China vs Puerto Rico: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

China
0.9859
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0.9308
in 2023
China rank
228th
Puerto Rico rank
231st

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • China
  • Puerto Rico
0246195019862023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.9859 against 0.9308 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0551.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

China ranks 228th and Puerto Rico ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1950s 4.39 4.34 0.0459 China
1960s 4.92 3.72 1.19 China
1970s 3.61 2.82 0.7905 China
1980s 2.49 2.29 0.1952 China
1990s 1.62 2.12 0.5001 Puerto Rico
2000s 1.57 1.78 0.2097 Puerto Rico
2010s 1.66 1.32 0.334 China
2020s 1.08 0.9296 0.1516 China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, China or Puerto Rico?
China, at 0.9859 against 0.9308 in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between China and Puerto Rico?
0.0551, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Puerto Rico?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do China and Puerto Rico rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
China ranks 228th and Puerto Rico ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed