American Samoa vs Guatemala: Life expectancy
American Samoa
72.85 years
in 2023
Guatemala
72.6 years
in 2023
American Samoa rank
143rd
Guatemala rank
145th
Life expectancy over time
- American Samoa
- Guatemala
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 72.85 years against 72.6 years in Guatemala, a difference of 0.25 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, American Samoa has been ahead every year.
American Samoa ranks 143rd and Guatemala ranks 145th of 236 countries.
American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.61 years | 40.6 years | 21.01 years | American Samoa |
| 1960s | 65.1 years | 46.98 years | 18.12 years | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 67.93 years | 52.51 years | 15.42 years | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 70.35 years | 58.03 years | 12.32 years | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 71.48 years | 63.72 years | 7.76 years | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 71.92 years | 68.42 years | 3.49 years | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 72.71 years | 70.96 years | 1.75 years | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 72.75 years | 70.41 years | 2.34 years | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, American Samoa or Guatemala?
- American Samoa, at 72.85 years against 72.6 years in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between American Samoa and Guatemala?
- 0.25 years, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Guatemala?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Guatemala rank globally for life expectancy?
- American Samoa ranks 143rd and Guatemala ranks 145th 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. 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.