Samoa vs Vatican: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages
Samoa
1.05
in 2023
Vatican
1.05
in 2023
Samoa rank
181st
Vatican rank
182nd
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Samoa
- Vatican
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.05 against 1.05 in Vatican, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 181st and Vatican ranks 182nd of 236 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.09 | 1.06 | 0.0271 | Samoa |
| 1960s | 1.08 | 1.08 | 0.0046 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 0.0014 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 0.0032 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 0.0064 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 0.0141 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 0.0084 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 0.0021 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages, Samoa or Vatican?
- Samoa, at 1.05 against 1.05 in Vatican as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages between Samoa and Vatican?
- 0, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Vatican rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Samoa ranks 181st and Vatican ranks 182nd 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.