Egypt vs North Korea: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth
Egypt
4.32
in 2023
North Korea
4.29
in 2023
Egypt rank
159th
North Korea rank
161st
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time
- Egypt
- North Korea
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.32 against 4.29 in North Korea, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.
Egypt ranks 159th and North Korea ranks 161st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.65 | 6.91 | 2.26 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 5.82 | 4.13 | 1.69 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 5.25 | 4.62 | 0.6279 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 3.66 | 5.28 | 1.62 | North Korea |
| 1990s | 3.8 | 6.27 | 2.47 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 4.79 | 7.04 | 2.24 | North Korea |
| 2010s | 4.66 | 5.28 | 0.6199 | North Korea |
| 2020s | 4.15 | 4.65 | 0.4953 | 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 birth, Egypt or North Korea?
- Egypt, at 4.32 against 4.29 in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between Egypt and North Korea?
- 0.03, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and North Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and North Korea rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Egypt ranks 159th and North Korea ranks 161st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.