?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Pacific island small states rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- China ranks 5th and Pacific island small states ranks 5th 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.