Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Bolivia, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years less
In Bolivia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 43.0% more money
Bolivia has a GDP per capita of $7,900 as of 2020, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2020.
be 45.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bolivia, 37.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Peru, however, that number is 20.2% as of 2019.
be 64.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Bolivia, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Peru, that number is 6.6% as of 2019.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Bolivia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Peru, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 43.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bolivia, approximately 155.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Peru, 88.0 women do as of 2017.
be 51.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Bolivia, approximately 22.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Peru, on the other hand, 10.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 42.5% less on education
Bolivia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Peru spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 24.6% less on healthcare
Bolivia spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Peru, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de AdministraciĆ³n Tributaria, Autoridad de ImpugnaciĆ³n Tributaria (AIT), Bolivia.
Peru: At a glance
How big is Peru compared to Bolivia? See an in-depth size comparison.