Sex ratio at birth

Name: Sex ratio at birth — WorldScore
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0

Tier A· OfficialDescriptive

Male births per female birth. Descriptive, but values far above the ~1.05 natural baseline can indicate sex selection.

100 = highest male-to-female birth ratio, 0 = lowest — descriptive, not better or worse

How this score is built

Sex ratio at birth — male births per female birth — World Bank indicator SP.POP.BRTH.MF. Descriptive and shown with a neutral colour. The natural baseline is about 1.05 males per female; ratios markedly above it (e.g. ~1.1+) can indicate prenatal sex selection, while values near baseline are normal — so this is described, not graded. Normalized with min–max; the raw ratio is shown. Most recent year per country.

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100No datadescriptive — not better/worse

100 = highest male-to-female birth ratio, 0 = lowest — descriptive, not better or worse

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215 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.

Continent

Rank ↑	Country	Score	Raw value
1st	LiechtensteinLIE	100100	1.163 male births per female birth
2nd	Northern Mariana IslandsMNP	92.1192	1.151 male births per female birth
3rd	AzerbaijanAZE	67.1167	1.113 male births per female birth
4th	VietnamVNM	62.563	1.106 male births per female birth
5th	ChinaCHN	60.5361	1.103 male births per female birth
6th	ArmeniaARM	47.3747	1.083 male births per female birth
7th	TongaTON	46.0546	1.081 male births per female birth
8th	MacauMAC	44.7445	1.079 male births per female birth
9th	UzbekistanUZB	44.0844	1.078 male births per female birth
10th	Hong KongHKG	43.4243	1.077 male births per female birth
10th	PalauPLW	43.4243	1.077 male births per female birth
10th	PhilippinesPHL	43.4243	1.077 male births per female birth
13th	BruneiBRN	42.7643	1.076 male births per female birth
13th	North MacedoniaMKD	42.7643	1.076 male births per female birth
13th	Papua New GuineaPNG	42.7643	1.076 male births per female birth
13th	SamoaWSM	42.7643	1.076 male births per female birth
17th	NauruNRU	40.1340	1.072 male births per female birth
18th	FijiFJI	39.4739	1.071 male births per female birth
18th	IndiaIND	39.4739	1.071 male births per female birth
18th	KiribatiKIR	39.4739	1.071 male births per female birth
18th	Timor-LesteTLS	39.4739	1.071 male births per female birth
22nd	CubaCUB	38.8239	1.07 male births per female birth
22nd	GuamGUM	38.8239	1.07 male births per female birth
22nd	Marshall IslandsMHL	38.8239	1.07 male births per female birth
22nd	MicronesiaFSM	38.8239	1.07 male births per female birth
22nd	Solomon IslandsSLB	38.8239	1.07 male births per female birth
22nd	TuvaluTUV	38.8239	1.07 male births per female birth
22nd	VanuatuVUT	38.8239	1.07 male births per female birth
29th	SerbiaSRB	38.1638	1.069 male births per female birth
30th	AlbaniaALB	37.538	1.068 male births per female birth
30th	MaltaMLT	37.538	1.068 male births per female birth
32nd	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	36.8437	1.067 male births per female birth
32nd	Faroe IslandsFRO	36.8437	1.067 male births per female birth
32nd	MontenegroMNE	36.8437	1.067 male births per female birth
32nd	TurkmenistanTKM	36.8437	1.067 male births per female birth
36th	GeorgiaGEO	36.1836	1.066 male births per female birth
36th	MyanmarMMR	36.1836	1.066 male births per female birth
38th	CyprusCYP	35.5336	1.065 male births per female birth
38th	GibraltarGIB	35.5336	1.065 male births per female birth
38th	MalaysiaMYS	35.5336	1.065 male births per female birth
