Nicaragua vs Viet Nam: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Nicaragua
74.95 years
in 2023
Viet Nam
74.59 years
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
122nd
Viet Nam rank
125th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Nicaragua
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 74.95 years against 74.59 years in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.36 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 122nd 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 | Nicaragua | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.32 years | 52.88 years | 9.56 years | Viet Nam |
| 1960s | 50.08 years | 56.72 years | 6.64 years | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 53.88 years | 59.2 years | 5.32 years | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 58.09 years | 67.09 years | 9 years | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 64.37 years | 70.7 years | 6.33 years | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 69.5 years | 73.2 years | 3.7 years | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 72.87 years | 73.91 years | 1.04 years | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 72.66 years | 74.65 years | 1.99 years | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Nicaragua or Viet Nam?
- Nicaragua, at 74.95 years against 74.59 years in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Nicaragua and Viet Nam?
- 0.36 years, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Viet Nam rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Nicaragua ranks 122nd 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 vs. Electoral Democracy Index. 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.