Burkina Faso vs North Korea: Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
4.3 years
in 2023
North Korea
4.29 years
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
160th
North Korea rank
161st
Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- North Korea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 4.3 years against 4.29 years in North Korea, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 160th and North Korea ranks 161st of 236 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.14 years | 6.91 years | 4.77 years | North Korea |
| 1960s | 2.41 years | 4.13 years | 1.71 years | North Korea |
| 1970s | 2.63 years | 4.62 years | 1.99 years | North Korea |
| 1980s | 2.21 years | 5.28 years | 3.07 years | North Korea |
| 1990s | 2.35 years | 6.27 years | 3.92 years | North Korea |
| 2000s | 2.92 years | 7.04 years | 4.11 years | North Korea |
| 2010s | 3.24 years | 5.28 years | 2.05 years | North Korea |
| 2020s | 3.88 years | 4.65 years | 0.765 years | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita, Burkina Faso or North Korea?
- Burkina Faso, at 4.3 years against 4.29 years in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and North Korea?
- 0.01 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and North Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and North Korea rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 160th and North Korea 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 GDP per capita. 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.