Which has higher life expectancy, Fiji or Namibia?

Namibia, at 67.38 years against 67.32 years in Fiji as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Fiji and Namibia?

0.06 years, with Namibia ahead.

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

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.

Fiji vs Namibia: Life expectancy

Fiji

67.32 years

in 2023

Namibia

67.38 years

in 2023

Fiji rank

190th

Namibia rank

188th

Life expectancy over time

Fiji
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 67.38 years against 67.32 years in Fiji, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 190th and Namibia ranks 188th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	54.86 years	44.78 years	10.08 years	Fiji
1960s	60.58 years	51.46 years	9.11 years	Fiji
1970s	61.87 years	57.2 years	4.67 years	Fiji
1980s	63.56 years	58.27 years	5.29 years	Fiji
1990s	65.9 years	57.88 years	8.02 years	Fiji
2000s	66.03 years	53.09 years	12.95 years	Fiji
2010s	66.68 years	59.69 years	6.99 years	Fiji
2020s	66.57 years	64.12 years	2.45 years	Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Fiji or Namibia?: Namibia, at 67.38 years against 67.32 years in Fiji as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Fiji and Namibia?: 0.06 years, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Namibia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Fiji and Namibia rank globally for life expectancy?: Fiji ranks 190th and Namibia ranks 188th 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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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: 17 September 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.