Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 10.8 years less
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Cyprus has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Peru, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 70.0% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2020, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2020.
be 37.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Peru, however, that number is 20.2% as of 2019.
Life
have 62.8% more children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Peru, there are 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 14.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Peru, 88.0 women do as of 2017.
be 29.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 28.6% less likely to have internet access
In Cyprus, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Peru, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.6% less on education
Cyprus spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Peru spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 25.7% less on healthcare
Cyprus spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Peru, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.7 times more coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria.
Peru: At a glance
How big is Peru compared to Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.