Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 29.9% more likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Venezuela, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 28.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 27.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Venezuela, however, that number is 19.7% as of 2015.
make 39.3% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2022, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $7,704 as of 2018.
be 46.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
pay a 13.3% higher top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Venezuela, the top tax rate is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 69.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Venezuela, 259.0 women do as of 2020.
be 64.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 10.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Venezuela, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.8% more likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Venezuela, about 78.7% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 67.5% less on education
Peru spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 39.7% less on healthcare
Peru spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Venezuela, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 16.0% more coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.
Venezuela: At a glance
How big is Venezuela compared to Peru? See an in-depth size comparison.