Which has higher life expectancy, South Korea or San Marino?

San Marino, at 85.71 against 84.33 in South Korea as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and San Marino?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Korea

84.33

in 2023

San Marino

85.71

in 2023

South Korea rank

5th

San Marino rank

2nd

San Marino currently reports 85.71 against 84.33 in South Korea, a difference of 1.38.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was San Marino ahead.

South Korea ranks 5th and San Marino ranks 2nd of 236 countries.

San Marino has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Decade	South Korea	San Marino	Difference	Ahead
1950s	42.69	72.28	29.59	San Marino
1960s	56.79	73.71	16.92	San Marino
1970s	64.14	75.14	11	San Marino
1980s	68.15	77.12	8.97	San Marino
1990s	73.28	78.91	5.63	San Marino
2000s	78.33	81.82	3.49	San Marino
2010s	82.32	84.43	2.12	San Marino
2020s	83.65	84.4	0.755	San Marino

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher life expectancy, South Korea or San Marino?: San Marino, at 85.71 against 84.33 in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between South Korea and San Marino?: 1.38, with San Marino ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and San Marino?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do South Korea and San Marino rank globally for life expectancy?: South Korea ranks 5th and San Marino ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.