Which has higher median age, Chile or North Korea?

North Korea, at 36.05 against 35.97 in Chile as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and North Korea?

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

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

Chile

35.97

in 2023

North Korea

36.05

in 2023

Chile rank

91st

North Korea rank

90th

North Korea currently reports 36.05 against 35.97 in Chile, a difference of 0.08.

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

Chile ranks 91st and North Korea ranks 90th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 5.

Decade	Chile	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19.45	17.2	2.25	Chile
1960s	19.35	19.94	0.5966	North Korea
1970s	20.61	20.17	0.4451	Chile
1980s	23.27	22.95	0.3177	Chile
1990s	26.2	26.7	0.5054	North Korea
2000s	29.73	31.03	1.3	North Korea
2010s	33.11	34.08	0.9693	North Korea
2020s	35.32	35.69	0.371	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher median age, Chile or North Korea?: North Korea, at 36.05 against 35.97 in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Chile and North Korea?: 0.08, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and North Korea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Chile and North Korea rank globally for median age?: Chile ranks 91st and North Korea ranks 90th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.