Brunei Darussalam vs Bulgaria: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Brunei Darussalam
75.33 years
in 2023
Bulgaria
75.64 years
in 2023
Brunei Darussalam rank
117th
Bulgaria rank
115th
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 75.64 years against 75.33 years in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 0.31 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 117th and Bulgaria ranks 115th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 4 and Bulgaria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei Darussalam | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 54.45 years | 64.23 years | 9.78 years | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 61.33 years | 70.5 years | 9.17 years | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 66.64 years | 71.1 years | 4.46 years | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 70.31 years | 71.31 years | 0.9971 years | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 72.71 years | 71.03 years | 1.68 years | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2000s | 74.56 years | 72.58 years | 1.98 years | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2010s | 74.9 years | 74.59 years | 0.3103 years | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2020s | 74.56 years | 73.67 years | 0.8858 years | Brunei Darussalam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Brunei Darussalam or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 75.64 years against 75.33 years in Brunei Darussalam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Brunei Darussalam and Bulgaria?
- 0.31 years, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Bulgaria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brunei Darussalam and Bulgaria rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 117th and Bulgaria ranks 115th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.