The cubic
boron nitride sintered body comprises 40% by volume or more and 80% by volume or less of cubic
boron nitride particles and 20% by volume or more and 60% by volume or less of a binder phase, wherein the average particle size d of the cubic
boron nitride particles is 0.1 μm or more and 3 μm or less, and the binder phase is at least one element selected from a second group consisting of a simple substance of one element selected from a first group consisting of Group 4 elements, Group 5 elements, Group 6 elements, and aluminum in the
periodic table, an
alloy consisting of two or more elements selected from the first group, and an
intermetallic compound consisting of two or more elements selected from the first group, or at least one element selected from the first group and at least one element selected from a third group consisting of
nitrogen, carbon, boron, and
oxygen. and at least one selected from a fourth group consisting of a first compound consisting of a first compound represented by formula (I) and a
solid solution derived from said first compound, wherein a
coefficient of variation Z of the
area ratio of said cubic
boron nitride particles in a cross section of said cubic
boron nitride sintered body is 0.25 or less, and said
coefficient of variation Z is obtained by providing a total of 260 square unit areas, each of which has a side length twice the average grain size d of said cubic
boron nitride particles, in an image obtained by binarizing a
backscattered electron image obtained by imaging a cross section of said cubic boron nitride sintered body at 5000 times
magnification using a
scanning electron microscope, calculating a standard deviation of the
area ratio of said cubic boron nitride particles in each of said unit areas and an average of said area ratios, and dividing said standard deviation by said average.