How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of deaths

Samoa

1,333 deaths

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

1,285 deaths

in 2023

Samoa rank

186th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

188th

Number of deaths over time

Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1,333 deaths against 1,285 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 48 deaths.

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

Samoa ranks 186th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,451 deaths	1,581 deaths	129.4 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	1,386 deaths	1,216 deaths	170.1 deaths	Samoa
1970s	1,160 deaths	1,039 deaths	120.4 deaths	Samoa
1980s	1,052 deaths	1,228 deaths	175.8 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	981.3 deaths	1,362 deaths	380.3 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	1,032 deaths	1,384 deaths	352.2 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	1,216 deaths	1,353 deaths	137.2 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	1,351 deaths	1,328 deaths	22.75 deaths	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?: Samoa, at 1,333 deaths against 1,285 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 48 deaths, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of deaths?: Samoa ranks 186th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th 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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