American Samoa vs Saint Lucia: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
American Samoa
72.85 years
in 2023
Saint Lucia
72.7 years
in 2023
American Samoa rank
143rd
Saint Lucia rank
144th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- American Samoa
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 72.85 years against 72.7 years in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 143rd and Saint Lucia ranks 144th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 7 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.61 years | 53.93 years | 7.67 years | American Samoa |
| 1960s | 65.1 years | 61.41 years | 3.69 years | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 67.93 years | 65.72 years | 2.21 years | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 70.35 years | 69.59 years | 0.7537 years | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 71.48 years | 70.75 years | 0.7351 years | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 71.92 years | 72.26 years | 0.3442 years | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 72.71 years | 72.69 years | 0.0193 years | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 72.75 years | 71.7 years | 1.05 years | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, American Samoa or Saint Lucia?
- American Samoa, at 72.85 years against 72.7 years in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between American Samoa and Saint Lucia?
- 0.15 years, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Saint Lucia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Saint Lucia rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- American Samoa ranks 143rd and Saint Lucia ranks 144th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.