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