Japan vs Viet Nam: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Japan
33.6%
in 2023
Viet Nam
32.6%
in 2023
Japan rank
218th
Viet Nam rank
221st
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Japan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Japan currently reports 33.6% against 32.6% in Viet Nam, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 218th and Viet Nam ranks 221st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.4% | 42.1% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 1960s | 39.2% | 39.8% | 0.6% | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 38.2% | 37.3% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 38.1% | 1.4% | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 34.6% | 37.4% | 2.8% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 33.2% | 0.1% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 32.8% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 32.5% | 1.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Japan or Viet Nam?
- Japan, at 33.6% against 32.6% in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Japan and Viet Nam?
- 1.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Viet Nam rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Japan ranks 218th and Viet Nam ranks 221st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.