Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 10.8 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Czech Republic, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 32.0% more likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Czech Republic, that number is 26.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.4 times more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Czech Republic, the GDP per capita is $38,300 as of 2020.
be 57.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Czech Republic, that number is 2.8% as of 2019.
be 50.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Czech Republic, however, that number is 10.1% as of 2018.
pay a 26.7% lower top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Czech Republic, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 96.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Czech Republic, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 77.8% 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 Czech Republic, on the other hand, 2.4 children do as of 2022.
have 50.1% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Czech Republic, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.5% more likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Czech Republic, about 86.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% more on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Czech Republic, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria, Financial Administration of the Czech Republic.
Czech Republic: At a glance
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