South Korea vs Saint Barthelemy: Life expectancy for people of different ages
South Korea
84.33 years
in 2023
Saint Barthelemy
84.29 years
in 2023
South Korea rank
5th
Saint Barthelemy rank
6th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- South Korea
- Saint Barthelemy
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 84.33 years against 84.29 years in Saint Barthelemy, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Barthelemy ahead.
South Korea ranks 5th and Saint Barthelemy ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Saint Barthelemy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Saint Barthelemy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.69 years | 57.77 years | 15.08 years | Saint Barthelemy |
| 1960s | 56.79 years | 61.91 years | 5.12 years | Saint Barthelemy |
| 1970s | 64.14 years | 68.57 years | 4.43 years | Saint Barthelemy |
| 1980s | 68.15 years | 73.93 years | 5.78 years | Saint Barthelemy |
| 1990s | 73.28 years | 77.51 years | 4.23 years | Saint Barthelemy |
| 2000s | 78.33 years | 80.63 years | 2.3 years | Saint Barthelemy |
| 2010s | 82.32 years | 82.69 years | 0.37 years | Saint Barthelemy |
| 2020s | 83.65 years | 84.21 years | 0.5615 years | Saint Barthelemy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, South Korea or Saint Barthelemy?
- South Korea, at 84.33 years against 84.29 years in Saint Barthelemy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between South Korea and Saint Barthelemy?
- 0.04 years, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Saint Barthelemy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Saint Barthelemy rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- South Korea ranks 5th and Saint Barthelemy ranks 6th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) β 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.