Albania vs Samoa: Sex gap in life expectancy
Albania
3.72 years
in 2023
Samoa
3.8 years
in 2023
Albania rank
196th
Samoa rank
194th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Albania
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3.8 years against 3.72 years in Albania, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 196th and Samoa ranks 194th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 7 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.06 years | 4.32 years | 0.7313 years | Albania |
| 1960s | 5.17 years | 4.53 years | 0.6388 years | Albania |
| 1970s | 5.5 years | 5.25 years | 0.2468 years | Albania |
| 1980s | 6.45 years | 5.83 years | 0.6254 years | Albania |
| 1990s | 6.71 years | 6.01 years | 0.6993 years | Albania |
| 2000s | 5.66 years | 5.54 years | 0.1153 years | Albania |
| 2010s | 4.32 years | 4.34 years | 0.0221 years | Samoa |
| 2020s | 4.23 years | 3.85 years | 0.3854 years | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Albania or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 3.8 years against 3.72 years in Albania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Albania and Samoa?
- 0.08 years, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Albania and Samoa rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Albania ranks 196th and Samoa ranks 194th 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 Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.