North Korea vs Suriname: Life expectancy for people of different ages
North Korea
73.64 years
in 2023
Suriname
73.63 years
in 2023
North Korea rank
133rd
Suriname rank
134th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- North Korea
- Suriname
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 73.64 years against 73.63 years in Suriname, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Suriname ahead.
North Korea ranks 133rd and Suriname ranks 134th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.34 years | 53.17 years | 10.82 years | Suriname |
| 1960s | 58.54 years | 58.55 years | 0.0107 years | Suriname |
| 1970s | 64.51 years | 59.99 years | 4.53 years | North Korea |
| 1980s | 68.92 years | 61.2 years | 7.72 years | North Korea |
| 1990s | 65.77 years | 62.84 years | 2.93 years | North Korea |
| 2000s | 66.76 years | 66.78 years | 0.0158 years | Suriname |
| 2010s | 72.14 years | 70.59 years | 1.56 years | North Korea |
| 2020s | 73.38 years | 72.04 years | 1.34 years | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, North Korea or Suriname?
- North Korea, at 73.64 years against 73.63 years in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between North Korea and Suriname?
- 0.01 years, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Suriname rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- North Korea ranks 133rd and Suriname ranks 134th 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.