Korea vs Romania: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference
Korea
5.8 Years
in 2024
Romania
7.5 Years
in 2024
Korea rank
2nd
Romania rank
4th
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference over time
- Korea
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 7.5 Years against 5.8 Years in Korea, a difference of 1.7 Years.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 2nd and Romania ranks 4th of 3 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.79 Years | 4.64 Years | 3.15 Years | Korea |
| 1980s | 8.51 Years | 5.74 Years | 2.77 Years | Korea |
| 1990s | 8.17 Years | 7.38 Years | 0.79 Years | Korea |
| 2000s | 6.87 Years | 7.36 Years | 0.49 Years | Romania |
| 2010s | 6.33 Years | 7.34 Years | 1.01 Years | Romania |
| 2020s | 5.9 Years | 7.64 Years | 1.74 Years | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy — life expectancy difference, Korea or Romania?
- Romania, at 7.5 Years against 5.8 Years in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy — life expectancy difference between Korea and Romania?
- 1.7 Years, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Romania?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Romania rank globally for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Korea ranks 2nd and Romania ranks 4th of 3 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.