Which has higher life expectancy, Ethiopia or Fiji?

Fiji, at 67.32 years against 67.31 years in Ethiopia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Fiji?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Ethiopia vs Fiji: Life expectancy

Ethiopia

67.31 years

in 2023

Fiji

67.32 years

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

191st

Fiji rank

190th

Life expectancy over time

Ethiopia
Fiji

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 67.32 years against 67.31 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Fiji ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 191st and Fiji ranks 190th of 236 countries.

Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Fiji	Difference	Ahead
1950s	36.02 years	54.86 years	18.84 years	Fiji
1960s	40.95 years	60.58 years	19.63 years	Fiji
1970s	41.11 years	61.87 years	20.76 years	Fiji
1980s	41.57 years	63.56 years	21.99 years	Fiji
1990s	48 years	65.9 years	17.9 years	Fiji
2000s	54.38 years	66.03 years	11.65 years	Fiji
2010s	63.04 years	66.68 years	3.64 years	Fiji
2020s	66.38 years	66.57 years	0.1952 years	Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Ethiopia or Fiji?: Fiji, at 67.32 years against 67.31 years in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Ethiopia and Fiji?: 0.01 years, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Fiji?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Fiji rank globally for life expectancy?: Ethiopia ranks 191st and Fiji ranks 190th 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

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.