Faroe Islands vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality
Faroe Islands
4.33 years
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4.29 years
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
158th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
161st
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality over time
- Faroe Islands
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 4.33 years against 4.29 years in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 158th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 161st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 3 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.85 years | 6.91 years | 3.06 years | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1960s | 5.42 years | 4.13 years | 1.29 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 5.07 years | 4.62 years | 0.453 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 5.64 years | 5.28 years | 0.3643 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 5.33 years | 6.27 years | 0.9454 years | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 4.98 years | 7.04 years | 2.05 years | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 4.65 years | 5.28 years | 0.6335 years | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 4.34 years | 4.65 years | 0.3113 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 versus child mortality, Faroe Islands or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Faroe Islands, at 4.33 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 versus child mortality between Faroe Islands and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.04 years, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality?
- Faroe Islands ranks 158th 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 versus child mortality. 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.