Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Sex ratio at birth
Costa Rica
1.05 male births per female births
in 2024
Ecuador
1.05 male births per female births
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
134th
Ecuador rank
134th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.05 male births per female births against 1.05 male births per female births in Ecuador, 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 Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 134th and Ecuador ranks 134th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 0.0016 male births per female births | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 0.0061 male births per female births | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 0.0077 male births per female births | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 0.0027 male births per female births | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 0.0005 male births per female births | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 0.0015 male births per female births | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.04 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 0.0016 male births per female births | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 1.05 male births per female births against 1.05 male births per female births in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0 male births per female births, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Costa Rica ranks 134th and Ecuador ranks 134th 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.