Country rankings

Countries with More Women Than Men

Djibouti has the highest Females per Male (1.2), followed by Hong Kong (1.16) and Lithuania (1.16). Liechtenstein has the lowest (1.01).

Population218 countries · 3 metricsUpdated Jul 15, 2024Original page
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133 of 235 countries

Females per Male

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 133 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
1.04
Middle half 1.02 – 1.08
Average
1.05
133 countries
Highest
1.2
Djibouti
Lowest
1.01
Liechtenstein

Data

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218 countries · # = rank by Females per Male
#
1Djibouti1.28377
2Hong Kong1.168681
2Lithuania1.168696
2Bahamas1.168686
5Russia1.158795
5Latvia1.158798
7Belarus1.148896
7Anguilla1.148883
9Puerto Rico1.128992
9Moldova1.128994
9Estonia1.1289102
9Antigua and Barbuda1.128987
13Portugal1.119097
13Eswatini1.119087
13Macau1.119087
13Aruba1.119093
13United States Virgin Islands1.119090
13British Virgin Islands1.119089
19Poland1.19196
20El Salvador1.099290
20Georgia1.099295
20Botswana1.099291
20Saint Martin1.099292
24Italy1.089397
24Romania1.0893100
24Honduras1.089391
24Mauritania1.089390
24Slovakia1.089398
24Croatia1.0893100
24Barbados1.089397
24Curacao1.089398
24Monaco1.0893102
24San Marino1.089394
24Saint Pierre and Miquelon1.089397
35Sri Lanka1.069495
35Kazakhstan1.069496
35Cambodia1.069495
35Uruguay1.069498
35Comoros1.069492
35Saint Lucia1.069494
35Kiribati1.069493
42Japan1.0595101
42Thailand1.059596
42Colombia1.059596
42Uganda1.059590
42Spain1.0595100
42North Korea1.0595100
42Mali1.059589
42Zimbabwe1.059592
42Hungary1.0595103
42Bulgaria1.0595104
42Serbia1.0595101
42Mongolia1.059594
42Bosnia and Herzegovina1.0595101
42Mauritius1.059599
42Cape Verde1.059596
42Brunei1.059591
42Cayman Islands1.059596
42Bermuda1.0595101
60Bangladesh1.049695
60Mexico1.049695
60France1.0496101
60South Africa1.049698
60Angola1.049693
60Ghana1.049693
60Peru1.049696
60Nepal1.049693
60Burkina Faso1.049693
60Malawi1.049696
60Rwanda1.049695
60Greece1.0496100
60Austria1.0496100
60Kyrgyzstan1.049696
60Nicaragua1.049695
60Armenia1.049699
60Guinea-Bissau1.049693
60Montenegro1.0496100
60Micronesia1.049694
60Nauru1.049697
80United States1.0397100
80Brazil1.039798
80Myanmar1.039797
80Ukraine1.0397112
80Mozambique1.039793
80Taiwan1.0397100
80Chile1.0397100
80Senegal1.039794
80Ecuador1.039797
80Benin1.039794
80Haiti1.039797
80Belgium1.0397102
80Czechia1.0397105
80Togo1.039796
80Finland1.0397103
80Eritrea1.039797
80Namibia1.039795
80Albania1.039797
98Germany1.0298103
98Argentina1.0298101
98Canada1.0298101
98Niger1.029895
98Chad1.029896
98Guatemala1.029897
98Tunisia1.029897
98Sierra Leone1.029896
98Turkmenistan1.029899
98Ireland1.029898
98Gambia1.029897
98Jamaica1.029897
98Lesotho1.0298100
98Suriname1.0298100
98Belize1.029896
98Jersey1.0298103
98Sint Maarten1.029898
98Tuvalu1.0298102
116Ethiopia1.019999
116United Kingdom1.0199102
116Cameroon1.019998
116Venezuela1.019999
116Australia1.0199101
116Netherlands1.0199102
116Burundi1.019998
116Cuba1.0199101
116Switzerland1.0199102
116Denmark1.0199103
116Central African Republic1.019997
116North Macedonia1.0199103
116Timor-Leste1.019996
116Vanuatu1.019996
116New Caledonia1.0199101
116Guernsey1.0199102
116American Samoa1.019997
116Liechtenstein1.019999
—India—106107
—China—104106
—Indonesia—100100
—Pakistan—104105
—Egypt—106106
—Philippines—100102
—DR Congo—100100
—Vietnam—101102
—Iran—103104
—Turkey—101103
—Tanzania—100100
—Kenya—100100
—Sudan—10199
—South Korea—101107
—Algeria—103103
—Iraq—102101
—Afghanistan—102103
—Yemen—102103
—Morocco—10099
—Uzbekistan—101100
—Malaysia—105106
—Saudi Arabia—131142
—Madagascar—101101
—Ivory Coast—101102
—Syria—10199
—Zambia—100100
—Somalia—101104
—Guinea—100100
—Bolivia—101102
—South Sudan—104103
—Dominican Republic—102103
—Jordan—110113
—United Arab Emirates—213247
—Tajikistan—101100
—Papua New Guinea—103102
—Azerbaijan—100100
—Israel—101104
—Laos—10099
—Libya—104105
—Paraguay—100101
—Republic of the Congo—100101
—Singapore—100101
—Lebanon—100102
—Liberia—10099
—Oman—116124
—Norway—102105
—New Zealand—100102
—Costa Rica—100102
—Kuwait—136151
—Panama—102102
—Qatar—332429
—Gabon—107111
—Slovenia—100109
—Equatorial Guinea—116122
—Bahrain—150168
—Trinidad and Tobago—101104
—Cyprus—105111
—Fiji—103105
—Solomon Islands—104105
—Guyana—104108
—Bhutan—107108
—Luxembourg—102105
—Malta—102107
—Maldives—104106
—Iceland—100102
—French Polynesia—105106
—Sao Tome and Principe—10099
—Samoa—103104
—Guam—106110
—Seychelles—108114
—Grenada—103104
—Tonga—101102
—Saint Vincent and the Grenadines—104106
—Isle of Man—101104
—Andorra—105105
—Dominica—102104
—Faroe Islands—107112
—Greenland—107107
—Saint Kitts and Nevis—100102
—Northern Mariana Islands—112111
—Gibraltar—101102
—Marshall Islands—103103
—Palau—106125
—Cook Islands—105106
—Montserrat—10098

