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