Samoa vs Viet Nam: Life expectancy at birth, male
Samoa
69.96 years
in 2024
Viet Nam
70.05 years
in 2024
Samoa rank
126th
Viet Nam rank
125th
Life expectancy at birth, male over time
- Samoa
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 70.05 years against 69.96 years in Samoa, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Samoa ranks 126th and Viet Nam ranks 125th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.12 years | 52.65 years | 2.48 years | Samoa |
| 1970s | 60.11 years | 54.31 years | 5.8 years | Samoa |
| 1980s | 63.71 years | 62.97 years | 0.7329 years | Samoa |
| 1990s | 66.47 years | 66.74 years | 0.2666 years | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 68.55 years | 68.41 years | 0.1392 years | Samoa |
| 2010s | 68.98 years | 69.1 years | 0.1237 years | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 69.52 years | 69.91 years | 0.3852 years | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Samoa or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 70.05 years against 69.96 years in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Samoa and Viet Nam?
- 0.09 years, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Viet Nam?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Viet Nam rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Samoa ranks 126th and Viet Nam ranks 125th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.