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Burkina Faso vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Sex gap in life expectancy

Burkina Faso
4.3 years
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4.29 years
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
160th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
161st

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 4.3 years against 4.29 years in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 160th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 161st of 236 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 2.14 years 6.91 years 4.77 years Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s 2.41 years 4.13 years 1.71 years Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 2.63 years 4.62 years 1.99 years Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 2.21 years 5.28 years 3.07 years Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 2.35 years 6.27 years 3.92 years Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 2.92 years 7.04 years 4.11 years Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 3.24 years 5.28 years 2.05 years Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 3.88 years 4.65 years 0.765 years Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Burkina Faso or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Burkina Faso, at 4.3 years against 4.29 years in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Burkina Faso and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.01 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
Burkina Faso ranks 160th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 161st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.