Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Sex ratio at birth

Papua New Guinea
1.08 male births per female births
in 2024
Samoa
1.08 male births per female births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
13th
Samoa rank
13th

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea 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 Samoa ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 13th and Samoa ranks 13th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.08 male births per female births 1.08 male births per female births 0.0008 male births per female births Samoa
1970s 1.08 male births per female births 1.08 male births per female births 0.0016 male births per female births Samoa
1980s 1.08 male births per female births 1.08 male births per female births 0.0002 male births per female births Papua New Guinea
1990s 1.08 male births per female births 1.07 male births per female births 0.0021 male births per female births Papua New Guinea
2000s 1.08 male births per female births 1.08 male births per female births 0.002 male births per female births Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.08 male births per female births 1.08 male births per female births 0.0006 male births per female births Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.08 male births per female births 1.08 male births per female births 0.0008 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, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
0 male births per female births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
Papua New Guinea ranks 13th 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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Indicator
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births)
Unit
male births per female births
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.