Samoa vs Vanuatu: Life expectation at birth by sex
Samoa
73.66
in 2023
Vanuatu
73.93
in 2023
Samoa rank
163rd
Vanuatu rank
160th
Life expectation at birth by sex over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 73.93 against 73.66 in Samoa, a difference of 0.27.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 163rd and Vanuatu ranks 160th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 7 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 54.22 | 47.58 | 6.64 | Samoa |
| 1960s | 59.66 | 53.65 | 6.01 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 65.36 | 59.69 | 5.67 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 69.54 | 66.58 | 2.96 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 72.49 | 70.88 | 1.61 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 74.09 | 71.66 | 2.43 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 73.32 | 72.87 | 0.4482 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 73.26 | 73.34 | 0.0795 | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, Samoa or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 73.93 against 73.66 in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 0.27, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Samoa ranks 163rd and Vanuatu ranks 160th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.