Jordan vs Viet Nam: Life expectancy
Jordan
75.18 years
in 2020
Viet Nam
75.38 years
in 2020
Jordan rank
61st
Viet Nam rank
58th
Life expectancy over time
- Jordan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 75.38 years against 75.18 years in Jordan, a difference of 0.2 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Jordan ranks 61st and Viet Nam ranks 58th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 8 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1910s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1920s | 26.6 years | 25 years | 1.6 years | Jordan |
| 1930s | 32.91 years | 30 years | 2.91 years | Jordan |
| 1950s | 47.77 years | 41.7 years | 6.07 years | Jordan |
| 1960s | 52 years | 45.65 years | 6.35 years | Jordan |
| 1970s | 58.9 years | 53.24 years | 5.66 years | Jordan |
| 1980s | 63.74 years | 59.12 years | 4.61 years | Jordan |
| 1990s | 70.36 years | 70.3 years | 0.0636 years | Jordan |
| 2000s | 72.42 years | 72.87 years | 0.4418 years | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 74.51 years | 73.69 years | 0.811 years | Jordan |
| 2020s | 75.18 years | 75.38 years | 0.1936 years | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Jordan or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 75.38 years against 75.18 years in Jordan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Jordan and Viet Nam?
- 0.2 years, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Viet Nam?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Jordan and Viet Nam rank globally for life expectancy?
- Jordan ranks 61st and Viet Nam ranks 58th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.