American Samoa vs Western Sahara: Life expectancy at age 15
American Samoa
83.53 years
in 2100
Western Sahara
83.45 years
in 2100
American Samoa rank
154th
Western Sahara rank
155th
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- American Samoa
- Western Sahara
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 83.53 years against 83.45 years in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 154th and Western Sahara ranks 155th of 236 countries.
American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.66 years | 55.55 years | 12.11 years | American Samoa |
| 1960s | 69.24 years | 57.55 years | 11.69 years | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 70.34 years | 53.83 years | 16.52 years | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 71.88 years | 56.2 years | 15.68 years | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 73 years | 67.38 years | 5.62 years | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 73.11 years | 69.92 years | 3.19 years | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 73.65 years | 72.22 years | 1.43 years | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 73.94 years | 73.87 years | 0.0659 years | American Samoa |
| 2030s | 75.12 years | 75.09 years | 0.0261 years | American Samoa |
| 2040s | 76.38 years | 76.28 years | 0.0989 years | American Samoa |
| 2050s | 77.67 years | 77.55 years | 0.1181 years | American Samoa |
| 2060s | 78.99 years | 78.9 years | 0.088 years | American Samoa |
| 2070s | 80.31 years | 80.25 years | 0.0536 years | American Samoa |
| 2080s | 81.6 years | 81.56 years | 0.045 years | American Samoa |
| 2090s | 82.87 years | 82.81 years | 0.0625 years | American Samoa |
| 2100s | 83.53 years | 83.45 years | 0.085 years | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, American Samoa or Western Sahara?
- American Samoa, at 83.53 years against 83.45 years in Western Sahara as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between American Samoa and Western Sahara?
- 0.08 years, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Western Sahara?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do American Samoa and Western Sahara rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- American Samoa ranks 154th and Western Sahara ranks 155th 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.