What correlates with Females per Male?

Pearson r against 1,345 other country metrics sharing at least 80 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Females per Male tend to score higher on these

  1. GGGI Health ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
    r = +0.41 · moderate · n = 92
    Plot
  2. Stomach Cancer Mortality CRStomach Cancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.39 · moderate · n = 109
    Plot
  3. Hypertension Crude Prevalence Females 30-79Hypertension Rates by Country
    r = +0.37 · moderate · n = 113
    Plot
  4. Alcoholism Rate MaleAlcoholism by Country
    r = +0.36 · moderate · n = 119
    Plot
  5. Literacy Rate - MaleLiteracy Rate by Country
    r = +0.36 · moderate · n = 100
    Plot
  6. Alcoholism % MaleAlcoholism by Country
    r = +0.36 · moderate · n = 119
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Females per Male tend to score lower on these

  1. Sex Ratio (Males Per 100 Females)Countries by Sex Ratio
    r = −0.59 · strong · n = 133
    Plot
  2. World Giving Index Overall ScoreMost Charitable Countries
    r = −0.38 · moderate · n = 86
    Plot
  3. Erect Girth (cm)Penis Size by Country
    r = −0.36 · moderate · n = 84
    Plot
  4. Erect Girth (in)Penis Size by Country
    r = −0.36 · moderate · n = 84
    Plot
  5. Average Penis GirthCondom Size by Country
    r = −0.36 · moderate · n = 84
    Plot
  6. Adults Who Volunteered WGIMost Charitable Countries
    r = −0.34 · moderate · n = 86
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Females per Male?
Djibouti has the highest Females per Male, at 1.2, followed by Hong Kong (1.16) and Lithuania (1.16).
Which country has the lowest Females per Male?
Liechtenstein has the lowest Females per Male, at 1.01.
What is the median Females per Male across countries?
The median is 1.04 across the 133 countries with data.
Where does this countries with more women than men data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Sex ratio - The World Factbook.

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