Mongolia vs Viet Nam: Sex gap in life expectancy
Mongolia
9.19 years
in 2023
Viet Nam
9.39 years
in 2023
Mongolia rank
9th
Viet Nam rank
8th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Mongolia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 9.39 years against 9.19 years in Mongolia, a difference of 0.2 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Mongolia ranks 9th and Viet Nam ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.51 years | 7.07 years | 1.56 years | Viet Nam |
| 1960s | 3.78 years | 8.53 years | 4.75 years | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 3.47 years | 10.22 years | 6.75 years | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 4.15 years | 8.3 years | 4.16 years | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 5.55 years | 7.86 years | 2.31 years | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 7.79 years | 9.55 years | 1.75 years | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 8.94 years | 9.55 years | 0.6042 years | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 9.28 years | 9.52 years | 0.235 years | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Mongolia or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 9.39 years against 9.19 years in Mongolia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Mongolia and Viet Nam?
- 0.2 years, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mongolia and Viet Nam rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Mongolia ranks 9th 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.