Nauru vs South Sudan: Life expectancy at age 15

Nauru

72.43 years

in 2100

South Sudan

70.55 years

in 2100

Nauru rank

232nd

South Sudan rank

234th

Life expectancy at age 15 over time

Nauru currently reports 72.43 years against 70.55 years in South Sudan, a difference of 1.88 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nauru ahead.

Globally, Nauru ranks 232nd and South Sudan ranks 234th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Life expectancy at age 15
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.