Samoa vs Tajikistan: Life expectancy
Samoa
71.7 years
in 2023
Tajikistan
71.79 years
in 2023
Samoa rank
155th
Tajikistan rank
153rd
Life expectancy over time
- Samoa
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 71.79 years against 71.7 years in Samoa, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Samoa ranks 155th and Tajikistan ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.89 years | 50.7 years | 1.19 years | Samoa |
| 1960s | 57.24 years | 54.43 years | 2.81 years | Samoa |
| 1970s | 62.54 years | 57.68 years | 4.86 years | Samoa |
| 1980s | 66.35 years | 60.67 years | 5.69 years | Samoa |
| 1990s | 69.25 years | 60.56 years | 8.69 years | Samoa |
| 2000s | 71.17 years | 66.22 years | 4.95 years | Samoa |
| 2010s | 71.07 years | 69.73 years | 1.34 years | Samoa |
| 2020s | 71.27 years | 70.39 years | 0.8798 years | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Samoa or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 71.79 years against 71.7 years in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Samoa and Tajikistan?
- 0.09 years, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tajikistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Tajikistan rank globally for life expectancy?
- Samoa ranks 155th and Tajikistan ranks 153rd 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.