Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Peru, you would:
Health
see 74.7% more spent on your healthcare
Peru spends $956 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
live 10.7 years less
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Peru, 29.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
have 20.3% fewer doctors per person
Peru has 16.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
have 26.8% less access to essential health services
Peru scores 71 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
make 37.6% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
have 39.5% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
be 50.0% more 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.9 times more on education
Peru spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 4.8 times more on healthcare
Peru spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.0% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Safety
be 40.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Peru, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 61.3% less home broadband
Peru has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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