Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
be 29.4% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Peru, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
live 3.2 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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
make 39.7% less money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2017, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $13,500 as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 9.7% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Peru, however, that number is 22.7% as of 2014.
Life
have 31.8% more children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Peru, there are 17.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 5.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Peru, 88.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 7.8 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 23.1% less likely to have internet access
In Uruguay, approximately 68.3% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Peru, about 52.5% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 20.4% less on education
Uruguay spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Peru spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 3.7 times more coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Peru: At a glance
How big is Peru compared to Uruguay? See an in-depth size comparison.