Bhutan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Bhutan
0.1103
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0.1119
in 2023
Bhutan rank
95th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
93rd
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Bhutan
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 0.1119 against 0.1103 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0016.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Bhutan ranks 95th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4683 | 0.3698 | 0.0986 | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 0.4415 | 0.2339 | 0.2076 | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 0.3818 | 0.1742 | 0.2076 | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 0.307 | 0.1333 | 0.1737 | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.2344 | 0.1686 | 0.0658 | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.1704 | 0.1539 | 0.0165 | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.1265 | 0.1174 | 0.0091 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.1125 | 0.1118 | 0.0007 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Bhutan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 0.1119 against 0.1103 in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Bhutan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.0016, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Bhutan ranks 95th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.