38th	San MarinoSMR	35.5336	1.065 male births per female birth
38th	SpainESP	35.5336	1.065 male births per female birth
43rd	GreeceGRC	34.8735	1.064 male births per female birth
43rd	KazakhstanKAZ	34.8735	1.064 male births per female birth
43rd	ThailandTHA	34.8735	1.064 male births per female birth
46th	AndorraAND	34.2134	1.063 male births per female birth
46th	LatviaLVA	34.2134	1.063 male births per female birth
46th	SloveniaSVN	34.2134	1.063 male births per female birth
46th	TajikistanTJK	34.2134	1.063 male births per female birth
50th	MoldovaMDA	33.5534	1.062 male births per female birth
50th	UkraineUKR	33.5534	1.062 male births per female birth
52nd	EstoniaEST	32.8933	1.061 male births per female birth
52nd	NorwayNOR	32.8933	1.061 male births per female birth
52nd	PolandPOL	32.8933	1.061 male births per female birth
55th	American SamoaASM	32.2432	1.06 male births per female birth
55th	BulgariaBGR	32.2432	1.06 male births per female birth
55th	CroatiaHRV	32.2432	1.06 male births per female birth
55th	IndonesiaIDN	32.2432	1.06 male births per female birth
55th	North KoreaPRK	32.2432	1.06 male births per female birth
55th	SingaporeSGP	32.2432	1.06 male births per female birth
61st	BelarusBLR	31.5832	1.059 male births per female birth
61st	French PolynesiaPYF	31.5832	1.059 male births per female birth
61st	HungaryHUN	31.5832	1.059 male births per female birth
61st	IcelandISL	31.5832	1.059 male births per female birth
61st	ItalyITA	31.5832	1.059 male births per female birth
61st	New CaledoniaNCL	31.5832	1.059 male births per female birth
61st	South KoreaKOR	31.5832	1.059 male births per female birth
61st	YemenYEM	31.5832	1.059 male births per female birth
69th	IraqIRQ	30.2630	1.057 male births per female birth
69th	LibyaLBY	30.2630	1.057 male births per female birth
69th	PortugalPRT	30.2630	1.057 male births per female birth
69th	RussiaRUS	30.2630	1.057 male births per female birth
73rd	AustraliaAUS	29.6130	1.056 male births per female birth
73rd	DenmarkDNK	29.6130	1.056 male births per female birth
73rd	GermanyDEU	29.6130	1.056 male births per female birth
73rd	IrelandIRL	29.6130	1.056 male births per female birth
73rd	KyrgyzstanKGZ	29.6130	1.056 male births per female birth
73rd	RomaniaROU	29.6130	1.056 male births per female birth
73rd	SwedenSWE	29.6130	1.056 male births per female birth
80th	AustriaAUT	28.9529	1.055 male births per female birth
80th	CanadaCAN	28.9529	1.055 male births per female birth
80th	EgyptEGY	28.9529	1.055 male births per female birth
80th	EthiopiaETH	28.9529	1.055 male births per female birth
80th	IsraelISR	28.9529	1.055 male births per female birth
80th	PakistanPAK	28.9529	1.055 male births per female birth
80th	SlovakiaSVK	28.9529	1.055 male births per female birth
80th	United KingdomGBR	28.9529	1.055 male births per female birth
80th	UruguayURY	28.9529	1.055 male births per female birth
89th	CzechiaCZE	28.2928	1.054 male births per female birth
90th	British Virgin IslandsVGB	27.6328	1.053 male births per female birth
90th	CambodiaKHM	27.6328	1.053 male births per female birth
90th	LaosLAO	27.6328	1.053 male births per female birth
90th	LebanonLBN	27.6328	1.053 male births per female birth
90th	LuxembourgLUX	27.6328	1.053 male births per female birth
90th	NetherlandsNLD	27.6328	1.053 male births per female birth
90th	New ZealandNZL	27.6328	1.053 male births per female birth
90th	PanamaPAN	27.6328	1.053 male births per female birth
90th	SyriaSYR	27.6328	1.053 male births per female birth
99th	FinlandFIN	26.9727	1.052 male births per female birth
99th	IranIRN	26.9727	1.052 male births per female birth
