Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 13.2% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Yemen, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2016.
live 1.4 years less
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Yemen, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Yemen, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 77.9% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Yemen, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2017.
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Yemen, that number is 27.0% as of 2014.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Yemen, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2014.
Life
have 43.2% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Yemen, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 86.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Yemen, 164.0 women do as of 2017.
be 25.8% less likely to be literate
In Peru, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2020. In Yemen, it is 70.1% as of 2015.
be 4.3 times 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 Yemen, on the other hand, 46.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 51.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Peru, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Yemen, that number is 47% of people on average (72% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 58.5% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Yemen, about 27.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 17.3% less on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Yemen, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2015.
Geography
see 21.0% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Yemen, that number is 1,906 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria.
Yemen: At a glance
How big is Yemen compared to Peru? See an in-depth size comparison.