If you lived in Peru instead of Togo, you would:

Health

be 75.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Togo, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.

View global rankings →

live 15.0 years longer

In Togo, the average life expectancy is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

View global rankings →

see 5.1 times more spent on your healthcare

Togo spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Peru spends $956 as of 2023.

View global rankings →

have 21.1 times more doctors per person

Togo has 0.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Peru has 16.9 as of 2023.

View global rankings →

have 61.4% more access to essential health services

Togo scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Peru scores 71 as of 2021.

View global rankings →

be 83.5% less likely to die by suicide

Togo has a suicide rate of 9.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Peru, it is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

View global rankings →

be 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Togo, 13.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 29.1% of people as of 2024.

View global rankings →

Economy

make 7.0 times more money

Togo has a GDP per capita of $1,384 as of 2025, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $9,684 as of 2025.

View global rankings →

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Togo, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Peru, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.

View global rankings →

Life

be 85.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Togo, approximately 349.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Peru, 51.0 women do as of 2023.

View global rankings →

be 29.0% more likely to be literate

In Togo, the literacy rate is 72.6% as of 2022. In Peru, it is 93.7% as of 2024.

View global rankings →

be 68.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Togo, approximately 34.8 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.

View global rankings →

have 50.9% fewer children

In Togo, there are approximately 32.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

View global rankings →

Basic Needs

be 62.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Togo, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 96% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2023.

View global rankings →

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Togo, approximately 39.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Peru, about 82.0% do as of 2024.

View global rankings →

be 47.6% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Togo, approximately 65% of people have access to drinking water (74% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 96% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 87% in rural areas) as of 2024.

View global rankings →

Geography

see 43.1 times more coastline

Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.

View global rankings →

Safety

be 44.1% less likely to die in a road accident

In Togo, road accidents kill 22.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Peru, they kill 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

View global rankings →

Infrastructure

find 8.2 times more home broadband

Togo has 1.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Peru has 11.7 as of 2024.

View global rankings →

use 6.5 times more electricity

Togo uses 246 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Peru uses 1,595 kWh as of 2023.

View global rankings →

live with 42.5% more strain on fresh water

Togo withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Peru withdraws 5% as of 2022.

View global rankings →

Environment

be 71.4% less likely to die from air pollution

In Togo, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Peru, it causes 26.0 as of 2019.

View global rankings →

emit 6.5 times more CO2

Togo emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Peru emits 2.0 tonnes as of 2024.

View global rankings →


Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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.
Read more

How big is Peru compared to Togo? See an in-depth size comparison.

Share this

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Peru or Togo. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.