Samoa vs Yemen: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Samoa
3.68 years
in 2023
Yemen
3.69 years
in 2023
Samoa rank
187th
Yemen rank
185th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Samoa
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 3.69 years against 3.68 years in Samoa, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Samoa ranks 187th and Yemen ranks 185th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.34 years | 5.77 years | 1.44 years | Yemen |
| 1960s | 4.35 years | 6.41 years | 2.06 years | Yemen |
| 1970s | 4.97 years | 4.44 years | 0.5351 years | Samoa |
| 1980s | 5.56 years | 3.91 years | 1.65 years | Samoa |
| 1990s | 5.78 years | 3.46 years | 2.32 years | Samoa |
| 2000s | 5.35 years | 3.24 years | 2.11 years | Samoa |
| 2010s | 4.19 years | 4.71 years | 0.5216 years | Yemen |
| 2020s | 3.73 years | 4.95 years | 1.22 years | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Samoa or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 3.69 years against 3.68 years in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Samoa and Yemen?
- 0.01 years, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Yemen rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Samoa ranks 187th and Yemen ranks 185th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.