Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Latvia or Viet Nam?

Latvia, at 8.98 years against 8.68 years in Viet Nam as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Viet Nam?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Latvia vs Viet Nam: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Latvia

8.98 years

in 2023

Viet Nam

8.68 years

in 2023

Latvia rank

9th

Viet Nam rank

12th

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Latvia
Viet Nam

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 8.98 years against 8.68 years in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.3 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Latvia ranks 9th and Viet Nam ranks 12th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 7 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6.35 years	6.2 years	0.148 years	Latvia
1960s	7.41 years	7.43 years	0.0216 years	Viet Nam
1970s	9.29 years	9.09 years	0.1988 years	Latvia
1980s	9.48 years	6.69 years	2.78 years	Latvia
1990s	11.54 years	6.66 years	4.87 years	Latvia
2000s	10.8 years	8.62 years	2.19 years	Latvia
2010s	9.68 years	8.73 years	0.9535 years	Latvia
2020s	9.28 years	8.79 years	0.4943 years	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Latvia or Viet Nam?: Latvia, at 8.98 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 Latvia and Viet Nam?: 0.3 years, with Latvia 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 at different ages?: Latvia ranks 9th 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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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.