Jamaica vs Samoa: Life expectancy
Jamaica
71.48 years
in 2023
Samoa
71.7 years
in 2023
Jamaica rank
158th
Samoa rank
155th
Life expectancy over time
- Jamaica
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 71.7 years against 71.48 years in Jamaica, a difference of 0.22 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 158th and Samoa ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 7 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.97 years | 51.89 years | 8.08 years | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 65.36 years | 57.24 years | 8.12 years | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 67.93 years | 62.54 years | 5.39 years | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 70.08 years | 66.35 years | 3.73 years | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 71.51 years | 69.25 years | 2.26 years | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 71.47 years | 71.17 years | 0.2956 years | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 72.07 years | 71.07 years | 0.9955 years | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 70.87 years | 71.27 years | 0.3936 years | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Jamaica or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 71.7 years against 71.48 years in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Jamaica and Samoa?
- 0.22 years, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Samoa rank globally for life expectancy?
- Jamaica ranks 158th and Samoa ranks 155th 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.