Australia vs Samoa: Difference in male and female life expectancy
Australia
3.63
in 2023
Samoa
3.68
in 2023
Australia rank
183rd
Samoa rank
180th
Difference in male and female life expectancy over time
- Australia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3.68 against 3.63 in Australia, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 183rd and Samoa ranks 180th of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.35 | 4.34 | 1.01 | Australia |
| 1960s | 6.24 | 4.35 | 1.88 | Australia |
| 1970s | 6.67 | 4.97 | 1.7 | Australia |
| 1980s | 6.45 | 5.56 | 0.8851 | Australia |
| 1990s | 5.72 | 5.78 | 0.0609 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 4.77 | 5.35 | 0.5838 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 4.07 | 4.19 | 0.1183 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3.91 | 3.73 | 0.18 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Australia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 3.68 against 3.63 in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Australia and Samoa?
- 0.05, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Samoa rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Australia ranks 183rd and Samoa ranks 180th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.