Fiji vs South Africa: Life expectancy at age 15
Fiji
78.15 years
in 2100
South Africa
77.76 years
in 2100
Fiji rank
204th
South Africa rank
207th
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- Fiji
- South Africa
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 78.15 years against 77.76 years in South Africa, a difference of 0.39 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 204th and South Africa ranks 207th of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 15 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.18 years | 60.76 years | 1.43 years | Fiji |
| 1960s | 65.56 years | 64.24 years | 1.33 years | Fiji |
| 1970s | 65.93 years | 65.87 years | 0.0671 years | Fiji |
| 1980s | 66.45 years | 67.75 years | 1.3 years | South Africa |
| 1990s | 67.96 years | 66.33 years | 1.62 years | Fiji |
| 2000s | 67.86 years | 60.47 years | 7.4 years | Fiji |
| 2010s | 68.46 years | 66.33 years | 2.13 years | Fiji |
| 2020s | 69.1 years | 68.39 years | 0.7049 years | Fiji |
| 2030s | 70.3 years | 70.02 years | 0.2764 years | Fiji |
| 2040s | 71.44 years | 71.14 years | 0.2933 years | Fiji |
| 2050s | 72.57 years | 72.22 years | 0.3483 years | Fiji |
| 2060s | 73.72 years | 73.34 years | 0.3811 years | Fiji |
| 2070s | 74.93 years | 74.52 years | 0.4113 years | Fiji |
| 2080s | 76.19 years | 75.76 years | 0.4295 years | Fiji |
| 2090s | 77.47 years | 77.04 years | 0.429 years | Fiji |
| 2100s | 78.15 years | 77.76 years | 0.39 years | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Fiji or South Africa?
- Fiji, at 78.15 years against 77.76 years in South Africa as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Fiji and South Africa?
- 0.39 years, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and South Africa?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Fiji and South Africa rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- Fiji ranks 204th and South Africa ranks 207th 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.