El Salvador vs Viet Nam: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
El Salvador
8.69 years
in 2023
Viet Nam
8.68 years
in 2023
El Salvador rank
11th
Viet Nam rank
12th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- El Salvador
- Viet Nam
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 8.69 years against 8.68 years in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Viet Nam ahead.
El Salvador ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.79 years | 6.2 years | 3.41 years | Viet Nam |
| 1960s | 3.6 years | 7.43 years | 3.83 years | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 6.86 years | 9.09 years | 2.23 years | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 11.88 years | 6.69 years | 5.19 years | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 9.8 years | 6.66 years | 3.14 years | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 9.17 years | 8.62 years | 0.5571 years | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 9.13 years | 8.73 years | 0.407 years | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 8.93 years | 8.79 years | 0.1407 years | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, El Salvador or Viet Nam?
- El Salvador, at 8.69 years against 8.68 years in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between El Salvador and Viet Nam?
- 0.01 years, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Viet Nam rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- El Salvador ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 12th 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 at different ages. 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.