Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Jamaica or Samoa?

Samoa, at 71.7 years against 71.48 years in Jamaica as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Samoa?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Samoa: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita

Jamaica

71.48 years

in 2023

Samoa

71.7 years

in 2023

Jamaica rank

158th

Samoa rank

155th

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time

Jamaica
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 71.7 years against 71.48 years in Jamaica, a difference of 0.22 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 158th and Samoa ranks 155th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 7 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	59.97 years	51.89 years	8.08 years	Jamaica
1960s	65.36 years	57.24 years	8.12 years	Jamaica
1970s	67.93 years	62.54 years	5.39 years	Jamaica
1980s	70.08 years	66.35 years	3.73 years	Jamaica
1990s	71.51 years	69.25 years	2.26 years	Jamaica
2000s	71.47 years	71.17 years	0.2955 years	Jamaica
2010s	72.07 years	71.07 years	0.9955 years	Jamaica
2020s	70.87 years	71.27 years	0.3935 years	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Jamaica or Samoa?: Samoa, at 71.7 years against 71.48 years in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Jamaica and Samoa?: 0.22 years, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Samoa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Samoa rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?: Jamaica ranks 158th and Samoa ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.