Congo vs Sao Tome and Principe: Sex ratio at birth

Congo
1.03 male births per female births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1.03 male births per female births
in 2024
Congo rank
208th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
207th

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • Congo
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.03 male births per female births against 1.03 male births per female births in Congo, a difference of 0 male births per female births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Congo ranks 208th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 207th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 1.03 male births per female births 1.03 male births per female births 0.0001 male births per female births Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 1.03 male births per female births 1.02 male births per female births 0.0017 male births per female births Congo
1980s 1.03 male births per female births 1.03 male births per female births 0 male births per female births
1990s 1.02 male births per female births 1.03 male births per female births 0.0016 male births per female births Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 1.02 male births per female births 1.03 male births per female births 0.0017 male births per female births Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 1.03 male births per female births 1.03 male births per female births 0.0028 male births per female births Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 1.03 male births per female births 1.03 male births per female births 0.001 male births per female births Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Congo or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.03 male births per female births against 1.03 male births per female births in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?
0 male births per female births, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
Congo ranks 208th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 207th 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.