Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 14.9 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 49.2% more likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.9 times more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2022, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $49,000 as of 2022.
be 65.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 27.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
be 37.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 5.3% as of 2022.
pay a 10.0% higher top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Canada, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 84.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 69.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
be 59.4% 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 Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
have 39.1% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 31.0% more likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Canada, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 30.0% more on education
Peru spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.0 times more on healthcare
Peru spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 83.7 times more coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Canada Revenue Agency, The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria.
Canada: At a glance
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