Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 80.2% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 1.7 years less
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 46.0% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in India, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 29.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In India, that number is 8.5% as of 2017.
pay a 18.5% higher top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In India, the top tax rate is 35.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 64.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In India, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.3% less likely to be literate
In Peru, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2020. In India, it is 74.4% as of 2018.
be 2.8 times more 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 India, on the other hand, 30.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.8% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In India, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on education
Peru spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. India spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
spend 42.3% less on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
India: At a glance
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