Korea vs Puerto Rico: Fertility vs unmet contraception

Korea
0.748
in 2024
Puerto Rico
0.92
in 2024
Korea rank
214th
Puerto Rico rank
212th

Fertility vs unmet contraception over time

  • Korea
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.92 against 0.748 in Korea, a difference of 0.172.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 214th and Puerto Rico ranks 212th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 5.1 4.04 1.06 Korea
1970s 3.6 2.97 0.6282 Korea
1980s 1.95 2.47 0.5215 Puerto Rico
1990s 1.6 2.15 0.5559 Puerto Rico
2000s 1.21 1.78 0.5658 Puerto Rico
2010s 1.15 1.34 0.1845 Puerto Rico
2020s 0.7784 0.9166 0.1382 Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility vs unmet contraception, Korea or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 0.92 against 0.748 in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility vs unmet contraception between Korea and Puerto Rico?
0.172, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Puerto Rico?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Korea and Puerto Rico rank globally for fertility vs unmet contraception?
Korea ranks 214th and Puerto Rico ranks 212th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Fertility vs unmet contraception. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility vs unmet contraception
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed