Cape Verde vs Fiji: Median age
Cape Verde
27.87 years
in 2023
Fiji
27.67 years
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
147th
Fiji rank
148th
Median age over time
- Cape Verde
- Fiji
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 27.87 years against 27.67 years in Fiji, a difference of 0.2 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 147th and Fiji ranks 148th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Fiji in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.41 years | 16.13 years | 1.28 years | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 16.49 years | 15.65 years | 0.843 years | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 15.76 years | 17.07 years | 1.31 years | Fiji |
| 1980s | 15.44 years | 19.04 years | 3.61 years | Fiji |
| 1990s | 16.41 years | 20.42 years | 4.01 years | Fiji |
| 2000s | 19.17 years | 22.73 years | 3.56 years | Fiji |
| 2010s | 23.86 years | 25.51 years | 1.65 years | Fiji |
| 2020s | 27.08 years | 27.37 years | 0.2865 years | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median age, Cape Verde or Fiji?
- Cape Verde, at 27.87 years against 27.67 years in Fiji as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median age between Cape Verde and Fiji?
- 0.2 years, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Fiji?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Fiji rank globally for median age?
- Cape Verde ranks 147th and Fiji ranks 148th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.