Which has higher life expectancy, Brunei Darussalam or Cook Islands?

Brunei Darussalam, at 75.33 years against 75.28 years in Cook Islands as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Brunei Darussalam and Cook Islands?

0.05 years, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Cook Islands?

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

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brunei Darussalam vs Cook Islands: Life expectancy

Brunei Darussalam

75.33 years

in 2023

Cook Islands

75.28 years

in 2023

Brunei Darussalam rank

117th

Cook Islands rank

119th

Life expectancy over time

Brunei Darussalam
Cook Islands

How they compare

Brunei Darussalam currently reports 75.33 years against 75.28 years in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brunei Darussalam ahead.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 117th and Cook Islands ranks 119th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 7 and Cook Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei Darussalam	Cook Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	54.45 years	44.88 years	9.58 years	Brunei Darussalam
1960s	61.33 years	57.99 years	3.34 years	Brunei Darussalam
1970s	66.64 years	65.34 years	1.3 years	Brunei Darussalam
1980s	70.31 years	66.6 years	3.71 years	Brunei Darussalam
1990s	72.71 years	68.07 years	4.64 years	Brunei Darussalam
2000s	74.56 years	71.07 years	3.49 years	Brunei Darussalam
2010s	74.9 years	73.81 years	1.09 years	Brunei Darussalam
2020s	74.56 years	74.86 years	0.3077 years	Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Brunei Darussalam or Cook Islands?: Brunei Darussalam, at 75.33 years against 75.28 years in Cook Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Brunei Darussalam and Cook Islands?: 0.05 years, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Cook Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Cook Islands rank globally for life expectancy?: Brunei Darussalam ranks 117th and Cook Islands ranks 119th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.