Which has higher number of deaths, French Guiana or Samoa?

French Guiana, at 1,501 deaths against 1,333 deaths in Samoa as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between French Guiana and Samoa?

168 deaths, with French Guiana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana 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.

French Guiana vs Samoa: Number of deaths

French Guiana

1,501 deaths

in 2023

Samoa

1,333 deaths

in 2023

French Guiana rank

185th

Samoa rank

186th

Number of deaths over time

French Guiana
Samoa

How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 1,501 deaths against 1,333 deaths in Samoa, a difference of 168 deaths.

That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.

French Guiana ranks 185th and Samoa ranks 186th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Guiana	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	483.6 deaths	1,451 deaths	967.7 deaths	Samoa
1960s	433.3 deaths	1,386 deaths	952.9 deaths	Samoa
1970s	438.1 deaths	1,160 deaths	721.5 deaths	Samoa
1980s	489.7 deaths	1,052 deaths	562 deaths	Samoa
1990s	630.3 deaths	981.3 deaths	351 deaths	Samoa
2000s	826.4 deaths	1,032 deaths	205.9 deaths	Samoa
2010s	1,057 deaths	1,216 deaths	158.5 deaths	Samoa
2020s	1,512 deaths	1,351 deaths	161.5 deaths	French Guiana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, French Guiana or Samoa?: French Guiana, at 1,501 deaths against 1,333 deaths in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between French Guiana and Samoa?: 168 deaths, with French Guiana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Samoa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do French Guiana and Samoa rank globally for number of deaths?: French Guiana ranks 185th 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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