Samoa vs Switzerland: Sex gap in life expectancy
Samoa
3.8 years
in 2023
Switzerland
3.82 years
in 2023
Samoa rank
194th
Switzerland rank
192nd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Samoa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3.82 years against 3.8 years in Samoa, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Samoa ranks 194th and Switzerland ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.32 years | 4.9 years | 0.5723 years | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 4.53 years | 5.77 years | 1.23 years | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 5.25 years | 6.39 years | 1.14 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 5.83 years | 6.73 years | 0.9037 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 6.01 years | 6.38 years | 0.3606 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 5.54 years | 5.04 years | 0.5044 years | Samoa |
| 2010s | 4.34 years | 4.05 years | 0.2883 years | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3.85 years | 4.07 years | 0.2196 years | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Samoa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 3.82 years against 3.8 years in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Samoa and Switzerland?
- 0.02 years, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Switzerland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Samoa ranks 194th and Switzerland ranks 192nd 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.