Ecuador vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Ecuador
1.82 live births per woman
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.78 live births per woman
in 2023
Ecuador rank
127th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
130th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Ecuador
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.82 live births per woman against 1.78 live births per woman in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 127th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 130th of 236 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.75 live births per woman | 3.61 live births per woman | 3.14 live births per woman | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 6.55 live births per woman | 3.65 live births per woman | 2.9 live births per woman | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 5.5 live births per woman | 3.23 live births per woman | 2.27 live births per woman | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 4.21 live births per woman | 2.67 live births per woman | 1.53 live births per woman | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 3.42 live births per woman | 2.17 live births per woman | 1.26 live births per woman | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 2.85 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 0.9264 live births per woman | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 2.3 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | 0.4338 live births per woman | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.89 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 0.089 live births per woman | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Ecuador or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Ecuador, at 1.82 live births per woman against 1.78 live births per woman in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Ecuador ranks 127th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 130th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.