Dominican Republic vs North Korea: Life expectancy
Dominican Republic
73.72 years
in 2023
North Korea
73.64 years
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
132nd
North Korea rank
133rd
Life expectancy over time
- Dominican Republic
- North Korea
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 73.72 years against 73.64 years in North Korea, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 132nd and North Korea ranks 133rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.52 years | 42.34 years | 5.18 years | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 54.64 years | 58.54 years | 3.91 years | North Korea |
| 1970s | 60.85 years | 64.51 years | 3.67 years | North Korea |
| 1980s | 65.35 years | 68.92 years | 3.57 years | North Korea |
| 1990s | 69.13 years | 65.77 years | 3.36 years | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 70.93 years | 66.76 years | 4.17 years | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 72.94 years | 72.14 years | 0.8013 years | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 73.08 years | 73.38 years | 0.2945 years | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Dominican Republic or North Korea?
- Dominican Republic, at 73.72 years against 73.64 years in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Dominican Republic and North Korea?
- 0.08 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and North Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and North Korea rank globally for life expectancy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 132nd and North Korea ranks 133rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) β 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.