South Korea vs Puerto Rico: Children per woman vs human development index

South Korea
0.72
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0.941
in 2023
South Korea rank
227th
Puerto Rico rank
224th

Children per woman vs human development index over time

  • South Korea
  • Puerto Rico
0246195019862023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.941 against 0.72 in South Korea, a difference of 0.221.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 227th and Puerto Rico ranks 224th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1950s 6.14 4.76 1.38 South Korea
1960s 5.1 3.97 1.13 South Korea
1970s 3.49 2.93 0.5596 South Korea
1980s 1.98 2.36 0.378 Puerto Rico
1990s 1.62 2.17 0.5504 Puerto Rico
2000s 1.22 1.81 0.5842 Puerto Rico
2010s 1.14 1.34 0.2047 Puerto Rico
2020s 0.7738 0.9397 0.166 Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children per woman vs human development index, South Korea or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 0.941 against 0.72 in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in children per woman vs human development index between South Korea and Puerto Rico?
0.221, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Puerto Rico?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Puerto Rico rank globally for children per woman vs human development index?
South Korea ranks 227th and Puerto Rico ranks 224th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children per woman vs human development index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Children per woman vs human development index
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