How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United States Virgin Islands?

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 United States Virgin Islands: Number of deaths

Samoa

1,333 deaths

in 2023

United States Virgin Islands

1,315 deaths

in 2023

Samoa rank

186th

United States Virgin Islands rank

187th

Number of deaths over time

Samoa
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1,333 deaths against 1,315 deaths in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 18 deaths.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 186th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 187th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and United States Virgin Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,451 deaths	348.7 deaths	1,103 deaths	Samoa
1960s	1,386 deaths	405.5 deaths	980.7 deaths	Samoa
1970s	1,160 deaths	526 deaths	633.6 deaths	Samoa
1980s	1,052 deaths	649.8 deaths	401.9 deaths	Samoa
1990s	981.3 deaths	814.1 deaths	167.2 deaths	Samoa
2000s	1,032 deaths	1,103 deaths	70.9 deaths	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	1,216 deaths	1,259 deaths	43.3 deaths	United States Virgin Islands
2020s	1,351 deaths	1,358 deaths	7 deaths	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Samoa or United States Virgin Islands?: Samoa, at 1,333 deaths against 1,315 deaths in United States Virgin Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Samoa and United States Virgin Islands?: 18 deaths, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United States Virgin Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Samoa and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for number of deaths?: Samoa ranks 186th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 187th 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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