Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Peru instead of Guernsey, you would:

Health

live 5.3 years less

In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 14.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Guernsey, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.

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Life

have 62.4% more children

In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Guernsey, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Peru, on the other hand, 11.0 children do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 48.3 times more coastline

Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2022–2024), World Bank (2024–2025). How we calculate this

Compare further: Guernsey vs. Peru

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Peru is 67.5% cheaper than Guernsey overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Guernsey is about 16,477 times smaller than Peru.
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Peru: At a glance

Peru is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 1,279,996 sq km. Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces were defeated in 1824. After a dozen years of military rule, Peru returned to democratic leadership in 1980, but experienced economic problems and the growth of a violent insurgency. President Alberto FUJIMORI's election in 1990 ushered in a decade that saw a dramatic turnaround in the economy and significant progress in curtailing guerrilla activity. Nevertheless, the president's increasing reliance on authoritarian measures and an economic slump in the late 1990s generated mounting dissatisfaction with his regime, which led to his resignation in 2000. A caretaker government oversaw new elections in the spring of 2001, which installed Alejandro TOLEDO Manrique as the new head of government - Peru's first democratically elected president of indigenous ethnicity. The presidential election of 2006 saw the return of Alan GARCIA Perez who, after a disappointing presidential term from 1985 to 1990, oversaw a robust economic rebound. In June 2011, former army officer Ollanta HUMALA Tasso was elected president, defeating Keiko FUJIMORI Higuchi, the daughter of Alberto FUJIMORI. Since his election, HUMALA has carried on the sound, market-oriented economic policies of the three preceding administrations.
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