Brazil vs Bulgaria: Life expectancy
Brazil
74.01 years
in 2020
Bulgaria
73.65 years
in 2020
Brazil rank
70th
Bulgaria rank
73rd
Life expectancy over time
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 74.01 years against 73.65 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.36 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Brazil ranks 70th and Bulgaria ranks 73rd of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 27.05 years | 34.65 years | 7.6 years | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 27.3 years | 35.51 years | 8.21 years | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 27.55 years | 36.85 years | 9.3 years | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 29.09 years | 40.2 years | 11.11 years | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 30.67 years | 43.3 years | 12.63 years | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 33.03 years | 46.8 years | 13.77 years | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 35.11 years | 50.95 years | 15.84 years | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 52.2 years | 63.14 years | 10.94 years | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 55.89 years | 70.23 years | 14.34 years | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 59.87 years | 71.12 years | 11.26 years | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 63.41 years | 71.06 years | 7.66 years | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 66.95 years | 71.18 years | 4.23 years | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 70.75 years | 72.1 years | 1.36 years | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 73.76 years | 74.23 years | 0.4763 years | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 74.01 years | 73.65 years | 0.3636 years | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Brazil or Bulgaria?
- Brazil, at 74.01 years against 73.65 years in Bulgaria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Brazil and Bulgaria?
- 0.36 years, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Bulgaria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Bulgaria rank globally for life expectancy?
- Brazil ranks 70th and Bulgaria ranks 73rd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing 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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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.