Fiji vs South Africa: Life expectancy at birth, female

Fiji
69.54 years
in 2024
South Africa
69.79 years
in 2024
Fiji rank
180th
South Africa rank
178th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Fiji
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 69.79 years against 69.54 years in Fiji, a difference of 0.25 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 180th and South Africa ranks 178th of 218 countries.

Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 63.16 years 56.39 years 6.77 years Fiji
1970s 65.31 years 59.87 years 5.44 years Fiji
1980s 66.44 years 65.01 years 1.43 years Fiji
1990s 68.42 years 65.14 years 3.28 years Fiji
2000s 68.3 years 57.64 years 10.66 years Fiji
2010s 68.88 years 66.19 years 2.7 years Fiji
2020s 68.88 years 68.23 years 0.6494 years Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Fiji or South Africa?
South Africa, at 69.79 years against 69.54 years in Fiji as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Fiji and South Africa?
0.25 years, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Fiji and South Africa rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Fiji ranks 180th and South Africa ranks 178th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.