Bhutan vs Samoa: Sex gap in life expectancy
Bhutan
3.66 years
in 2023
Samoa
3.8 years
in 2023
Bhutan rank
197th
Samoa rank
194th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Bhutan
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3.8 years against 3.66 years in Bhutan, a difference of 0.14 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 197th and Samoa ranks 194th of 236 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.84 years | 4.32 years | 2.49 years | Samoa |
| 1960s | 1.91 years | 4.53 years | 2.62 years | Samoa |
| 1970s | 1.88 years | 5.25 years | 3.37 years | Samoa |
| 1980s | 2.14 years | 5.83 years | 3.69 years | Samoa |
| 1990s | 2.61 years | 6.01 years | 3.41 years | Samoa |
| 2000s | 3.04 years | 5.54 years | 2.51 years | Samoa |
| 2010s | 3.25 years | 4.34 years | 1.09 years | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3.59 years | 3.85 years | 0.2569 years | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Bhutan or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 3.8 years against 3.66 years in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Bhutan and Samoa?
- 0.14 years, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Samoa rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Bhutan ranks 197th 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.