99th	LithuaniaLTU	26.9727	1.052 male births per female birth
99th	Puerto RicoPRI	26.9727	1.052 male births per female birth
99th	VenezuelaVEN	26.9727	1.052 male births per female birth
104th	AfghanistanAFG	26.3226	1.051 male births per female birth
104th	ArgentinaARG	26.3226	1.051 male births per female birth
104th	BelizeBLZ	26.3226	1.051 male births per female birth
104th	HondurasHND	26.3226	1.051 male births per female birth
104th	JapanJPN	26.3226	1.051 male births per female birth
104th	MaldivesMDV	26.3226	1.051 male births per female birth
104th	PalestinePSE	26.3226	1.051 male births per female birth
104th	Saudi ArabiaSAU	26.3226	1.051 male births per female birth
104th	SwitzerlandCHE	26.3226	1.051 male births per female birth
113th	FranceFRA	25.6626	1.05 male births per female birth
113th	GreenlandGRL	25.6626	1.05 male births per female birth
113th	Isle of ManIMN	25.6626	1.05 male births per female birth
113th	ParaguayPRY	25.6626	1.05 male births per female birth
113th	TunisiaTUN	25.6626	1.05 male births per female birth
113th	TürkiyeTUR	25.6626	1.05 male births per female birth
119th	BangladeshBGD	2525	1.049 male births per female birth
119th	BelgiumBEL	2525	1.049 male births per female birth
119th	JordanJOR	2525	1.049 male births per female birth
119th	MonacoMCO	2525	1.049 male births per female birth
119th	NepalNPL	2525	1.049 male births per female birth
119th	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA	2525	1.049 male births per female birth
119th	United StatesUSA	2525	1.049 male births per female birth
126th	BhutanBTN	24.3424	1.048 male births per female birth
126th	El SalvadorSLV	24.3424	1.048 male births per female birth
128th	CuraçaoCUW	23.6824	1.047 male births per female birth
128th	KuwaitKWT	23.6824	1.047 male births per female birth
128th	MoroccoMAR	23.6824	1.047 male births per female birth
131st	AlgeriaDZA	23.0323	1.046 male births per female birth
131st	ColombiaCOL	23.0323	1.046 male births per female birth
131st	Costa RicaCRI	23.0323	1.046 male births per female birth
131st	EcuadorECU	23.0323	1.046 male births per female birth
135th	BrazilBRA	22.3722	1.045 male births per female birth
135th	GuineaGIN	22.3722	1.045 male births per female birth
135th	United Arab EmiratesARE	22.3722	1.045 male births per female birth
138th	Dominican RepublicDOM	21.7122	1.044 male births per female birth
138th	MongoliaMNG	21.7122	1.044 male births per female birth
138th	OmanOMN	21.7122	1.044 male births per female birth
138th	SomaliaSOM	21.7122	1.044 male births per female birth
138th	Sri LankaLKA	21.7122	1.044 male births per female birth
143rd	ArubaABW	21.0521	1.043 male births per female birth
143rd	ChileCHL	21.0521	1.043 male births per female birth
145th	BeninBEN	20.3920	1.042 male births per female birth
145th	BoliviaBOL	20.3920	1.042 male births per female birth
145th	Burkina FasoBFA	20.3920	1.042 male births per female birth
145th	ChadTCD	20.3920	1.042 male births per female birth
149th	PeruPER	19.7420	1.041 male births per female birth
149th	QatarQAT	19.7420	1.041 male births per female birth
149th	SudanSDN	19.7420	1.041 male births per female birth
152nd	BermudaBMU	19.0819	1.04 male births per female birth
152nd	Guinea-BissauGNB	19.0819	1.04 male births per female birth
152nd	NigerNER	19.0819	1.04 male births per female birth
152nd	Saint MartinMAF	19.0819	1.04 male births per female birth
152nd	South AfricaZAF	19.0819	1.04 male births per female birth
152nd	SurinameSUR	19.0819	1.04 male births per female birth
152nd	Trinidad and TobagoTTO	19.0819	1.04 male births per female birth
