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
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
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.