Fiji vs Micronesia (country): Life expectancy

Fiji
67.32 years
in 2023
Micronesia (country)
67.2 years
in 2023
Fiji rank
190th
Micronesia (country) rank
192nd

Life expectancy over time

  • Fiji
  • Micronesia (country)
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How they compare

Fiji currently reports 67.32 years against 67.2 years in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.12 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 190th and Micronesia (country) ranks 192nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Micronesia (country) Difference Ahead
1950s 54.86 years 50.91 years 3.95 years Fiji
1960s 60.58 years 56.84 years 3.74 years Fiji
1970s 61.87 years 61.32 years 0.5492 years Fiji
1980s 63.56 years 63.02 years 0.5399 years Fiji
1990s 65.9 years 64.16 years 1.74 years Fiji
2000s 66.03 years 64.72 years 1.32 years Fiji
2010s 66.68 years 65.42 years 1.26 years Fiji
2020s 66.57 years 66.55 years 0.0259 years Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Fiji or Micronesia (country)?
Fiji, at 67.32 years against 67.2 years in Micronesia (country) as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Fiji and Micronesia (country)?
0.12 years, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Micronesia (country)?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Fiji and Micronesia (country) rank globally for life expectancy?
Fiji ranks 190th and Micronesia (country) ranks 192nd 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

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.