Latvia vs Samoa: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65
Latvia
71.1%
in 2024
Samoa
71.4%
in 2024
Latvia rank
122nd
Samoa rank
119th
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 over time
- Latvia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 71.4% against 71.1% in Latvia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 122nd and Samoa ranks 119th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.7% | 45.2% | 19.5% | Latvia |
| 1970s | 59.7% | 53.0% | 6.8% | Latvia |
| 1980s | 58.7% | 59.1% | 0.4% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 50.8% | 64.5% | 13.7% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 68.9% | 12.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 66.1% | 69.7% | 3.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 70.5% | 1.8% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of men expected to survive to the age of 65, Latvia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 71.4% against 71.1% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 between Latvia and Samoa?
- 0.3%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Samoa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Samoa rank globally for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Latvia ranks 122nd and Samoa ranks 119th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.