China (People’s Republic of) vs Puerto Rico: Children per woman un

China (People’s Republic of)
0.999
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0.941
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
221st
Puerto Rico rank
224th

Children per woman un over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Puerto Rico
02468195019862023

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 0.999 against 0.941 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.058.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 221st and Puerto Rico ranks 224th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1950s 5.93 4.76 1.17 China (People’s Republic of)
1960s 6 3.97 2.03 China (People’s Republic of)
1970s 4.07 2.93 1.14 China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 2.68 2.36 0.3273 China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 1.73 2.17 0.4402 Puerto Rico
2000s 1.63 1.81 0.1803 Puerto Rico
2010s 1.69 1.34 0.3491 China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 1.1 0.9397 0.1568 China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children per woman un, China (People’s Republic of) or Puerto Rico?
China (People’s Republic of), at 0.999 against 0.941 in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in children per woman un between China (People’s Republic of) and Puerto Rico?
0.058, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Puerto Rico?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Puerto Rico rank globally for children per woman un?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 221st and Puerto Rico ranks 224th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children per woman un. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Children per woman un
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed