Andorra vs South Korea: Life expectancy

Andorra
84.04 years
in 2023
South Korea
84.33 years
in 2023
Andorra rank
8th
South Korea rank
5th

Life expectancy over time

  • Andorra
  • South Korea
20406080190819652023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 84.33 years against 84.04 years in Andorra, a difference of 0.29 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Andorra ahead.

Andorra ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 5th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Andorra averaged higher in 7 and South Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Andorra South Korea Difference Ahead
1950s 69.4 years 42.69 years 26.71 years Andorra
1960s 73.51 years 56.79 years 16.72 years Andorra
1970s 75.53 years 64.14 years 11.38 years Andorra
1980s 77.91 years 68.15 years 9.76 years Andorra
1990s 80.47 years 73.28 years 7.19 years Andorra
2000s 83.01 years 78.33 years 4.68 years Andorra
2010s 84.34 years 82.32 years 2.03 years Andorra
2020s 82.45 years 83.65 years 1.19 years South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Andorra or South Korea?
South Korea, at 84.33 years against 84.04 years in Andorra as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Andorra and South Korea?
0.29 years, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Andorra and South Korea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Andorra and South Korea rank globally for life expectancy?
Andorra ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.