Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.1226 against 0.1224 in Samoa as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.0002, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?

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

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.

Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Samoa

0.1224

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

0.1226

in 2023

Samoa rank

77th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

76th

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.1226 against 0.1224 in Samoa, a difference of 0.0002.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 77th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 76th of 236 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.2847	0.4368	0.152	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	0.2313	0.322	0.0907	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	0.1801	0.2344	0.0544	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0.1471	0.2269	0.0798	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.1272	0.2114	0.0843	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.1183	0.1852	0.0669	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.1235	0.1509	0.0274	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.1239	0.127	0.0031	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.1226 against 0.1224 in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.0002, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: Samoa ranks 77th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 76th 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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Indicator: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing 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

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.