Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Sex ratio at birth
Costa Rica
1.05 male births per female births
in 2024
Kuwait
1.05 male births per female births
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
134th
Kuwait rank
131st
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.05 male births per female births against 1.05 male births per female births in Costa Rica, 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 Kuwait ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 134th and Kuwait ranks 131st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 0.0026 male births per female births | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 0.0136 male births per female births | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 0.0187 male births per female births | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 0.009 male births per female births | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 0.0062 male births per female births | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 0.0035 male births per female births | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.04 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 0.003 male births per female births | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 1.05 male births per female births against 1.05 male births per female births in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 0 male births per female births, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Costa Rica ranks 134th and Kuwait ranks 131st 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.