Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 76.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Peru, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 2.9 years less
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 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
be 40.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Peru, that number is 6.6% as of 2019.
be 42.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Peru, however, that number is 20.2% as of 2019.
make 39.6% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 86.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Peru, 88.0 women do as of 2017.
be 51.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 75.7% more likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Peru, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.3 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Peru: At a glance
How big is Peru compared to Guyana? See an in-depth size comparison.