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
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
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.