North Korea vs Nepal: Life expectancy at age 15
North Korea
84.43 years
in 2100
Nepal
84.08 years
in 2100
North Korea rank
146th
Nepal rank
149th
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- North Korea
- Nepal
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 84.43 years against 84.08 years in Nepal, a difference of 0.35 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.
North Korea ranks 146th and Nepal ranks 149th of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 15 and Nepal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 55.15 years | 58.88 years | 3.74 years | Nepal |
| 1960s | 66.63 years | 59.8 years | 6.83 years | North Korea |
| 1970s | 69.47 years | 61.35 years | 8.12 years | North Korea |
| 1980s | 72.32 years | 63.18 years | 9.13 years | North Korea |
| 1990s | 71.85 years | 66.9 years | 4.96 years | North Korea |
| 2000s | 71.23 years | 69.86 years | 1.37 years | North Korea |
| 2010s | 74.26 years | 71.25 years | 3.01 years | North Korea |
| 2020s | 75.41 years | 72.66 years | 2.75 years | North Korea |
| 2030s | 76.4 years | 74.5 years | 1.9 years | North Korea |
| 2040s | 77.49 years | 76.1 years | 1.39 years | North Korea |
| 2050s | 78.67 years | 77.64 years | 1.03 years | North Korea |
| 2060s | 79.94 years | 79.15 years | 0.7886 years | North Korea |
| 2070s | 81.23 years | 80.58 years | 0.6463 years | North Korea |
| 2080s | 82.51 years | 81.99 years | 0.5268 years | North Korea |
| 2090s | 83.77 years | 83.36 years | 0.4111 years | North Korea |
| 2100s | 84.43 years | 84.08 years | 0.351 years | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, North Korea or Nepal?
- North Korea, at 84.43 years against 84.08 years in Nepal as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between North Korea and Nepal?
- 0.35 years, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Nepal?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do North Korea and Nepal rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- North Korea ranks 146th and Nepal ranks 149th 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.