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
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.