Iraq vs Samoa: Life expectancy at age 15
Iraq
82.14 years
in 2100
Samoa
82.08 years
in 2100
Iraq rank
167th
Samoa rank
169th
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- Iraq
- Samoa
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 82.14 years against 82.08 years in Samoa, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Iraq ranks 167th and Samoa ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 12 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.04 years | 61.43 years | 0.6143 years | Iraq |
| 1960s | 66.65 years | 64.22 years | 2.44 years | Iraq |
| 1970s | 69.47 years | 67.08 years | 2.39 years | Iraq |
| 1980s | 64.06 years | 69.33 years | 5.27 years | Samoa |
| 1990s | 68.15 years | 71.42 years | 3.27 years | Samoa |
| 2000s | 68.67 years | 72.96 years | 4.29 years | Samoa |
| 2010s | 72.06 years | 72.72 years | 0.6614 years | Samoa |
| 2020s | 74 years | 73.15 years | 0.8552 years | Iraq |
| 2030s | 75.13 years | 74.26 years | 0.8721 years | Iraq |
| 2040s | 75.97 years | 75.38 years | 0.5922 years | Iraq |
| 2050s | 76.94 years | 76.55 years | 0.3864 years | Iraq |
| 2060s | 77.98 years | 77.74 years | 0.2421 years | Iraq |
| 2070s | 79.12 years | 78.94 years | 0.1775 years | Iraq |
| 2080s | 80.3 years | 80.17 years | 0.131 years | Iraq |
| 2090s | 81.5 years | 81.41 years | 0.091 years | Iraq |
| 2100s | 82.14 years | 82.08 years | 0.061 years | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Iraq or Samoa?
- Iraq, at 82.14 years against 82.08 years in Samoa as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Iraq and Samoa?
- 0.06 years, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Samoa?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Iraq and Samoa rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- Iraq ranks 167th and Samoa ranks 169th 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 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.