Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
be 45.4% more likely to be obese
In Peru, 29.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, that number is 42.4% of people as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Peru has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, it is 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 4.2 times more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $40,620 as of 2025.
be 17.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 78.4% 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 Puerto Rico, 11.0 women do as of 2023.
be 45.1% 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 Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 63.8% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 79.2% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
Safety
be 69.7% more likely to be murdered
Peru has a homicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, that number is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 2.4 times more home broadband
Peru has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Puerto Rico has 28.0 as of 2024.
live with 4.0 times more strain on fresh water
Peru withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Puerto Rico withdraws 20% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 2.4 times more CO2
Peru emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Puerto Rico emits 4.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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