India vs Samoa: Life expectancy for people of different ages
India
72 years
in 2023
Samoa
71.7 years
in 2023
India rank
152nd
Samoa rank
155th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- India
- Samoa
How they compare
India currently reports 72 years against 71.7 years in Samoa, a difference of 0.3 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
India ranks 152nd and Samoa ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.28 years | 51.89 years | 8.61 years | Samoa |
| 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 | 70.28 years | 71.27 years | 0.9828 years | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, India or Samoa?
- India, at 72 years against 71.7 years in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between India and Samoa?
- 0.3 years, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do India and Samoa rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- India ranks 152nd and Samoa ranks 155th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.