Puerto Rico vs Ukraine: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Puerto Rico
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 0.988 live births per woman against 0.939 live births per woman in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.049 live births per woman.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 231st and Ukraine ranks 229th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 6 and Ukraine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.76 live births per woman | 2.34 live births per woman | 2.42 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 3.97 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 2.93 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 0.8905 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 2.36 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 0.3385 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 2.17 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 0.7003 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 1.81 live births per woman | 1.25 live births per woman | 0.5594 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.39 live births per woman | 0.0521 live births per woman | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.9396 live births per woman | 1.04 live births per woman | 0.104 live births per woman | Ukraine |
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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 0.988 live births per woman against 0.939 live births per woman in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Puerto Rico and Ukraine?
- 0.049 live births per woman, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Ukraine?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Ukraine rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Puerto Rico ranks 231st and Ukraine ranks 229th 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.