Samoa vs Vanuatu: Life expectancy at birth, total

Samoa
71.83 years
in 2024
Vanuatu
71.65 years
in 2024
Samoa rank
137th
Vanuatu rank
139th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Samoa
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 71.83 years against 71.65 years in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.18 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 137th and Vanuatu ranks 139th of 215 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 57.24 years 52.29 years 4.95 years Samoa
1970s 62.54 years 57.9 years 4.64 years Samoa
1980s 66.35 years 63.71 years 2.64 years Samoa
1990s 69.25 years 67.78 years 1.47 years Samoa
2000s 71.17 years 69.02 years 2.15 years Samoa
2010s 71.07 years 70.17 years 0.9054 years Samoa
2020s 71.38 years 70.95 years 0.4254 years Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Samoa or Vanuatu?
Samoa, at 71.83 years against 71.65 years in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Samoa and Vanuatu?
0.18 years, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Samoa ranks 137th and Vanuatu ranks 139th 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

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.