Gibraltar vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Sex ratio at birth
Gibraltar
1.06 male births per female births
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.03 male births per female births
in 2024
Gibraltar rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
43rd
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Gibraltar
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Gibraltar currently reports 1.06 male births per female births against 1.03 male births per female births in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.03 male births per female births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gibraltar ahead.
Gibraltar ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
Gibraltar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gibraltar | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 0.0407 male births per female births | Gibraltar |
| 1970s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 0.0399 male births per female births | Gibraltar |
| 1980s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 0.0363 male births per female births | Gibraltar |
| 1990s | 1.1 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 0.0586 male births per female births | Gibraltar |
| 2000s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 0.0118 male births per female births | Gibraltar |
| 2010s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.03 male births per female births | 0.0334 male births per female births | Gibraltar |
| 2020s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.03 male births per female births | 0.0308 male births per female births | Gibraltar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Gibraltar or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gibraltar, at 1.06 male births per female births against 1.03 male births per female births in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Gibraltar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.03 male births per female births, with Gibraltar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Gibraltar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Gibraltar ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd 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.