Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Peru instead of North Carolina, you would:

Health

live 7.2 years less

In North Carolina, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020. In Peru, that number is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.

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Economy

make 74.5% less money

North Carolina has a GDP per capita of $59,308 as of 2024, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $15,100 as of 2023.

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be 41.8% more likely to be unemployed

In North Carolina, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In Peru, that number is 4.8% as of 2023.

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be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In North Carolina, 12.1% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Peru, however, that number is 27.5% as of 2022.

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Basic Needs

be 20.0% less likely to have internet access

In North Carolina, approximately 88.7% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Peru, about 71.0% do as of 2021.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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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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