El Salvador vs Viet Nam: Sex ratio in life expectancy
El Salvador
1.13
in 2023
Viet Nam
1.13
in 2023
El Salvador rank
11th
Viet Nam rank
9th
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- El Salvador
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 1.13 against 1.13 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Viet Nam ahead.
El Salvador ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.09 | 1.15 | 0.0583 | Viet Nam |
| 1960s | 1.09 | 1.16 | 0.0731 | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 1.14 | 1.19 | 0.0498 | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 1.24 | 1.13 | 0.1062 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.17 | 1.12 | 0.0497 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.14 | 1.14 | 0.0054 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.14 | 1.14 | 0.0011 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.14 | 1.14 | 0.0008 | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, El Salvador or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 1.13 against 1.13 in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between El Salvador and Viet Nam?
- 0, with Viet Nam 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 ratio in life expectancy?
- El Salvador ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 9th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex ratio 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
Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.