Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 17.2% less likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Peru, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
live 7.3 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020. In Peru, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 59.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 17.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Peru, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Peru, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 64.8% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $38,400 as of 2017, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $13,500 as of 2017.
Life
have 95.4% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Peru, there are 17.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 22.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Peru, 88.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 3.2 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Peru, on the other hand, 16.7 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 39.0% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 86.1% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Peru, about 52.5% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 51.4% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Peru: At a glance
How big is Peru compared to Spain? See an in-depth size comparison.