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

Health

be 17.5% less likely to be obese

In Jordan, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 29.1% of people as of 2024.

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see 19.9% more spent on your healthcare

Jordan spends $798 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Peru spends $956 as of 2023.

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have 40.8% fewer doctors per person

Jordan has 28.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Peru has 16.9 as of 2023.

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be 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide

Jordan 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.

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Economy

be 69.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Jordan, 16.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Peru, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.

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make 81.1% more money

Jordan has a GDP per capita of $5,348 as of 2025, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $9,684 as of 2025.

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Life

be 64.5% more likely to die during childbirth

In Jordan, approximately 31.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Peru, 51.0 women do as of 2023.

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have 23.0% fewer children

In Jordan, there are approximately 20.4 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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Basic Needs

be 14.3% less likely to have internet access

In Jordan, approximately 95.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Peru, about 82.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 26.4% less on healthcare

Jordan spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 35.0% more on education

Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Peru spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 92.8 times more coastline

Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.

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Safety

be 8.7 times more likely to be murdered

Jordan has a homicide rate of 1.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 66.4% more home broadband

Jordan has 7.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Peru has 11.7 as of 2024.

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live with 95.4% less strain on fresh water

Jordan withdraws 105% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Peru withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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use 14.2% less electricity

Jordan uses 1,858 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Peru uses 1,595 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 31.6% less likely to die from air pollution

In Jordan, air pollution causes 38.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Peru, it causes 26.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this

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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