Italy vs South Korea: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Italy
0.0692
in 2023
South Korea
0.0683
in 2023
Italy rank
232nd
South Korea rank
233rd
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Italy
- South Korea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0692 against 0.0683 in South Korea, a difference of 0.0009.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 232nd and South Korea ranks 233rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1564 | 0.3588 | 0.2024 | South Korea |
| 1960s | 0.1276 | 0.2321 | 0.1044 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.107 | 0.1668 | 0.0597 | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0925 | 0.1308 | 0.0383 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0858 | 0.102 | 0.0161 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0774 | 0.0838 | 0.0063 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0724 | 0.0728 | 0.0004 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0723 | 0.0697 | 0.0026 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Italy or South Korea?
- Italy, at 0.0692 against 0.0683 in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Italy and South Korea?
- 0.0009, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Italy ranks 232nd and South Korea ranks 233rd 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.