Samoa vs Saint Lucia: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Samoa
0.1032
in 2023
Saint Lucia
0.1063
in 2023
Samoa rank
94th
Saint Lucia rank
91st
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Samoa
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 0.1063 against 0.1032 in Samoa, a difference of 0.0031.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 94th and Saint Lucia ranks 91st of 195 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.117 | 0.1092 | 0.0078 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.1068 | 0.107 | 0.0001 | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, Samoa or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 0.1063 against 0.1032 in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Samoa and Saint Lucia?
- 0.0031, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Lucia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Saint Lucia rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Samoa ranks 94th and Saint Lucia ranks 91st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.