Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Bahamas, you would:
Health
be 63.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Bahamas, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 3.2 years longer
In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
be 39.6% less likely to be obese
In Bahamas, 48.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 29.1% of people as of 2024.
be 52.6% less likely to die by suicide
Bahamas has a suicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Peru, it is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 58.7% less spent on your healthcare
Bahamas spends $2,316 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Peru spends $956 as of 2023.
Economy
be 44.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Bahamas, 9.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Peru, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
make 75.5% less money
Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $39,455 as of 2024, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $9,684 as of 2025.
Life
be 32.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bahamas, approximately 76.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Peru, 51.0 women do as of 2023.
have 45.6% more children
In Bahamas, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% less likely to have internet access
In Bahamas, approximately 92.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Peru, about 82.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.5% less on healthcare
Bahamas spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 59.1% more on education
Bahamas spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Peru spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 31.8% less coastline
Bahamas has a total of 3,542 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
Safety
be 73.3% less likely to be murdered
Bahamas has a homicide rate of 32.2 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 21.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Bahamas, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Peru, they kill 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 53.8% less home broadband
Bahamas has 25.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Peru has 11.7 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 44.5% less CO2
Bahamas emits 3.6 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 Bahamas, 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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