South Korea vs Puerto Rico: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected
South Korea
0.7167
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0.9308
in 2023
South Korea rank
234th
Puerto Rico rank
231st
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time
- South Korea
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.9308 against 0.7167 in South Korea, a difference of 0.2141.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
South Korea ranks 234th and Puerto Rico ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.74 | 4.34 | 0.3962 | South Korea |
| 1960s | 4.54 | 3.72 | 0.8178 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 3.28 | 2.82 | 0.4567 | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.91 | 2.29 | 0.3783 | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 1.59 | 2.12 | 0.5304 | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 1.21 | 1.78 | 0.5683 | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.13 | 1.32 | 0.1946 | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.77 | 0.9296 | 0.1596 | Puerto Rico |
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, South Korea or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.9308 against 0.7167 in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between South Korea and Puerto Rico?
- 0.2141, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Puerto Rico rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
- South Korea ranks 234th 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.