Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Peru, you would:
Economy
be 12.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In New Jersey, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.
be 63.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 25.7% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In New Jersey, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2023.
make 7.3 times more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in New Jersey, the GDP per capita is $70,788 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.1% more likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In New Jersey, about 91.9% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
