Puerto Rico vs Ukraine: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Puerto Rico
0.941 live births per woman
in 2023
Ukraine
0.977 live births per woman
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
231st
Ukraine rank
229th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Puerto Rico
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 0.977 live births per woman against 0.941 live births per woman in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.036 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 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 | 0.9397 live births per woman | 1.06 live births per woman | 0.1177 live births per woman | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Puerto Rico or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 0.977 live births per woman against 0.941 live births per woman in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Puerto Rico and Ukraine?
- 0.036 live births per woman, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Ukraine?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Ukraine rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Puerto Rico ranks 231st and Ukraine ranks 229th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.