Samoa vs Vietnam: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Samoa
69.96 years
in 2024
Vietnam
70.05 years
in 2024
Samoa rank
127th
Vietnam rank
126th
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) over time
- Samoa
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam 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 Vietnam ahead.
Samoa ranks 127th and Vietnam ranks 126th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vietnam | 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 | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 68.55 years | 68.41 years | 0.1392 years | Samoa |
| 2010s | 68.98 years | 69.1 years | 0.1237 years | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 69.52 years | 69.91 years | 0.3852 years | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Samoa or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, 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 Vietnam?
- 0.09 years, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vietnam?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Vietnam rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Samoa ranks 127th and Vietnam ranks 126th of 218 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.