Albania vs Samoa: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Albania
3.67 years
in 2023
Samoa
3.68 years
in 2023
Albania rank
188th
Samoa rank
187th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Albania
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3.68 years against 3.67 years in Albania, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Albania ranks 188th and Samoa ranks 187th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.2 years | 4.34 years | 2.13 years | Samoa |
| 1960s | 3.33 years | 4.35 years | 1.02 years | Samoa |
| 1970s | 4.58 years | 4.97 years | 0.3948 years | Samoa |
| 1980s | 5.85 years | 5.56 years | 0.2866 years | Albania |
| 1990s | 6.22 years | 5.78 years | 0.4355 years | Albania |
| 2000s | 5.3 years | 5.35 years | 0.052 years | Samoa |
| 2010s | 4.23 years | 4.19 years | 0.0403 years | Albania |
| 2020s | 4.17 years | 3.73 years | 0.4417 years | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Albania or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 3.68 years against 3.67 years in Albania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Albania and Samoa?
- 0.01 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 at different ages?
- Albania ranks 188th and Samoa ranks 187th 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 at different ages. 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.