Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 13.7 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.5 times more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $39,000 as of 2020.
be 50.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Italy, that number is 9.9% as of 2019.
pay a 62.7% higher top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.
Life
be 97.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Italy, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 70.7% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 59.6% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Italy, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 67.3% more on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Italy, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.1 times more coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria.
Italy: At a glance
How big is Italy compared to Peru? See an in-depth size comparison.