Denmark vs Samoa: Sex gap in life expectancy
Denmark
3.84 years
in 2023
Samoa
3.8 years
in 2023
Denmark rank
191st
Samoa rank
194th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Denmark
- Samoa
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 3.84 years against 3.8 years in Samoa, a difference of 0.04 years.
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 years | 4.32 years | 1.36 years | Samoa |
| 1960s | 4.35 years | 4.53 years | 0.1881 years | Samoa |
| 1970s | 5.68 years | 5.25 years | 0.4306 years | Denmark |
| 1980s | 5.94 years | 5.83 years | 0.1076 years | Denmark |
| 1990s | 5.19 years | 6.01 years | 0.8199 years | Samoa |
| 2000s | 4.53 years | 5.54 years | 1.01 years | Samoa |
| 2010s | 4.01 years | 4.34 years | 0.3285 years | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3.81 years | 3.85 years | 0.0396 years | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Denmark or Samoa?
- Denmark, at 3.84 years against 3.8 years in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Denmark and Samoa?
- 0.04 years, 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 sex gap in life expectancy?
- Denmark ranks 191st 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.