Denmark vs Samoa: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth
Denmark
3.84
in 2023
Samoa
3.8
in 2023
Denmark rank
191st
Samoa rank
194th
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time
- Denmark
- Samoa
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 3.84 against 3.8 in Samoa, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Denmark ranks 191st and Samoa ranks 194th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.97 | 4.32 | 1.36 | Samoa |
| 1960s | 4.35 | 4.53 | 0.1881 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 5.68 | 5.25 | 0.4306 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 5.94 | 5.83 | 0.1076 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 5.19 | 6.01 | 0.8199 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 4.53 | 5.54 | 1.01 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 4.01 | 4.34 | 0.3285 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3.81 | 3.85 | 0.0396 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, Denmark or Samoa?
- Denmark, at 3.84 against 3.8 in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between Denmark and Samoa?
- 0.04, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Samoa rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Denmark ranks 191st and Samoa ranks 194th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.