Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
be 26.8% less likely to be obese
In Tunisia, 26.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Peru, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
live 7.9 years less
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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
make 16.5% more money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2020, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2020.
be 57.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Peru, that number is 6.6% as of 2019.
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Tunisia has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Peru, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
be 32.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tunisia, 15.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Peru, however, that number is 20.2% as of 2019.
Life
be 15.5% more likely to be literate
In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2015. In Peru, it is 94.5% as of 2020.
have 17.7% more children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Peru, there are 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Peru, 88.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 42.5% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Peru spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 25.7% less on healthcare
Tunisia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Peru, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 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, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances.
Peru: At a glance
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