Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 9.0 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 26.5% more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the GDP per capita is $14,300 as of 2020.
be 16.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, however, that number is 16.9% as of 2015.
pay a 66.7% lower top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
be 5.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 33.3% as of 2019.
Life
be 88.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 51.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 10.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 51.1% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.3% more likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 73.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 75.0% more on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 20 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria, Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: At a glance
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