Tunisia vs Viet Nam: Life expectancy
Tunisia
75.29 years
in 2020
Viet Nam
75.38 years
in 2020
Tunisia rank
60th
Viet Nam rank
58th
Life expectancy over time
- Tunisia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 75.38 years against 75.29 years in Tunisia, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Tunisia ranks 60th and Viet Nam ranks 58th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Tunisia averaged higher in 11 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tunisia | 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 | 26.58 years | 25 years | 1.58 years | Tunisia |
| 1910s | 28.8 years | 25 years | 3.8 years | Tunisia |
| 1920s | 29.75 years | 25 years | 4.75 years | Tunisia |
| 1930s | 32.47 years | 30 years | 2.47 years | Tunisia |
| 1950s | 45.85 years | 41.7 years | 4.15 years | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 49.84 years | 45.65 years | 4.19 years | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 56.37 years | 53.24 years | 3.13 years | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 63.84 years | 59.12 years | 4.72 years | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 71.05 years | 70.3 years | 0.7507 years | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 74.23 years | 72.87 years | 1.36 years | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 75.56 years | 73.69 years | 1.86 years | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 75.29 years | 75.38 years | 0.0856 years | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Tunisia or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 75.38 years against 75.29 years in Tunisia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Tunisia and Viet Nam?
- 0.09 years, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and Viet Nam?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Tunisia and Viet Nam rank globally for life expectancy?
- Tunisia ranks 60th 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.