159th	GrenadaGRD	18.4218	1.039 male births per female birth
159th	GuatemalaGTM	18.4218	1.039 male births per female birth
159th	JamaicaJAM	18.4218	1.039 male births per female birth
159th	MexicoMEX	18.4218	1.039 male births per female birth
159th	Sint MaartenSXM	18.4218	1.039 male births per female birth
159th	United States Virgin IslandsVIR	18.4218	1.039 male births per female birth
165th	BahrainBHR	17.7618	1.038 male births per female birth
165th	GhanaGHA	17.7618	1.038 male births per female birth
165th	LiberiaLBR	17.7618	1.038 male births per female birth
165th	MadagascarMDG	17.7618	1.038 male births per female birth
165th	NigeriaNGA	17.7618	1.038 male births per female birth
170th	DjiboutiDJI	17.1117	1.037 male births per female birth
170th	GuyanaGUY	17.1117	1.037 male births per female birth
170th	Saint Kitts and NevisKNA	17.1117	1.037 male births per female birth
173rd	Cayman IslandsCYM	16.4516	1.036 male births per female birth
173rd	SeychellesSYC	16.4516	1.036 male births per female birth
175th	BarbadosBRB	15.7916	1.035 male births per female birth
175th	DominicaDMA	15.7916	1.035 male births per female birth
175th	MauritiusMUS	15.7916	1.035 male births per female birth
175th	NicaraguaNIC	15.7916	1.035 male births per female birth
175th	South SudanSSD	15.7916	1.035 male births per female birth
180th	Sierra LeoneSLE	15.1315	1.034 male births per female birth
181st	Cape VerdeCPV	14.4714	1.033 male births per female birth
181st	MaliMLI	14.4714	1.033 male births per female birth
181st	MauritaniaMRT	14.4714	1.033 male births per female birth
181st	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT	14.4714	1.033 male births per female birth
185th	Antigua and BarbudaATG	13.8214	1.032 male births per female birth
185th	BotswanaBWA	13.8214	1.032 male births per female birth
185th	Central African RepublicCAF	13.8214	1.032 male births per female birth
185th	ComorosCOM	13.8214	1.032 male births per female birth
185th	Equatorial GuineaGNQ	13.8214	1.032 male births per female birth
185th	EritreaERI	13.8214	1.032 male births per female birth
185th	GambiaGMB	13.8214	1.032 male births per female birth
192nd	HaitiHTI	13.1613	1.031 male births per female birth
192nd	Saint LuciaLCA	13.1613	1.031 male births per female birth
192nd	SenegalSEN	13.1613	1.031 male births per female birth
192nd	TanzaniaTZA	13.1613	1.031 male births per female birth
196th	CameroonCMR	12.513	1.03 male births per female birth
196th	Ivory CoastCIV	12.513	1.03 male births per female birth
198th	EswatiniSWZ	11.8412	1.029 male births per female birth
198th	UgandaUGA	11.8412	1.029 male births per female birth
200th	AngolaAGO	11.1811	1.028 male births per female birth
200th	BahamasBHS	11.1811	1.028 male births per female birth
200th	LesothoLSO	11.1811	1.028 male births per female birth
200th	TogoTGO	11.1811	1.028 male births per female birth
204th	São Tomé and PríncipeSTP	10.5311	1.027 male births per female birth
205th	CongoCOG	9.8710	1.026 male births per female birth
205th	RwandaRWA	9.8710	1.026 male births per female birth
207th	BurundiBDI	9.219	1.025 male births per female birth
207th	ZimbabweZWE	9.219	1.025 male births per female birth
209th	DR CongoCOD	7.898	1.023 male births per female birth
210th	GabonGAB	6.587	1.021 male births per female birth
210th	KenyaKEN	6.587	1.021 male births per female birth
212th	MozambiqueMOZ	5.926	1.02 male births per female birth
213th	MalawiMWI	1.972	1.014 male births per female birth
214th	NamibiaNAM	00	1.011 male births per female birth
214th	ZambiaZMB	00	1.011 male births per female birth

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