Maldives vs Samoa: Population ages 65 and above, female
Maldives
6.2%
in 2025
Samoa
6.6%
in 2025
Maldives rank
144th
Samoa rank
141st
Population ages 65 and above, female over time
- Maldives
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 6.6% against 6.2% in Maldives, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 144th and Samoa ranks 141st of 218 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 3.1% | 1.1% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 3.2% | 1.4% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 3.4% | 1.4% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 4.5% | 2.0% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 5.3% | 1.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 5.6% | 1.1% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 6.2% | 0.8% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, Maldives or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 6.6% against 6.2% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female between Maldives and Samoa?
- 0.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Samoa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Samoa rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female?
- Maldives ranks 144th and Samoa ranks 141st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.