Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 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 79.7% less likely to die by suicide
Brazil has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Peru, it is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 53.8% less spent on your healthcare
Brazil spends $2,070 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Peru spends $956 as of 2023.
have 28.4% fewer doctors per person
Brazil has 23.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Peru has 16.9 as of 2023.
have 11.2% less access to essential health services
Brazil scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Peru scores 71 as of 2021.
Economy
be 14.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Peru, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
Life
be 23.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Peru, 51.0 women do as of 2023.
be 10.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 12.3 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.
have 29.8% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.4% less on education
Brazil spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Peru spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 42.0% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 67.8% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
Safety
be 55.4% less likely to be murdered
Brazil has a homicide rate of 19.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 19.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Brazil, road accidents kill 15.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Peru, they kill 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 19.7% less likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Brazil, 48% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2021. In Peru, that number is 39% as of 2022.
Infrastructure
find 51.5% less home broadband
Brazil has 24.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Peru has 11.7 as of 2024.
live with 3.2 times more strain on fresh water
Brazil withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Peru withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 48.0% less electricity
Brazil uses 3,068 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Peru uses 1,595 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 12.9% less CO2
Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Peru emits 2.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 13.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Brazil, air pollution causes 23.0 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 (2019–2022), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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