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

Puerto Rico
0.9308
in 2023
Taiwan
0.8617
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
231st
Taiwan rank
232nd

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Taiwan
0246195019862023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.9308 against 0.8617 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.0691.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 231st and Taiwan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Taiwan Difference Ahead
1950s 4.34 5.79 1.45 Taiwan
1960s 3.72 4.76 1.04 Taiwan
1970s 2.82 3.05 0.2268 Taiwan
1980s 2.29 2 0.2961 Puerto Rico
1990s 2.12 1.69 0.4321 Puerto Rico
2000s 1.78 1.19 0.5929 Puerto Rico
2010s 1.32 1.09 0.2317 Puerto Rico
2020s 0.9296 0.9172 0.0124 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, Puerto Rico or Taiwan?
Puerto Rico, at 0.9308 against 0.8617 in Taiwan as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Puerto Rico and Taiwan?
0.0691, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Taiwan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Taiwan rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Puerto Rico ranks 231st and Taiwan ranks 232nd 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