Republic of Korea vs Puerto Rico: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Republic of Korea
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.939 live births per woman against 0.734 live births per woman in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.205 live births per woman.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.3 times Republic of Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Republic of Korea ranks 234th and Puerto Rico ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.14 live births per woman | 4.76 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 5.1 live births per woman | 3.97 live births per woman | 1.13 live births per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 3.49 live births per woman | 2.93 live births per woman | 0.5596 live births per woman | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 1.98 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 0.378 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 1.62 live births per woman | 2.17 live births per woman | 0.5504 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 1.22 live births per woman | 1.81 live births per woman | 0.5842 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.14 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 0.2047 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.7658 live births per woman | 0.9396 live births per woman | 0.1738 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Republic of Korea or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.939 live births per woman against 0.734 live births per woman in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Republic of Korea and Puerto Rico?
- 0.205 live births per woman, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Puerto Rico?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Republic of Korea and Puerto Rico rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Republic of Korea ranks 234th and Puerto Rico ranks 231st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.