Djibouti vs South Africa: Life expectancy
Djibouti
65.99 years
in 2023
South Africa
66.14 years
in 2023
Djibouti rank
204th
South Africa rank
201st
Life expectancy over time
- Djibouti
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 66.14 years against 65.99 years in Djibouti, a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Djibouti ranks 204th and South Africa ranks 201st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.9 years | 47.6 years | 5.7 years | South Africa |
| 1960s | 45.11 years | 54.21 years | 9.09 years | South Africa |
| 1970s | 49.57 years | 57.44 years | 7.87 years | South Africa |
| 1980s | 53.83 years | 61.78 years | 7.95 years | South Africa |
| 1990s | 55.81 years | 61.58 years | 5.76 years | South Africa |
| 2000s | 58.52 years | 55.58 years | 2.95 years | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 62.67 years | 63.28 years | 0.6114 years | South Africa |
| 2020s | 64.89 years | 64.69 years | 0.2011 years | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Djibouti or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 66.14 years against 65.99 years in Djibouti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Djibouti and South Africa?
- 0.15 years, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and South Africa rank globally for life expectancy?
- Djibouti ranks 204th and South Africa ranks 201st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.