Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Brunei or Bulgaria?

Bulgaria, at 75.64 years against 75.33 years in Brunei as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Brunei and Bulgaria?

0.31 years, with Bulgaria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Bulgaria?

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

Where does this data come from?

Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – 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.

Brunei vs Bulgaria: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman)

Brunei

75.33 years

in 2023

Bulgaria

75.64 years

in 2023

Brunei rank

117th

Bulgaria rank

115th

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) over time

Brunei
Bulgaria

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 75.64 years against 75.33 years in Brunei, 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 ranks 117th and Bulgaria ranks 115th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 4 and Bulgaria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	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
2000s	74.56 years	72.58 years	1.98 years	Brunei
2010s	74.9 years	74.59 years	0.3103 years	Brunei
2020s	74.56 years	73.67 years	0.8858 years	Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Brunei or Bulgaria?: Bulgaria, at 75.64 years against 75.33 years in Brunei as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Brunei and Bulgaria?: 0.31 years, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Bulgaria?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brunei and Bulgaria rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?: Brunei 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) – 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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Indicator: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

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.