American Samoa vs El Salvador: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
American Samoa
0.1074
in 2023
El Salvador
0.1087
in 2023
American Samoa rank
102nd
El Salvador rank
99th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- American Samoa
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.1087 against 0.1074 in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0013.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
American Samoa ranks 102nd and El Salvador ranks 99th of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1905 | 0.3583 | 0.1678 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.1562 | 0.3181 | 0.1618 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.1302 | 0.2653 | 0.1351 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.1141 | 0.2127 | 0.0986 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.1009 | 0.1514 | 0.0505 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.1088 | 0.1266 | 0.0177 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1065 | 0.1143 | 0.0078 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.1077 | 0.1106 | 0.0029 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, American Samoa or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.1087 against 0.1074 in American Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between American Samoa and El Salvador?
- 0.0013, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and El Salvador?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and El Salvador rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- American Samoa ranks 102nd and El Salvador ranks 99th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.