Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 26.9% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 29.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2024.
see 4.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Peru spends $956 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lithuania spends $4,127 as of 2024.
have 2.6 times more doctors per person
Peru has 16.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Lithuania has 44.7 as of 2022.
be 14.4 times more likely to die by suicide
Peru has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lithuania, it is 22.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 3.4 times more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $32,959 as of 2025.
be 31.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lithuania, that number is 6.7% as of 2025.
Life
be 84.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 51.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lithuania, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
be 74.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 11.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Lithuania, on the other hand, 2.8 children do as of 2024.
have 58.1% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lithuania, there are 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.8% more on healthcare
Peru spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 96.3% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Lithuania, that number is 90 km.
Safety
be 69.4% less likely to be murdered
Peru has a homicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lithuania, that number is 2.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 50.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Peru, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lithuania, they kill 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.4 times more home broadband
Peru has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lithuania has 27.9 as of 2024.
live with 55.1% less strain on fresh water
Peru withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lithuania withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 2.8 times more electricity
Peru uses 1,595 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 50.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Peru, air pollution causes 26.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lithuania, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.2 times more CO2
Peru emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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