Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Maldives, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 56.3% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Maldives, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 15.0% more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Maldives, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2020.
be 55.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Maldives, that number is 2.9% as of 2017.
be 59.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Maldives, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 39.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Maldives, 53.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.4 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 Maldives, on the other hand, 25.7 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 53.8% more on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Maldives, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 73.3% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Maldives, that number is 644 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Maldives: At a glance
How big is Maldives compared to Peru? See an in-depth size comparison.