Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Republic of Korea or Philippines?

Republic of Korea, at 5.96 years against 5.93 years in Philippines as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Republic of Korea and Philippines?

0.03 years, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Philippines?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Republic of Korea vs Philippines: Sex gap in life expectancy

Republic of Korea

5.96 years

in 2023

Philippines

5.93 years

in 2023

Republic of Korea rank

71st

Philippines rank

73rd

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Republic of Korea
Philippines

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 5.96 years against 5.93 years in Philippines, a difference of 0.03 years.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 71st and Philippines ranks 73rd of 236 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1950s	8.11 years	2.64 years	5.48 years	Republic of Korea
1960s	6.11 years	4.36 years	1.75 years	Republic of Korea
1970s	8.54 years	5.69 years	2.85 years	Republic of Korea
1980s	9.26 years	6.85 years	2.42 years	Republic of Korea
1990s	8.26 years	6.91 years	1.35 years	Republic of Korea
2000s	7.33 years	6.96 years	0.3704 years	Republic of Korea
2010s	6.8 years	6.38 years	0.4265 years	Republic of Korea
2020s	6.27 years	5.76 years	0.5052 years	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Republic of Korea or Philippines?: Republic of Korea, at 5.96 years against 5.93 years in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Republic of Korea and Philippines?: 0.03 years, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Philippines?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Philippines rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Republic of Korea ranks 71st and Philippines ranks 73rd 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: 28 August 2026

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