Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Peru instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 11.3 years less

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.

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Economy

be 59.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Virgin Islands, 12.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 4.9% as of 2024.

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make 66.2% less money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $46,500 as of 2022, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $15,700 as of 2024.

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Life

have 51.0% more children

In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Peru, there are 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.

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be 41.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Peru, on the other hand, 10.8 children do as of 2022.

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Basic Needs

be 23.5% more likely to have internet access

In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Peru, about 80.0% do as of 2023.

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Geography

see 12.8 times more coastline

Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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