French Polynesia vs Republic of Korea: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita

French Polynesia
84.07 years
in 2023
Republic of Korea
84.33 years
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
7th
Republic of Korea rank
5th

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Republic of Korea
20406080195019862023

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 84.33 years against 84.07 years in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.26 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 7th and Republic of Korea ranks 5th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 6 and Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1950s 55.76 years 42.69 years 13.07 years French Polynesia
1960s 60.9 years 56.79 years 4.11 years French Polynesia
1970s 64.24 years 64.14 years 0.0917 years French Polynesia
1980s 70.69 years 68.15 years 2.55 years French Polynesia
1990s 76.06 years 73.28 years 2.79 years French Polynesia
2000s 79.92 years 78.33 years 1.59 years French Polynesia
2010s 82.22 years 82.32 years 0.0952 years Republic of Korea
2020s 82.49 years 83.65 years 1.16 years Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, French Polynesia or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 84.33 years against 84.07 years in French Polynesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between French Polynesia and Republic of Korea?
0.26 years, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Republic of Korea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Republic of Korea rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
French Polynesia ranks 7th and Republic of Korea ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

French Polynesia vs Republic of Korea: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid, drawing on UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/life-expectancy-un-vs-gdp-per-capita-wb/french-polynesia/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/life-expectancy-un-vs-gdp-per-capita-wb/french-polynesia/korea-rep/">French Polynesia vs Republic of Korea: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.