India vs Samoa: Life expectancy at birth, total
India
72.23 years
in 2024
Samoa
71.83 years
in 2024
India rank
135th
Samoa rank
137th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- India
- Samoa
How they compare
India currently reports 72.23 years against 71.83 years in Samoa, a difference of 0.4 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.
India ranks 135th and Samoa ranks 137th of 215 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.46 years | 57.24 years | 10.78 years | Samoa |
| 1970s | 50.59 years | 62.54 years | 11.95 years | Samoa |
| 1980s | 56 years | 66.35 years | 10.36 years | Samoa |
| 1990s | 60.44 years | 69.25 years | 8.81 years | Samoa |
| 2000s | 64.72 years | 71.17 years | 6.45 years | Samoa |
| 2010s | 69.06 years | 71.07 years | 2.02 years | Samoa |
| 2020s | 70.67 years | 71.38 years | 0.7046 years | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, India or Samoa?
- India, at 72.23 years against 71.83 years in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between India and Samoa?
- 0.4 years, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Samoa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do India and Samoa rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- India ranks 135th and Samoa ranks 137th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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.