Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Peru, you would:
Health
see 85.0% more spent on your healthcare
Peru spends $956 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Turkey spends $1,769 as of 2023.
have 32.5% more doctors per person
Peru has 16.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Turkey has 22.4 as of 2022.
be 74.7% more likely to die by suicide
Peru has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Turkey, it is 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 49.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 25.7% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Turkey, however, that number is 13.0% as of 2024.
make 92.1% more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $18,599 as of 2025.
be 66.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Turkey, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 70.6% 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 Turkey, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 27.3% 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 Turkey, on the other hand, 8.0 children do as of 2024.
have 30.2% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkey, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.9% less on education
Peru spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Turkey spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 24.1% less on healthcare
Peru spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
Safety
be 62.4% less likely to be murdered
Peru has a homicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Turkey, that number is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 58.2% more likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Peru, 39% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 61% as of 2022.
be 48.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Peru, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Turkey, they kill 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.0 times more home broadband
Peru has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Turkey has 23.4 as of 2024.
use 2.3 times more electricity
Peru uses 1,595 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Turkey uses 3,731 kWh as of 2024.
live with 9.9 times more strain on fresh water
Peru withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Turkey withdraws 48% as of 2022.
Environment
be 50.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Peru, air pollution causes 26.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Turkey, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.7 times more CO2
Peru emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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