Korea vs Philippines: Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita
Korea
5.96 years
in 2023
Philippines
5.93 years
in 2023
Korea rank
71st
Philippines rank
73rd
Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita over time
- Korea
- Philippines
How they compare
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 Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 71st and Philippines ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.11 years | 2.64 years | 5.48 years | Korea |
| 1960s | 6.11 years | 4.36 years | 1.75 years | Korea |
| 1970s | 8.54 years | 5.69 years | 2.85 years | Korea |
| 1980s | 9.26 years | 6.85 years | 2.42 years | Korea |
| 1990s | 8.26 years | 6.91 years | 1.35 years | Korea |
| 2000s | 7.33 years | 6.96 years | 0.3704 years | Korea |
| 2010s | 6.8 years | 6.38 years | 0.4265 years | Korea |
| 2020s | 6.27 years | 5.76 years | 0.5052 years | 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, Korea or Philippines?
- Korea, at 5.96 years against 5.93 years in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita between Korea and Philippines?
- 0.03 years, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Philippines rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita?
- 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 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.