Bulgaria vs Peru: Life expectancy
Bulgaria
73.65 years
in 2020
Peru
73.67 years
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
73rd
Peru rank
72nd
Life expectancy over time
- Bulgaria
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 73.67 years against 73.65 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 73rd and Peru ranks 72nd of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 13 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 34.65 years | 25 years | 9.65 years | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 35.51 years | 25 years | 10.51 years | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 36.85 years | 25 years | 11.85 years | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 40.2 years | 25 years | 15.2 years | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 43.3 years | 27.88 years | 15.42 years | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 46.8 years | 32.05 years | 14.75 years | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 50.95 years | 35.06 years | 15.89 years | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 63.14 years | 45.1 years | 18.05 years | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 70.23 years | 49.27 years | 20.97 years | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 71.12 years | 55.65 years | 15.48 years | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 71.06 years | 61.53 years | 9.53 years | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 71.18 years | 66.38 years | 4.8 years | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 72.1 years | 71.7 years | 0.3958 years | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 74.23 years | 74.67 years | 0.432 years | Peru |
| 2020s | 73.65 years | 73.67 years | 0.0202 years | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Bulgaria or Peru?
- Peru, at 73.67 years against 73.65 years in Bulgaria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Bulgaria and Peru?
- 0.02 years, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Peru?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Bulgaria and Peru rank globally for life expectancy?
- Bulgaria ranks 73rd and Peru ranks 72nd 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.