Samoa vs Syria: Female and male life expectancy at birth in years
Samoa
69.86
in 2023
Syria
69.83
in 2023
Samoa rank
142nd
Syria rank
143rd
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years over time
- Samoa
- Syria
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 69.86 against 69.83 in Syria, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 142nd and Syria ranks 143rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.9 | 46 | 3.89 | Samoa |
| 1960s | 55.12 | 55.85 | 0.7277 | Syria |
| 1970s | 60.11 | 61.87 | 1.76 | Syria |
| 1980s | 63.71 | 64.93 | 1.22 | Syria |
| 1990s | 66.47 | 68.14 | 1.67 | Syria |
| 2000s | 68.55 | 70.6 | 2.05 | Syria |
| 2010s | 68.98 | 63.18 | 5.8 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 69.42 | 69.91 | 0.49 | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female and male life expectancy at birth in years, Samoa or Syria?
- Samoa, at 69.86 against 69.83 in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in years between Samoa and Syria?
- 0.03, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Syria rank globally for female and male life expectancy at birth in years?
- Samoa ranks 142nd and Syria ranks 143rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Female and male life expectancy at birth in years. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.