Palau vs Samoa: Sex ratio at birth
Palau
1.08 male births per female births
in 2024
Samoa
1.08 male births per female births
in 2024
Palau rank
10th
Samoa rank
13th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Palau 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 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 10th and Samoa ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0 male births per female births | — |
| 1970s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0007 male births per female births | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0012 male births per female births | Palau |
| 1990s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 0.0034 male births per female births | Palau |
| 2000s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0024 male births per female births | Palau |
| 2010s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0023 male births per female births | Palau |
| 2020s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.001 male births per female births | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Palau or Samoa?
- Palau, 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 Palau and Samoa?
- 0 male births per female births, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Palau 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.