Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of United States, you would:
Health
be 45.6% less likely to be obese
In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Peru, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
live 5.6 years less
In United States, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 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 24.2% lower top tax rate
United States has a top tax rate of 39.6% as of 2016. In Peru, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 77.4% less money
United States has a GDP per capita of $59,800 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 States, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Peru, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.
be 50.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In United States, 15.1% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Peru, however, that number is 22.7% as of 2014.
Life
have 37.1% more children
In United States, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Peru, there are 17.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In United States, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Peru, 88.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In United States, approximately 5.3 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 39.8% less likely to have internet access
In United States, approximately 87.3% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Peru, about 52.5% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 22.0% less on education
United States spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Peru spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 87.9% less coastline
United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Service, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria.
Peru: At a glance
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