Korea vs Russia: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male)
Korea
5.8 Years
in 2024
Russia
10.7 Years
in 2023
Korea rank
2nd
Russia rank
1st
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male) over time
- Korea
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 10.7 Years against 5.8 Years in Korea, a difference of 4.9 Years.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.8 times Korea's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 1st of 3 groups.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.79 Years | 10.82 Years | 3.03 Years | Russia |
| 1980s | 8.51 Years | 10.66 Years | 2.15 Years | Russia |
| 1990s | 8.17 Years | 12 Years | 3.83 Years | Russia |
| 2000s | 6.87 Years | 12.99 Years | 6.12 Years | Russia |
| 2010s | 6.33 Years | 10.86 Years | 4.53 Years | Russia |
| 2020s | 5.92 Years | 9.95 Years | 4.02 Years | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy — life expectancy difference, Korea or Russia?
- Russia, at 10.7 Years against 5.8 Years in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy — life expectancy difference between Korea and Russia?
- 4.9 Years, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Russia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Russia rank globally for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Korea ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 1st 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.