Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Peru, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 12.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.
make 40.4% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $21,300 as of 2022, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2022.
be 5.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 5.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Peru, however, that number is 27.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 58.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 25.7 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 10.6% more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 21.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 57.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Peru, 69.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 17.4% less likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Peru, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 31.0% less on education
Maldives spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Peru spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 44.7% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Peru, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.7 times more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 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
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