Hong Kong vs Samoa: Sex ratio at birth
Hong Kong
1.08 male births per female births
in 2024
Samoa
1.08 male births per female births
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
10th
Samoa rank
13th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Hong Kong
- Samoa
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 1.08 male births per female births against 1.08 male births per female births in Samoa, a difference of 0 male births per female births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 10th and Samoa ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0094 male births per female births | Samoa |
| 1970s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0092 male births per female births | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0103 male births per female births | Samoa |
| 1990s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 0.0035 male births per female births | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 1.1 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0276 male births per female births | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 1.1 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0236 male births per female births | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.001 male births per female births | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Hong Kong or Samoa?
- Hong Kong, at 1.08 male births per female births against 1.08 male births per female births in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Hong Kong and Samoa?
- 0 male births per female births, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Samoa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Samoa rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Hong Kong ranks 10th and Samoa ranks 13th 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.