Which has higher life expectancy, Brazil or Bulgaria?

Brazil, at 75.85 years against 75.64 years in Bulgaria as of 2023.

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

76 years are reported by both, from 1900 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Bulgaria: Life expectancy

Brazil

75.85 years

in 2023

Bulgaria

75.64 years

in 2023

Brazil rank

113th

Bulgaria rank

115th

Life expectancy over time

Brazil
Bulgaria

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 75.85 years against 75.64 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.21 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Brazil ranks 113th and Bulgaria ranks 115th of 236 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Bulgaria	Difference	Ahead
1900s	29 years	40.2 years	11.2 years	Bulgaria
1930s	34 years	48.3 years	14.3 years	Bulgaria
1950s	50.65 years	64.23 years	13.58 years	Bulgaria
1960s	55.03 years	70.5 years	15.47 years	Bulgaria
1970s	59.35 years	71.1 years	11.75 years	Bulgaria
1980s	63.73 years	71.31 years	7.58 years	Bulgaria
1990s	67.52 years	71.03 years	3.51 years	Bulgaria
2000s	71.56 years	72.58 years	1.02 years	Bulgaria
2010s	74.86 years	74.59 years	0.2726 years	Brazil
2020s	74.57 years	73.67 years	0.895 years	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Brazil or Bulgaria?: Brazil, at 75.85 years against 75.64 years in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Brazil and Bulgaria?: 0.21 years, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Bulgaria?: 76 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Bulgaria rank globally for life expectancy?: Brazil ranks 113th 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. 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
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: 06 August 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.