Japan vs Maldives: Sex ratio at birth
Japan
1.05 male births per female births
in 2024
Maldives
1.05 male births per female births
in 2024
Japan rank
107th
Maldives rank
107th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Japan
- Maldives
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.05 male births per female births against 1.05 male births per female births in Maldives, a difference of 0 male births per female births.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 107th and Maldives ranks 107th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 0.0068 male births per female births | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 0.0074 male births per female births | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 0.0012 male births per female births | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 0.0025 male births per female births | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 0.0036 male births per female births | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 0.0026 male births per female births | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 0.0012 male births per female births | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Japan or Maldives?
- Japan, at 1.05 male births per female births against 1.05 male births per female births in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Japan and Maldives?
- 0 male births per female births, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Maldives?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Maldives rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Japan ranks 107th and Maldives ranks 107th 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.