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

Brunei, at 75.33 years against 75.28 years in Cook Islands as of 2023.

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

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 Cook Islands: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman)

Brunei

75.33 years

in 2023

Cook Islands

75.28 years

in 2023

Brunei rank

117th

Cook Islands rank

119th

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

Brunei
Cook Islands

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 75.33 years against 75.28 years in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 117th and Cook Islands ranks 119th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 7 and Cook Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	Cook Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	54.45 years	44.88 years	9.58 years	Brunei
1960s	61.33 years	57.99 years	3.34 years	Brunei
1970s	66.64 years	65.34 years	1.3 years	Brunei
1980s	70.31 years	66.6 years	3.71 years	Brunei
1990s	72.71 years	68.07 years	4.64 years	Brunei
2000s	74.56 years	71.07 years	3.49 years	Brunei
2010s	74.9 years	73.81 years	1.09 years	Brunei
2020s	74.56 years	74.86 years	0.3077 years	Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Brunei or Cook Islands?: Brunei, at 75.33 years against 75.28 years in Cook Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Brunei and Cook Islands?: 0.05 years, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Cook Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brunei and Cook Islands rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?: Brunei ranks 117th and Cook Islands ranks 119th 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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About this data

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.