Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 36.0% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Peru, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
live 7.4 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2020. In Peru, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 65.4% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $39,000 as of 2017, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $13,500 as of 2017.
be 46.8% more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Peru, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.
Life
have 32.8% more children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Peru, there are 17.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 9.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Peru, 88.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.5 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Peru, on the other hand, 16.7 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 42.1% less likely to have internet access
In New Zealand, approximately 90.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Peru, about 52.5% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 39.1% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Peru spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 84.0% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 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 New Zealand? See an in-depth size comparison.