Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Vietnam
Vietnam: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1476 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1476
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
74th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3737
in 1950
All-time low
0.1476
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Vietnam, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.1476 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Vietnam peaked at 0.3737 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1476, in 2023.
That places Vietnam 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3737 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3679 | -1.6% |
| 1952 | 0.3623 | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 0.357 | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 0.3342 | -6.4% |
| 1955 | 0.3074 | -8.0% |
| 1956 | 0.3015 | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 0.2959 | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.2903 | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 0.285 | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 0.2799 | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.2764 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.2798 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.293 | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2877 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2937 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.295 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2971 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3321 | +11.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3155 | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3147 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3097 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3395 | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.31 | -8.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3181 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2555 | -19.7% |
| 1976 | 0.239 | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2362 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.233 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2299 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2272 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2232 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2189 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2154 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2116 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2097 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2069 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2032 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1978 | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1954 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1934 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1905 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1867 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1827 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1779 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1742 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.171 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1688 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1652 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1642 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1631 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1619 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1615 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1609 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1606 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1596 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1588 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.158 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1573 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1567 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.156 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1552 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1546 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1541 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1536 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1532 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.153 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1525 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1518 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.151 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1492 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1501 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1484 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1476 | -0.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.1476 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.1476 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1328, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3275 | 0.285 | 0.3737 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.295 | 0.2764 | 0.3321 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2785 | 0.2299 | 0.3395 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2109 | 0.1954 | 0.2272 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1775 | 0.1642 | 0.1934 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1598 | 0.1567 | 0.1631 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1535 | 0.151 | 0.156 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1488 | 0.1476 | 0.1501 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 71 Dominican Republic 0.1482 compare
- 72 Philippines 0.1481 compare
- 73 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1479 compare
- 75 Guatemala 0.1464 compare
- 76 Bahamas 0.1461 compare
- 77 Mexico 0.1456 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Vietnam
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,995 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.299 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Vietnam?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Vietnam was 0.1476 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3737 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1476 in 2023.
- How does Vietnam rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Vietnam ranks 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.