Middle income vs Papua New Guinea: Sex ratio at birth
Middle income
1.06 male births per female births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.08 male births per female births
in 2024
Middle income rank
14th
Papua New Guinea rank
13th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Middle income
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.08 male births per female births against 1.06 male births per female births in Middle income, a difference of 0.02 male births per female births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Middle income ranks 14th and Papua New Guinea ranks 13th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0215 male births per female births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0192 male births per female births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0131 male births per female births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0031 male births per female births | Middle income |
| 2000s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0045 male births per female births | Middle income |
| 2010s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0011 male births per female births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0153 male births per female births | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Middle income or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.08 male births per female births against 1.06 male births per female births in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.02 male births per female births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Middle income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Middle income ranks 14th and Papua New Guinea ranks 13th of 47 groups.
- 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.