East Timor vs World: Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births)
East Timor
1.07 male births per female births
in 2024
World
1.05 male births per female births
in 2024
East Timor rank
18th
World rank
20th
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) over time
- East Timor
- World
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 1.07 male births per female births against 1.05 male births per female births in World, 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 East Timor ahead.
East Timor ranks 18th and World ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 6 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 0.0172 male births per female births | East Timor |
| 1970s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 0.0155 male births per female births | East Timor |
| 1980s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 0.0121 male births per female births | East Timor |
| 1990s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 0.0012 male births per female births | East Timor |
| 2000s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 0.0016 male births per female births | World |
| 2010s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 0.0028 male births per female births | East Timor |
| 2020s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 0.0146 male births per female births | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, East Timor or World?
- East Timor, at 1.07 male births per female births against 1.05 male births per female births in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between East Timor and World?
- 0.02 male births per female births, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and World?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do East Timor and World rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- East Timor ranks 18th and World ranks 20th 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.