Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, India or Samoa?

India, at 72 years against 71.7 years in Samoa as of 2023.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Samoa: Remaining life expectancy at different ages

India

72 years

in 2023

Samoa

71.7 years

in 2023

India rank

152nd

Samoa rank

155th

Remaining life expectancy at different ages over time

India
Samoa

How they compare

India currently reports 72 years against 71.7 years in Samoa, a difference of 0.3 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.

India ranks 152nd and Samoa ranks 155th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	43.28 years	51.89 years	8.61 years	Samoa
1960s	46.46 years	57.24 years	10.78 years	Samoa
1970s	50.59 years	62.54 years	11.95 years	Samoa
1980s	56 years	66.35 years	10.36 years	Samoa
1990s	60.44 years	69.25 years	8.81 years	Samoa
2000s	64.72 years	71.17 years	6.45 years	Samoa
2010s	69.06 years	71.07 years	2.02 years	Samoa
2020s	70.28 years	71.27 years	0.9828 years	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, India or Samoa?: India, at 72 years against 71.7 years in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages between India and Samoa?: 0.3 years, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Samoa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do India and Samoa rank globally for remaining life expectancy at different ages?: India ranks 152nd and Samoa ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Remaining life expectancy at different ages
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.