Brazil vs Malaysia: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Brazil
0.1007
in 2023
Malaysia
0.1011
in 2023
Brazil rank
125th
Malaysia rank
123rd
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Brazil
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.1011 against 0.1007 in Brazil, a difference of 0.0004.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 125th and Malaysia ranks 123rd of 236 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.314 | 0.2695 | 0.0445 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.2683 | 0.1935 | 0.0748 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.2303 | 0.1517 | 0.0786 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.1866 | 0.1243 | 0.0623 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.1471 | 0.1093 | 0.0378 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.1201 | 0.1031 | 0.017 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.1067 | 0.1013 | 0.0054 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.1052 | 0.1011 | 0.0041 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Brazil or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.1011 against 0.1007 in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Brazil and Malaysia?
- 0.0004, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Malaysia rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Brazil ranks 125th and Malaysia ranks 123rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.