Samoa vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Samoa
0.1224
in 2023
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.1198
in 2023
Samoa rank
77th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
80th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Samoa
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.1224 against 0.1198 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a difference of 0.0026.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
Samoa ranks 77th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 80th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 6 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2847 | 0.2926 | 0.0079 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1960s | 0.2313 | 0.2196 | 0.0116 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.1801 | 0.169 | 0.0111 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.1471 | 0.136 | 0.0112 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.1272 | 0.126 | 0.0011 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.1183 | 0.1234 | 0.0051 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2010s | 0.1235 | 0.1212 | 0.0023 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.1239 | 0.1209 | 0.003 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Samoa or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Samoa, at 0.1224 against 0.1198 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Samoa and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.0026, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Samoa ranks 77th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 80th 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.