Which has higher life expectancy, Fiji or Tuvalu?

Fiji, at 67.32 years against 67.1 years in Tuvalu as of 2023.

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

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 Tuvalu: Life expectancy

Fiji

67.32 years

in 2023

Tuvalu

67.1 years

in 2023

Fiji rank

190th

Tuvalu rank

193rd

Life expectancy over time

Fiji
Tuvalu

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 67.32 years against 67.1 years in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.22 years.

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

Fiji ranks 190th and Tuvalu ranks 193rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
1950s	54.86 years	43.75 years	11.11 years	Fiji
1960s	60.58 years	51.62 years	8.96 years	Fiji
1970s	61.87 years	57.66 years	4.21 years	Fiji
1980s	63.56 years	60.99 years	2.56 years	Fiji
1990s	65.9 years	62.28 years	3.62 years	Fiji
2000s	66.03 years	64.09 years	1.94 years	Fiji
2010s	66.68 years	65.39 years	1.29 years	Fiji
2020s	66.57 years	66.53 years	0.0387 years	Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Fiji or Tuvalu?: Fiji, at 67.32 years against 67.1 years in Tuvalu as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Fiji and Tuvalu?: 0.22 years, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Tuvalu?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Fiji and Tuvalu rank globally for life expectancy?: Fiji ranks 190th and Tuvalu ranks 193rd 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.