Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 21.6% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 29.1% of people as of 2024.
be 80.6% less likely to die by suicide
Argentina has a suicide rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Peru, it is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 69.0% less spent on your healthcare
Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Peru spends $956 as of 2023.
have 66.9% fewer doctors per person
Argentina has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Peru has 16.9 as of 2023.
have 10.1% less access to essential health services
Argentina scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Peru scores 71 as of 2021.
Economy
be 28.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Peru, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
make 35.0% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $9,684 as of 2025.
Life
have 42.0% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 54.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 33.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Peru, 51.0 women do as of 2023.
be 37.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Peru, on the other hand, 11.0 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.8% less on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Peru spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 45.1% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 51.6% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
Safety
be 91.5% more likely to be murdered
Argentina has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 44.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Peru, they kill 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 53.8% less strain on fresh water
Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Peru withdraws 5% as of 2022.
find 55.2% less home broadband
Argentina has 26.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Peru has 11.7 as of 2024.
use 43.5% less electricity
Argentina uses 2,822 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Peru uses 1,595 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 10.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Peru, it causes 26.0 as of 2019.
emit 49.6% less CO2
Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Peru emits 2.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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