The tourists' 24-21 victory in Wellington on Saturday was their first victory over the All Blacks since 1993.
Henry, who steered the All Blacks to win the 2011 World Cup, believes Wales coach Gatland, 53, could follow in his footsteps with his native country.
"Warren's done a great job in getting them all together and he's possibly a future All Blacks coach," Henry said.
Current New Zealand coach Steve Hansen guided the All Blacks to 2015 World Cup victory and is contracted until the end of the 2019 tournament.
Gatland was appointed Wales coach in 2007 and has also signed a deal to take them through to the 2019 World Cup.
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The New Zealander also took a break to coach the Lions in 2013 when he led them to a 2-1 series win over Australia.
Gatland has also coached Ireland and was in charge at Wasps when they won the European Cup in 2004.
Henry was the first overseas coach to take charge of Wales and also coached the Lions on their 2001 tour of Australia, when they lost the Test series 2-1.
"He [Warren] is one of the most experienced coaches in the world, he's had a long run with Wales and won a couple of Six Nations," Henry told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek programme.
"He's been with the Lions for some time and done exceptionally well."
Gatland and Hansen are now preparing for the series decider at Auckland's Eden Park on Saturday.
The Lions are attempting to win a Test series in New Zealand for the first time since 1971.
"The All Blacks are currently the world champions and ranked number one in the world," said Henry.
"So to beat the All Blacks at home with a side which has had very little rugby together would be an astronomical achievement."

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Shunsuke Mutai, the vice-minister of reconstruction, was visiting the town of Iwaizumi to assess the deadly damage caused by Typhoon Lionrock.
The storm killed more than 20 people in the region.
But he was seen on TV laughingly being piggybacked by a less senior official, so he could keep his feet dry.
Mr Mutai, who apparently forgot to take rubber boots with him, later apologised, saying what he did was "inappropriate" and that he "deeply regretted it".
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