Bahamas vs Vietnam: Life expectancy
Bahamas
74.55 years
in 2023
Vietnam
74.59 years
in 2023
Bahamas rank
126th
Vietnam rank
125th
Life expectancy over time
- Bahamas
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 74.59 years against 74.55 years in Bahamas, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 126th and Vietnam ranks 125th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.48 years | 52.88 years | 7.6 years | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 64.09 years | 56.72 years | 7.38 years | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 67.75 years | 59.2 years | 8.55 years | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 70.05 years | 67.09 years | 2.96 years | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 71.47 years | 70.7 years | 0.7764 years | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 73.19 years | 73.2 years | 0.0072 years | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 73.6 years | 73.91 years | 0.3035 years | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 73.2 years | 74.65 years | 1.46 years | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Bahamas or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 74.59 years against 74.55 years in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Bahamas and Vietnam?
- 0.04 years, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Vietnam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Vietnam rank globally for life expectancy?
- Bahamas ranks 126th and Vietnam ranks 125th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.