American Samoa vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita

American Samoa
72.85 years
in 2023
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
72.51 years
in 2023
American Samoa rank
143rd
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
146th

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time

  • American Samoa
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 72.85 years against 72.51 years in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.34 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 146th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 61.61 years 54.45 years 7.16 years American Samoa
1960s 65.1 years 61.49 years 3.61 years American Samoa
1970s 67.93 years 66.55 years 1.38 years American Samoa
1980s 70.35 years 69.78 years 0.568 years American Samoa
1990s 71.48 years 71.67 years 0.1895 years Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s 71.92 years 72.58 years 0.6636 years Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s 72.71 years 72.75 years 0.0443 years Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s 72.75 years 72.25 years 0.4995 years American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, American Samoa or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
American Samoa, at 72.85 years against 72.51 years in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between American Samoa and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
0.34 years, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
American Samoa ranks 143rd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 146th 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. GDP per capita. 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 vs. GDP per capita
Unit
years
Source
Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed

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.