Korea vs South Sudan: Sex gap in life expectancy
Korea
5.96 years
in 2023
South Sudan
5.99 years
in 2023
Korea rank
71st
South Sudan rank
68th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Korea
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 5.99 years against 5.96 years in Korea, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 71st and South Sudan ranks 68th of 236 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.11 years | 4.52 years | 3.59 years | Korea |
| 1960s | 6.11 years | 5.91 years | 0.1963 years | Korea |
| 1970s | 8.54 years | 3.09 years | 5.45 years | Korea |
| 1980s | 9.26 years | 2.34 years | 6.92 years | Korea |
| 1990s | 8.26 years | 4.13 years | 4.13 years | Korea |
| 2000s | 7.33 years | 1.57 years | 5.76 years | Korea |
| 2010s | 6.8 years | 4.5 years | 2.3 years | Korea |
| 2020s | 6.27 years | 5.7 years | 0.5671 years | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Korea or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 5.99 years against 5.96 years in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Korea and South Sudan?
- 0.03 years, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Korea and South Sudan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Korea ranks 71st and South Sudan ranks 68th 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.