Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 6.1 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 33.6% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 43.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 29.1% of people as of 2024.
have 2.5 times more doctors per person
Egypt has 6.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Peru has 16.9 as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to die by suicide
Egypt has a suicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Peru, it is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 24.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 6.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Peru, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
make 3.1 times more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $3,086 as of 2025, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $9,684 as of 2025.
Life
be 17.9% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 79.5% as of 2022. In Peru, it is 93.7% as of 2024.
be 47.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 20.8 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.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Peru, 51.0 women do as of 2023.
have 24.7% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 15.6% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 35.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Egypt, road accidents kill 9.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Peru, they kill 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 96.6% less strain on fresh water
Egypt withdraws 141% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Peru withdraws 5% as of 2022.
Environment
be 75.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Egypt, air pollution causes 105.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Peru, it causes 26.0 as of 2019.
emit 19.2% less CO2
Egypt emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Peru emits 2.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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