Bangladesh vs Viet Nam: Life expectancy
Bangladesh
74.67 years
in 2023
Viet Nam
74.59 years
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
124th
Viet Nam rank
125th
Life expectancy over time
- Bangladesh
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 74.67 years against 74.59 years in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 124th and Viet Nam ranks 125th of 236 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.63 years | 52.88 years | 12.26 years | Viet Nam |
| 1960s | 46.59 years | 56.72 years | 10.12 years | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 47.47 years | 59.2 years | 11.72 years | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 53.93 years | 67.09 years | 13.16 years | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 57.94 years | 70.7 years | 12.75 years | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 65.03 years | 73.2 years | 8.18 years | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 70.3 years | 73.91 years | 3.61 years | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 72.87 years | 74.65 years | 1.79 years | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Bangladesh or Viet Nam?
- Bangladesh, at 74.67 years against 74.59 years in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Bangladesh and Viet Nam?
- 0.08 years, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Viet Nam rank globally for life expectancy?
- Bangladesh ranks 124th and Viet Nam ranks 125th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing 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 is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.