Fiji vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Fiji
3.73 years
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3.78 years
in 2023
Fiji rank
184th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
181st

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

  • Fiji
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 3.78 years against 3.73 years in Fiji, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Fiji ranks 184th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 181st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1950s 0.8913 years 4.91 years 4.02 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1960s 4.06 years 5.72 years 1.65 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 5.78 years 5.93 years 0.1428 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 5.07 years 5.65 years 0.5777 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 4.58 years 5.14 years 0.5536 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 4.19 years 4.35 years 0.1661 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 4.05 years 3.7 years 0.3515 years Fiji
2020s 3.9 years 3.88 years 0.0194 years Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Fiji or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 3.78 years against 3.73 years in Fiji as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Fiji and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.05 years, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Fiji and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
Fiji ranks 184th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 181st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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