Mongolia vs Samoa: Life expectancy at birth

Mongolia
71.73 years
in 2023
Samoa
71.7 years
in 2023
Mongolia rank
154th
Samoa rank
155th

Life expectancy at birth over time

  • Mongolia
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 71.73 years against 71.7 years in Samoa, a difference of 0.03 years.

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

Mongolia ranks 154th 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 Mongolia Samoa Difference Ahead
1950s 40.6 years 51.89 years 11.29 years Samoa
1960s 48.17 years 57.24 years 9.07 years Samoa
1970s 53.9 years 62.54 years 8.64 years Samoa
1980s 56.42 years 66.35 years 9.93 years Samoa
1990s 60.9 years 69.25 years 8.35 years Samoa
2000s 65.08 years 71.17 years 6.09 years Samoa
2010s 68.92 years 71.07 years 2.15 years Samoa
2020s 70.46 years 71.27 years 0.8095 years Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Mongolia or Samoa?
Mongolia, at 71.73 years against 71.7 years in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Mongolia and Samoa?
0.03 years, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Samoa?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and Samoa rank globally for life expectancy at birth?
Mongolia ranks 154th 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 at birth. 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
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

Period life expectancy at birth.