Japan vs South Korea: Female to male life expectancy ratio
Japan
1.07
in 2023
South Korea
1.07
in 2023
Japan rank
99th
South Korea rank
102nd
Female to male life expectancy ratio over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.07 against 1.07 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 99th and South Korea ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.06 | 1.29 | 0.2312 | South Korea |
| 1960s | 1.08 | 1.11 | 0.0371 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 1.07 | 1.14 | 0.0686 | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.08 | 1.15 | 0.0705 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 1.12 | 0.0367 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 1.1 | 0.0114 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 1.09 | 0.008 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.08 | 0.0033 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female to male life expectancy ratio, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 1.07 against 1.07 in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female to male life expectancy ratio between Japan and South Korea?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for female to male life expectancy ratio?
- Japan ranks 99th and South Korea ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Female to male life expectancy ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.