Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 73.73 years against 73.66 years in Samoa as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.07 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Life expectancy by sex

Samoa

73.66 years

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

73.73 years

in 2023

Samoa rank

163rd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

162nd

Life expectancy by sex over time

Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 73.73 years against 73.66 years in Samoa, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 163rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 162nd of 236 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	54.22 years	40.81 years	13.41 years	Samoa
1960s	59.66 years	51.76 years	7.9 years	Samoa
1970s	65.36 years	60.45 years	4.92 years	Samoa
1980s	69.54 years	61.56 years	7.98 years	Samoa
1990s	72.49 years	62.73 years	9.76 years	Samoa
2000s	74.09 years	64.74 years	9.36 years	Samoa
2010s	73.32 years	69.06 years	4.27 years	Samoa
2020s	73.26 years	72.76 years	0.5002 years	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 73.73 years against 73.66 years in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.07 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Samoa ranks 163rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy by sex
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.