Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maryland instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 14.6% more likely to be obese
In Peru, 29.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Maryland, that number is 33.4% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 27.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Maryland, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.
be 65.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 25.7% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Maryland, however, that number is 9.0% as of 2023.
make 7.1 times more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Maryland, the GDP per capita is $69,127 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.8% more likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Maryland, about 91.6% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
