South Korea vs Turkmenistan: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child

South Korea
5.96
in 2023
Turkmenistan
5.97
in 2023
South Korea rank
71st
Turkmenistan rank
70th

Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child over time

  • South Korea
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 5.97 against 5.96 in South Korea, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 71st and Turkmenistan ranks 70th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Turkmenistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1950s 8.11 8.46 0.3499 Turkmenistan
1960s 6.11 8.58 2.47 Turkmenistan
1970s 8.54 7.77 0.7724 South Korea
1980s 9.26 6.4 2.86 South Korea
1990s 8.26 6.88 1.38 South Korea
2000s 7.33 7.45 0.1236 Turkmenistan
2010s 6.8 6.4 0.4053 South Korea
2020s 6.27 6.16 0.1076 South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child, South Korea or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 5.97 against 5.96 in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child between South Korea and Turkmenistan?
0.01, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Turkmenistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Turkmenistan rank globally for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
South Korea ranks 71st and Turkmenistan ranks 70th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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