Which has higher number of deaths, Maldives or Samoa?

Samoa, at 1,333 deaths against 1,232 deaths in Maldives as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Samoa?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs Samoa: Number of deaths

Maldives

1,232 deaths

in 2023

Samoa

1,333 deaths

in 2023

Maldives rank

189th

Samoa rank

186th

Number of deaths over time

Maldives
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1,333 deaths against 1,232 deaths in Maldives, a difference of 101 deaths.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 189th and Samoa ranks 186th of 236 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,080 deaths	1,451 deaths	628.6 deaths	Maldives
1960s	2,524 deaths	1,386 deaths	1,138 deaths	Maldives
1970s	2,381 deaths	1,160 deaths	1,222 deaths	Maldives
1980s	2,002 deaths	1,052 deaths	950.6 deaths	Maldives
1990s	1,571 deaths	981.3 deaths	589.5 deaths	Maldives
2000s	1,179 deaths	1,032 deaths	147 deaths	Maldives
2010s	1,221 deaths	1,216 deaths	5.2 deaths	Maldives
2020s	1,386 deaths	1,351 deaths	35.25 deaths	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Maldives or Samoa?: Samoa, at 1,333 deaths against 1,232 deaths in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Maldives and Samoa?: 101 deaths, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Samoa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Samoa rank globally for number of deaths?: Maldives ranks 189th and Samoa ranks 186th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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