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Nigeria vs South Africa: Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Nigeria's Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) was 1.04, compared to South Africa's 1.04. That makes Nigeria's value roughly the same as South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #168 of 217 globally

Nigeria trend
Latest (2024)
1.04
Year-over-year
+0.0%
10-year change
+0.1%
Peak
1.04 (2005)
Trough
1.04 (2013)

South Africa

Rank #158 of 217 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
1.04
Year-over-year
+0.0%
10-year change
-0.2%
Peak
1.04 (2009)
Trough
1.04 (2021)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.POP.BRTH.MF), CC BY 4.0.