Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
be 35.2% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Peru, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
live 4.2 years less
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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
make 21.5% more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,300 as of 2020, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2020.
be 58.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 16.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Peru, that number is 6.6% as of 2019.
be 12.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Peru, however, that number is 20.2% as of 2019.
pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate
Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Peru, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 88.6% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Peru, it is 94.5% as of 2020.
be 45.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 19.6 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.
have 30.3% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Peru, there are 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.6% more on healthcare
Iraq spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Peru, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 41.6 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria.
Peru: At a glance
How big is Peru compared to Iraq? See an in-depth size comparison.