Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Sex ratio at birth
Mauritania
1.03 male births per female births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.03 male births per female births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
184th
Sierra Leone rank
183rd
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Mauritania
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.03 male births per female births against 1.03 male births per female births in Mauritania, a difference of 0 male births per female births.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Mauritania ranks 184th and Sierra Leone ranks 183rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 male births per female births | 1.03 male births per female births | 0.0022 male births per female births | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 1.04 male births per female births | 1.03 male births per female births | 0.0058 male births per female births | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 1.04 male births per female births | 1.03 male births per female births | 0.0018 male births per female births | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.04 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 0.0006 male births per female births | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.03 male births per female births | 1.03 male births per female births | 0.0012 male births per female births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.03 male births per female births | 1.03 male births per female births | 0.0011 male births per female births | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.03 male births per female births | 1.03 male births per female births | 0.0006 male births per female births | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.03 male births per female births against 1.03 male births per female births in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 0 male births per female births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Mauritania ranks 184th and Sierra Leone ranks 183rd 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.