Puerto Rico vs Taiwan, China: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Puerto Rico
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.939 live births per woman against 0.863 live births per woman in Taiwan, China, a difference of 0.076 live births per woman.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan, China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan, China ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 231st and Taiwan, China ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan, China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.76 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | Taiwan, China |
| 1960s | 3.97 live births per woman | 5.04 live births per woman | 1.08 live births per woman | Taiwan, China |
| 1970s | 2.93 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | 0.218 live births per woman | Taiwan, China |
| 1980s | 2.36 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 0.3169 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 2.17 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 0.448 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 1.81 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | 0.6028 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | 0.2365 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.9396 live births per woman | 0.9136 live births per woman | 0.026 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, Puerto Rico or Taiwan, China?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.939 live births per woman against 0.863 live births per woman in Taiwan, China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Puerto Rico and Taiwan, China?
- 0.076 live births per woman, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Taiwan, China?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Taiwan, China rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Puerto Rico ranks 231st and Taiwan, China ranks 232nd 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.