Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Samoa
Samoa: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1224 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1224
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
77th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3124
in 1950
All-time low
0.1149
in 2006
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Samoa is 0.1224, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Samoa peaked at 0.3124 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1149, in 2006.
That places Samoa 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3124 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3064 | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 0.3005 | -1.9% |
| 1953 | 0.2941 | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 0.288 | -2.1% |
| 1955 | 0.2818 | -2.2% |
| 1956 | 0.2754 | -2.3% |
| 1957 | 0.269 | -2.3% |
| 1958 | 0.263 | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 0.2568 | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 0.2509 | -2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.2451 | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2394 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2342 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2685 | +14.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2242 | -16.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2212 | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2145 | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2097 | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2048 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1952 | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1907 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.186 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1815 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1773 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1731 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1692 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1655 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.162 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1588 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1557 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1528 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1502 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1477 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1454 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1432 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1411 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1392 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1373 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1369 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1358 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1315 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1294 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1273 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1254 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1236 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1219 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1205 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1192 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.118 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1169 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.116 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1152 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1151 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1162 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1149 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1154 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1162 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1389 | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1177 | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1187 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1218 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1212 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1226 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1239 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1249 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1255 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1255 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1332 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1257 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1244 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1232 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1224 | -0.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.1224 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1061, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.1224 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1119, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2847 | 0.2568 | 0.3124 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2313 | 0.2048 | 0.2685 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1801 | 0.162 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1471 | 0.1373 | 0.1588 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1272 | 0.1192 | 0.1369 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1183 | 0.1149 | 0.1389 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1235 | 0.1177 | 0.1332 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1239 | 0.1224 | 0.1257 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 74 Indonesia 0.1229 compare
- 75 Suriname 0.1227 compare
- 76 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1226 compare
- 78 Bahamas 0.122 compare
- 79 Solomon Islands 0.1217 compare
- 80 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1198 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Samoa
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.42 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.416 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Samoa?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Samoa was 0.1224 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3124 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1149 in 2006.
- How does Samoa rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Samoa ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.