North Korea vs Netherlands: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45

North Korea
2.89
in 2023
Netherlands
2.88
in 2023
North Korea rank
187th
Netherlands rank
188th

Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 over time

  • North Korea
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 2.89 against 2.88 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 187th and Netherlands ranks 188th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Netherlands Difference Ahead
1950s 4.07 1.95 2.12 North Korea
1960s 2.87 3.87 1 Netherlands
1970s 3.18 5.29 2.11 Netherlands
1980s 3.58 5.96 2.38 Netherlands
1990s 5.03 5.23 0.199 Netherlands
2000s 5.61 4.09 1.52 North Korea
2010s 3.73 3.11 0.6217 North Korea
2020s 3.17 2.97 0.1984 North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45, North Korea or Netherlands?
North Korea, at 2.89 against 2.88 in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 between North Korea and Netherlands?
0.01, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Netherlands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Netherlands rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
North Korea ranks 187th and Netherlands ranks 188th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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