Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years less
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 55.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.
make 39.2% less money
Serbia has a GDP per capita of $20,900 as of 2022, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2022.
be 29.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Serbia, 21.2% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Peru, however, that number is 27.5% as of 2022.
pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate
Serbia has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2017. In Peru, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 89.8% more children
In Serbia, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Serbia, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Peru, 69.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 4.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Peru, on the other hand, 10.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.3% less likely to have internet access
In Serbia, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Peru, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 27.6% less on healthcare
Serbia spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Peru, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 11.1% more on education
Serbia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Peru spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.
Peru: At a glance
How big is Peru compared to Serbia? See an in-depth size comparison.