Latvia vs Viet Nam: Sex gap in life expectancy
Latvia
8.91 years
in 2023
Viet Nam
9.39 years
in 2023
Latvia rank
11th
Viet Nam rank
8th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Latvia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 9.39 years against 8.91 years in Latvia, a difference of 0.48 years.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Latvia ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 5 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.32 years | 7.07 years | 0.2469 years | Latvia |
| 1960s | 7.84 years | 8.53 years | 0.6897 years | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 9.68 years | 10.22 years | 0.5437 years | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 9.83 years | 8.3 years | 1.52 years | Latvia |
| 1990s | 11.7 years | 7.86 years | 3.84 years | Latvia |
| 2000s | 10.9 years | 9.55 years | 1.35 years | Latvia |
| 2010s | 9.69 years | 9.55 years | 0.1497 years | Latvia |
| 2020s | 9.3 years | 9.52 years | 0.2201 years | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Latvia or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 9.39 years against 8.91 years in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Latvia and Viet Nam?
- 0.48 years, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Viet Nam rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Latvia ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 8th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.