Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Samoa
Samoa: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1292 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1292
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
109th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3302
in 1950
All-time low
0.1292
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 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 in men in Samoa is 0.1292, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Samoa peaked at 0.3302 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1292, in 2023.
That places Samoa 109th 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 in men in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3302 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3241 | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 0.3182 | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 0.3122 | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 0.3062 | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.3 | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 0.2937 | -2.1% |
| 1957 | 0.2883 | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.282 | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 0.2759 | -2.1% |
| 1960 | 0.2701 | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 0.2644 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.259 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2538 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2775 | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2441 | -12.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2406 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2348 | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2301 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2254 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2207 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2162 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2116 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2073 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2031 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1988 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1948 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1911 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1877 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1843 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1809 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1782 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1755 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1728 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1704 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1682 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1661 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1642 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1623 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1604 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1593 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.158 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1545 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1527 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1506 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1487 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1468 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.145 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1433 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1417 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1401 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1386 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1372 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1361 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1354 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1357 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1345 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1344 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1344 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1502 | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1344 | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1343 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1355 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1342 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1341 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1341 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1339 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1336 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1331 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1398 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1325 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1319 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.13 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1292 | -0.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.1292 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.1292 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1328, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3031 | 0.2759 | 0.3302 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.25 | 0.2254 | 0.2775 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2015 | 0.1843 | 0.2207 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1699 | 0.1604 | 0.1809 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1501 | 0.1417 | 0.1593 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1377 | 0.1344 | 0.1502 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1347 | 0.1331 | 0.1398 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1309 | 0.1292 | 0.1325 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 0.1309 compare
- 107 Peru 0.1295 compare
- 108 Seychelles 0.1293 compare
- 110 Kazakhstan 0.1284 compare
- 111 Iraq 0.1279 compare
- 112 Honduras 0.1268 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 in men in Samoa?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Samoa was 0.1292 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 in men recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3302 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1292 in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Samoa ranks 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.