Hong Kong vs Palau: Sex ratio at birth
Hong Kong
1.08 male births per female births
in 2024
Palau
1.08 male births per female births
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
10th
Palau rank
10th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Hong Kong
- Palau
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 1.08 male births per female births against 1.08 male births per female births in Palau, a difference of 0 male births per female births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Palau ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 10th and Palau ranks 10th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 3 and Palau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0094 male births per female births | Palau |
| 1970s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0085 male births per female births | Palau |
| 1980s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0115 male births per female births | Palau |
| 1990s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0001 male births per female births | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 1.1 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0252 male births per female births | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 1.1 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0213 male births per female births | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0 male births per female births | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Hong Kong or Palau?
- Hong Kong, at 1.08 male births per female births against 1.08 male births per female births in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Hong Kong and Palau?
- 0 male births per female births, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Palau?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Palau rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Hong Kong ranks 10th and Palau ranks 10th 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.