Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Albania instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 17.2% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 29.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2024.
see 53.1% more spent on your healthcare
Peru spends $956 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Albania spends $1,465 as of 2023.
have 11.3% more doctors per person
Peru has 16.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Albania has 18.8 as of 2020.
be 78.6% more likely to die by suicide
Peru has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Albania, it is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 23.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 25.7% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Albania, however, that number is 19.7% as of 2022.
make 34.2% more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $12,998 as of 2025.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Albania, that number is 10.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 86.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 51.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Albania, 7.0 women do as of 2023.
be 24.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 11.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Albania, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2024.
have 35.7% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Albania, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 29.1% less on education
Peru spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Albania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 25.0% more on healthcare
Peru spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Albania, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 85.0% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.
Safety
be 83.8% less likely to be murdered
Peru has a homicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Albania, that number is 1.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 15.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Peru, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Albania, they kill 10.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.1 times more home broadband
Peru has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Albania has 24.9 as of 2024.
use 81.3% more electricity
Peru uses 1,595 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Albania uses 2,892 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 11.4% less CO2
Peru emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Albania emits 1.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Peru, air pollution causes 26.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Albania, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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