Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Connecticut instead of Peru, you would:
Economy
be 19.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Connecticut, that number is 4.1% as of 2025.
be 63.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 25.7% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Connecticut, however, that number is 9.5% as of 2023.
make 8.0 times more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Connecticut, the GDP per capita is $77,582 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% more likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Connecticut, about 91.3% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
