Germany vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Germany
1.06
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.06
in 2023
Germany rank
161st
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
160th
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Germany
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 1.06 against 1.06 in Germany, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Germany ranks 161st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 160th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.08 | 1.3 | 0.2227 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1960s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 0.0101 | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.09 | 1.07 | 0.0176 | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 0.0107 | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.09 | 1.1 | 0.0127 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.11 | 0.037 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.08 | 0.0138 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 1.07 | 0.0027 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Germany or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 1.06 against 1.06 in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Germany and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Germany ranks 161st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 160th 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. 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.