American Samoa vs Tonga: Life expectancy vs. health spending

American Samoa

72.85 years

in 2023

Tonga

72.89 years

in 2023

American Samoa rank

143rd

Tonga rank

140th

Life expectancy vs. health spending over time

Tonga currently reports 72.89 years against 72.85 years in American Samoa, a difference of 0.043 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was American Samoa ahead.

Globally, American Samoa ranks 143rd and Tonga ranks 140th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
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: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.