Peru vs Samoa: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Peru
41.4%
in 2023
Samoa
41.4%
in 2023
Peru rank
68th
Samoa rank
66th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Peru
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 41.4% against 41.4% in Peru, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 68th and Samoa ranks 66th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 7 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.0% | 44.0% | 3.0% | Peru |
| 1960s | 46.4% | 42.9% | 3.5% | Peru |
| 1970s | 46.0% | 40.9% | 5.1% | Peru |
| 1980s | 43.4% | 39.1% | 4.3% | Peru |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 38.1% | 5.0% | Peru |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 38.5% | 4.0% | Peru |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 40.6% | 1.7% | Peru |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 41.3% | 1.8% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Peru or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 41.4% against 41.4% in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Peru and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Samoa rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Peru ranks 68th and Samoa ranks 66th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.