Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 44.5% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Peru, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
live 7.1 years less
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 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 15.3% more money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2020, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2020.
be 65.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Peru, that number is 6.6% as of 2019.
be 28.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Peru, however, that number is 20.2% as of 2019.
pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate
Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Peru, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 22.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 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.
be 91.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Peru, 88.0 women do as of 2017.
have 23.8% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Peru, there are 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 31.6% less on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Peru, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 40.0% more on education
Jordan spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Peru spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 92.8 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria.
Peru: At a glance
How big is Peru compared to Jordan? See an in-depth size comparison.