South Korea vs Vietnam: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
South Korea
33.5%
in 2023
Vietnam
32.6%
in 2023
South Korea rank
219th
Vietnam rank
221st
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- South Korea
- Vietnam
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 33.5% against 32.6% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vietnam ahead.
South Korea ranks 219th and Vietnam ranks 221st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.8% | 42.1% | 1.2% | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 39.8% | 39.8% | 0.1% | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 34.6% | 37.3% | 2.7% | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 31.9% | 38.1% | 6.2% | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 32.2% | 37.4% | 5.2% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 33.2% | 0.4% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 32.8% | 0.0% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 32.5% | 0.3% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, South Korea or Vietnam?
- South Korea, at 33.5% against 32.6% in Vietnam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between South Korea and Vietnam?
- 0.9%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Vietnam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Vietnam rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- South Korea ranks 219th and Vietnam 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.