Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 61.5% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 29.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, that number is 11.2% of people as of 2024.
see 47.0% less spent on your healthcare
Peru spends $956 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sri Lanka spends $507 as of 2023.
have 32.7% fewer doctors per person
Peru has 16.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Sri Lanka has 11.4 as of 2023.
be 9.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Peru has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, it is 14.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 21.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.0% as of 2025.
make 48.3% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $5,002 as of 2025.
Life
be 64.7% 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 Sri Lanka, 18.0 women do as of 2023.
be 52.7% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2024.
have 35.9% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 33.4% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, about 54.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 58.0% less on education
Peru spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Sri Lanka spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 34.8% less on healthcare
Peru spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sri Lanka, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 44.5% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
Safety
be 61.5% less likely to be murdered
Peru has a homicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, that number is 3.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 27.5% less home broadband
Peru has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Sri Lanka has 8.5 as of 2024.
live with 18.8 times more strain on fresh water
Peru withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sri Lanka withdraws 91% as of 2022.
use 59.6% less electricity
Peru uses 1,595 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Sri Lanka uses 644 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 47.5% less CO2
Peru emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sri Lanka emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 42.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Peru, air pollution causes 26.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, it causes 37.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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