Bulgaria vs Viet Nam: Life expectancy by sex
Bulgaria
79.21 years
in 2023
Viet Nam
79.26 years
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
109th
Viet Nam rank
108th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Bulgaria
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 79.26 years against 79.21 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 109th and Viet Nam ranks 108th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.92 years | 56.58 years | 9.34 years | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 72.43 years | 61.17 years | 11.26 years | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 73.58 years | 64.54 years | 9.04 years | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 74.43 years | 71.28 years | 3.15 years | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 74.72 years | 74.6 years | 0.1162 years | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 76.17 years | 77.96 years | 1.79 years | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 78.16 years | 78.65 years | 0.4938 years | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 77.38 years | 79.39 years | 2.01 years | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Bulgaria or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 79.26 years against 79.21 years in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Bulgaria and Viet Nam?
- 0.05 years, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Viet Nam rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 109th and Viet Nam ranks 108th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. 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 at birth among females, in a given year.