El Salvador vs Vietnam: Difference in male and female life expectancy

El Salvador
8.69
in 2023
Vietnam
8.68
in 2023
El Salvador rank
11th
Vietnam rank
12th

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • El Salvador
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 8.69 against 8.68 in Vietnam, a difference of 0.01.

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

El Salvador ranks 11th and Vietnam ranks 12th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Vietnam Difference Ahead
1950s 2.79 6.2 3.41 Vietnam
1960s 3.6 7.43 3.83 Vietnam
1970s 6.86 9.09 2.23 Vietnam
1980s 11.88 6.69 5.19 El Salvador
1990s 9.8 6.66 3.14 El Salvador
2000s 9.17 8.62 0.5571 El Salvador
2010s 9.13 8.73 0.407 El Salvador
2020s 8.93 8.79 0.1407 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, El Salvador or Vietnam?
El Salvador, at 8.69 against 8.68 in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between El Salvador and Vietnam?
0.01, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Vietnam?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Vietnam rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
El Salvador ranks 11th and Vietnam ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Difference in male and female life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed