Thailand vs Vietnam: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Thailand
0.1062
in 2023
Vietnam
0.1063
in 2023
Thailand rank
106th
Vietnam rank
105th
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Thailand
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.1063 against 0.1062 in Thailand, a difference of 0.0001.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.
Thailand ranks 106th and Vietnam ranks 105th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 6 and Vietnam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.34 | 0.2756 | 0.0644 | Thailand |
| 1960s | 0.2783 | 0.233 | 0.0454 | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.2187 | 0.2067 | 0.0121 | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.1625 | 0.1546 | 0.0079 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.1324 | 0.1309 | 0.0015 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.1208 | 0.1129 | 0.0079 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.1058 | 0.1088 | 0.003 | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 0.1059 | 0.1062 | 0.0002 | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Thailand or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.1063 against 0.1062 in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Thailand and Vietnam?
- 0.0001, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Vietnam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Thailand and Vietnam rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Thailand ranks 106th and Vietnam ranks 105th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.