Dominican Republic vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Dominican Republic
73.72 years
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
73.64 years
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
132nd
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
133rd
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Dominican Republic
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 73.72 years against 73.64 years in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 132nd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 133rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.52 years | 42.34 years | 5.18 years | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 54.64 years | 58.54 years | 3.91 years | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1970s | 60.85 years | 64.51 years | 3.67 years | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 65.35 years | 68.92 years | 3.57 years | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 69.13 years | 65.77 years | 3.36 years | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 70.93 years | 66.76 years | 4.17 years | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 72.94 years | 72.14 years | 0.8013 years | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 73.08 years | 73.38 years | 0.2945 years | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Dominican Republic or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Dominican Republic, at 73.72 years against 73.64 years in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Dominican Republic and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.08 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Dominican Republic ranks 132nd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 133rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.