Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Peru instead of San Marino, you would:

Health

live 7.9 years less

In San Marino, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 81.7% less spent on your healthcare

San Marino spends $5,231 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Peru spends $956 as of 2023.

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have 63.5% fewer doctors per person

San Marino has 46.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Peru has 16.9 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 83.8% less money

San Marino has a GDP per capita of $59,871 as of 2023, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $9,684 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.8 times more children

In San Marino, there are approximately 4.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 6.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In San Marino, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Peru, 51.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 9.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In San Marino, approximately 1.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Peru, on the other hand, 11.0 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 15.8% less likely to have internet access

In San Marino, approximately 97.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Peru, about 82.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 14.7% less on healthcare

San Marino spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 50.3% more on education

San Marino spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Peru spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Safety

be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident

In San Marino, road accidents kill 5.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Peru, they kill 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 67.4% less home broadband

San Marino has 35.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Peru has 11.7 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

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Peru: At a glance

Peru is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 1,279,996 sq km. Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces were defeated in 1824. After a dozen years of military rule, Peru returned to democratic leadership in 1980, but experienced economic problems and the growth of a violent insurgency. President Alberto FUJIMORI's election in 1990 ushered in a decade that saw a dramatic turnaround in the economy and significant progress in curtailing guerrilla activity. Nevertheless, the president's increasing reliance on authoritarian measures and an economic slump in the late 1990s generated mounting dissatisfaction with his regime, which led to his resignation in 2000. A caretaker government oversaw new elections in the spring of 2001, which installed Alejandro TOLEDO Manrique as the new head of government - Peru's first democratically elected president of indigenous ethnicity. The presidential election of 2006 saw the return of Alan GARCIA Perez who, after a disappointing presidential term from 1985 to 1990, oversaw a robust economic rebound. In June 2011, former army officer Ollanta HUMALA Tasso was elected president, defeating Keiko FUJIMORI Higuchi, the daughter of Alberto FUJIMORI. Since his election, HUMALA has carried on the sound, market-oriented economic policies of the three preceding administrations.
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