South Korea vs Singapore: Life expectancy at birth, total
South Korea
83.63 years
in 2024
Singapore
83.35 years
in 2024
South Korea rank
14th
Singapore rank
15th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- South Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 83.63 years against 83.35 years in Singapore, a difference of 0.283 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Globally, South Korea ranks 14th and Singapore ranks 15th of 215 countries.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.