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