Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Peru instead of United Kingdom, you would:

Health

be 29.1% less likely to be obese

In United Kingdom, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Peru, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

live 6.4 years less

In United Kingdom, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 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

pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate

United Kingdom has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Peru, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 69.5% less money

United Kingdom has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2017, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $13,500 as of 2017.

be 56.8% more likely to be unemployed

In United Kingdom, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Peru, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.

be 51.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In United Kingdom, 15.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Peru, however, that number is 22.7% as of 2014.

Life

have 42.9% more children

In United Kingdom, there are approximately 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Peru, there are 17.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

be 12.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In United Kingdom, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Peru, 88.0 women do as of 2017.

be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In United Kingdom, approximately 4.1 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 44.6% less likely to have internet access

In United Kingdom, approximately 94.9% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Peru, about 52.5% do as of 2018.

Expenditures

spend 29.1% less on education

United Kingdom spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Peru spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.

Geography

see 80.6% less coastline

United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 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, HM Revenue & Customs.

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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