If you lived in Armenia instead of Peru, you would:

Health

be 14.3% less likely to be obese

In Peru, 29.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Armenia, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2024.

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see 2.1 times more spent on your healthcare

Peru spends $956 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Armenia spends $2,033 as of 2023.

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have 99.1% more doctors per person

Peru has 16.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Armenia has 33.6 as of 2022.

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be 59.7% more likely to die by suicide

Peru has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Armenia, it is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 15.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Peru, 25.7% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Armenia, however, that number is 21.7% as of 2024.

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be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Armenia, that number is 12.9% as of 2025.

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Life

be 62.7% 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 Armenia, 19.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 22.7% 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 Armenia, on the other hand, 8.5 children do as of 2024.

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have 29.5% fewer children

In Peru, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Armenia, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 44.0% less on education

Peru spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Armenia spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 65.2% more on healthcare

Peru spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Armenia, that number is 9.3% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 74.3% less likely to be murdered

Peru has a homicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Armenia, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 73.9% more home broadband

Peru has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Armenia has 20.3 as of 2024.

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use 49.6% more electricity

Peru uses 1,595 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Armenia uses 2,386 kWh as of 2023.

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live with 12.8 times more strain on fresh water

Peru withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Armenia withdraws 62% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 2.7 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Peru, air pollution causes 26.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Armenia, it causes 70.0 as of 2019.

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emit 22.3% more CO2

Peru emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Armenia emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this

Armenia: At a glance

Armenia is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 28,203 sq km. Armenia prides itself on being the first nation to formally adopt Christianity (early 4th century). Despite periods of autonomy, over the centuries Armenia came under the sway of various empires including the Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Persian, and Ottoman. During World War I in the western portion of Armenia, Ottoman Turkey instituted a policy of forced resettlement coupled with other harsh practices that resulted in at least 1 million Armenian deaths. The eastern area of Armenia was ceded by the Ottomans to Russia in 1828; this portion declared its independence in 1918, but was conquered by the Soviet Red Army in 1920. Armenian leaders remain preoccupied by the long conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, a primarily Armenian-populated region, assigned to Soviet Azerbaijan in the 1920s by Moscow. Armenia and Azerbaijan began fighting over the area in 1988; the struggle escalated after both countries attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By May 1994, when a cease-fire took hold, ethnic Armenian forces held not only Nagorno-Karabakh but also a significant portion of Azerbaijan proper. The economies of both sides have been hurt by their inability to make substantial progress toward a peaceful resolution. Turkey closed the common border with Armenia in 1993 in support of Azerbaijan in its conflict with Armenia over control of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas, further hampering Armenian economic growth. In 2009, senior Armenian leaders began pursuing rapprochement with Turkey, aiming to secure an opening of the border, but Turkey has not yet ratified the Protocols normalizing relations between the two countries. In September 2013, President SARGSIAN announced Armenia would join Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan as a member of the Eurasian Economic Union.
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