Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 78.4% less likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 12.2% more money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 46.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 65.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
be 83.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
have 34.5% fewer children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 22.4% less on education
Cyprus spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. South Korea spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 17.1% more on healthcare
Cyprus spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.7 times more coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Korea: At a glance
How big is South Korea compared to Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.