Fiji vs Samoa: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Fiji
41.6%
in 2023
Samoa
41.4%
in 2023
Fiji rank
64th
Samoa rank
66th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Fiji
- Samoa
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 41.6% against 41.4% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 64th and Samoa ranks 66th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.8% | 44.0% | 3.8% | Fiji |
| 1960s | 42.7% | 42.9% | 0.2% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 39.9% | 40.9% | 1.0% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 40.7% | 39.1% | 1.6% | Fiji |
| 1990s | 41.0% | 38.1% | 2.9% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 38.5% | 2.6% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 40.6% | 0.3% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 0.1% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Fiji or Samoa?
- Fiji, at 41.6% against 41.4% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Fiji and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Samoa rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Fiji ranks 64th and Samoa ranks 66th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.