Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, Fiji or South Africa?

South Africa, at 69.6 years against 69.36 years in Fiji as of 2023.

What is the difference in female life expectancy at birth between Fiji and South Africa?

0.24 years, with South Africa ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Fiji vs South Africa: Female life expectancy at birth

Fiji

69.36 years

in 2023

South Africa

69.6 years

in 2023

Fiji rank

198th

South Africa rank

196th

Female life expectancy at birth over time

Fiji
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 69.6 years against 69.36 years in Fiji, a difference of 0.24 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 198th and South Africa ranks 196th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	55.67 years	49.08 years	6.58 years	Fiji
1960s	63.16 years	56.39 years	6.77 years	Fiji
1970s	65.31 years	59.87 years	5.44 years	Fiji
1980s	66.44 years	65.01 years	1.43 years	Fiji
1990s	68.42 years	65.14 years	3.28 years	Fiji
2000s	68.3 years	57.64 years	10.66 years	Fiji
2010s	68.88 years	66.19 years	2.7 years	Fiji
2020s	68.71 years	67.84 years	0.8745 years	Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, Fiji or South Africa?: South Africa, at 69.6 years against 69.36 years in Fiji as of 2023.
What is the difference in female life expectancy at birth between Fiji and South Africa?: 0.24 years, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and South Africa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Fiji and South Africa rank globally for female life expectancy at birth?: Fiji ranks 198th and South Africa ranks 196th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Female life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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