Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 88.2% less likely to die by suicide
Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Peru, it is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 5.1 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 87.6% less spent on your healthcare
Australia spends $7,691 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Peru spends $956 as of 2023.
have 58.7% fewer doctors per person
Australia has 40.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Peru has 16.9 as of 2023.
have 18.4% less access to essential health services
Australia scores 87 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Peru scores 71 as of 2021.
Economy
be 25.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Peru, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
make 85.1% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $9,684 as of 2025.
Life
have 47.2% more children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 25.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Peru, 51.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 14.7% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Peru, about 82.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 13.8% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Peru spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 45.8% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 90.6% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
Safety
be 10.1 times more likely to be murdered
Australia has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Australia, road accidents kill 4.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Peru, they kill 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 68.0% less home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Peru has 11.7 as of 2024.
use 83.7% less electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Peru uses 1,595 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 85.7% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Peru emits 2.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Peru, it causes 26.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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