Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Brunei or Cape Verde?

Brunei, at 73.33 years against 72.86 years in Cape Verde as of 2023.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brunei vs Cape Verde: Male life expectancy at birth

Brunei

73.33 years

in 2023

Cape Verde

72.86 years

in 2023

Brunei rank

106th

Cape Verde rank

109th

Male life expectancy at birth over time

Brunei
Cape Verde

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 73.33 years against 72.86 years in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.47 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 106th and Cape Verde ranks 109th of 236 countries.

Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
1950s	53.48 years	45.2 years	8.28 years	Brunei
1960s	60.9 years	51.26 years	9.63 years	Brunei
1970s	66.11 years	57.13 years	8.98 years	Brunei
1980s	69.06 years	59.19 years	9.87 years	Brunei
1990s	70.91 years	60.78 years	10.12 years	Brunei
2000s	72.6 years	66.42 years	6.18 years	Brunei
2010s	72.93 years	70.31 years	2.62 years	Brunei
2020s	72.65 years	71.58 years	1.07 years	Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Brunei or Cape Verde?: Brunei, at 73.33 years against 72.86 years in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Brunei and Cape Verde?: 0.47 years, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Cape Verde?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brunei and Cape Verde rank globally for male life expectancy at birth?: Brunei ranks 106th and Cape Verde ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Male life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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