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
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
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.