Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Bahamas or Vietnam?

Vietnam, at 74.59 years against 74.55 years in Bahamas as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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.

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. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Vietnam: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman)

Bahamas

74.55 years

in 2023

Vietnam

74.59 years

in 2023

Bahamas rank

126th

Vietnam rank

125th

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) 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 vs. gdp per capita, Bahamas or Vietnam?: Vietnam, at 74.59 years against 74.55 years in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita?: Bahamas ranks 126th and Vietnam 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. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

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.