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Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Samoa

Samoa: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy was 71.7 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
71.7 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
155th
of 236 countries
All-time high
71.7 years
in 2023
All-time low
49.2 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Samoa, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 71.7 years for share in poverty vs. life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Samoa peaked at 71.7 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.2 years, in 1950.

Samoa ranks 155th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Samoa, year by year

Year years Change
1950 49.2 years —
1951 49.8 years +1.2%
1952 50.38 years +1.2%
1953 51 years +1.2%
1954 51.6 years +1.2%
1955 52.21 years +1.2%
1956 52.83 years +1.2%
1957 53.36 years +1.0%
1958 53.96 years +1.1%
1959 54.57 years +1.1%
1960 55.15 years +1.1%
1961 55.74 years +1.1%
1962 56.32 years +1.0%
1963 56.86 years +1.0%
1964 54.04 years -5.0%
1965 57.89 years +7.1%
1966 58.23 years +0.6%
1967 58.88 years +1.1%
1968 59.38 years +0.9%
1969 59.88 years +0.8%
1970 60.39 years +0.8%
1971 60.88 years +0.8%
1972 61.36 years +0.8%
1973 61.86 years +0.8%
1974 62.34 years +0.8%
1975 62.84 years +0.8%
1976 63.3 years +0.7%
1977 63.74 years +0.7%
1978 64.13 years +0.6%
1979 64.54 years +0.6%
1980 64.96 years +0.6%
1981 65.3 years +0.5%
1982 65.65 years +0.5%
1983 65.99 years +0.5%
1984 66.28 years +0.4%
1985 66.56 years +0.4%
1986 66.82 years +0.4%
1987 67.05 years +0.3%
1988 67.33 years +0.4%
1989 67.61 years +0.4%
1990 67.81 years +0.3%
1991 68.04 years +0.3%
1992 68.53 years +0.7%
1993 68.82 years +0.4%
1994 69.16 years +0.5%
1995 69.47 years +0.4%
1996 69.77 years +0.4%
1997 70.05 years +0.4%
1998 70.31 years +0.4%
1999 70.56 years +0.4%
2000 70.79 years +0.3%
2001 71.03 years +0.3%
2002 71.23 years +0.3%
2003 71.44 years +0.3%
2004 71.51 years +0.1%
2005 71.49 years -0.0%
2006 71.62 years +0.2%
2007 71.61 years -0.0%
2008 71.53 years -0.1%
2009 69.49 years -2.9%
2010 71.45 years +2.8%
2011 71.39 years -0.1%
2012 71.16 years -0.3%
2013 71.23 years +0.1%
2014 71.14 years -0.1%
2015 71.06 years -0.1%
2016 71 years -0.1%
2017 70.99 years -0.0%
2018 71.05 years +0.1%
2019 70.27 years -1.1%
2020 70.73 years +0.7%
2021 71.1 years +0.5%
2022 71.55 years +0.6%
2023 71.7 years +0.2%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 71.7 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 71.7 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85 years, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 51.89 years 49.2 years 54.57 years 10
1960s 57.24 years 54.04 years 59.88 years 10
1970s 62.54 years 60.39 years 64.54 years 10
1980s 66.35 years 64.96 years 67.61 years 10
1990s 69.25 years 67.81 years 70.56 years 10
2000s 71.17 years 69.49 years 71.62 years 10
2010s 71.07 years 70.27 years 71.45 years 10
2020s 71.27 years 70.73 years 71.7 years 4

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 152 India 72 years compare
  2. 153 Tajikistan 71.79 years compare
  3. 154 Mongolia 71.73 years compare
  4. 156 Kyrgyzstan 71.68 years compare
  5. 157 Egypt 71.63 years compare
  6. 158 Jamaica 71.48 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Samoa?
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Samoa was 71.7 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 71.7 years in 2023.
What is the lowest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 49.2 years in 1950.
How does Samoa rank for share in poverty vs. life expectancy?
Samoa ranks 155th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is share in poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy
Unit
years
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

Period life expectancy at birth.