Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 67.5% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Philippines, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 4.7 years less
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2020. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (66 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 17.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Philippines, that number is 5.7% as of 2017.
make 37.8% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $13,500 as of 2017, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2017.
Life
have 34.7% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Philippines, there are 22.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 37.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Philippines, 121.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 16.7 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Philippines, on the other hand, 20.0 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 14.3% more likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 52.5% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Philippines, about 60.0% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 30.8% less on education
Peru spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Philippines spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 15.0 times more coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Philippines: At a glance
How big is Philippines compared to Peru? See an in-depth size comparison.