Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
live 4.1 years less
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Indonesia, 6.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Peru, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 11.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Indonesia, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Indonesia, 9.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Peru, however, that number is 27.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 60.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Peru, 69.0 women do as of 2020.
be 45.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 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.
have 12.8% more children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.5% more likely to have internet access
In Indonesia, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Peru, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 14.3% more on education
Indonesia spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Peru spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 85.3% more on healthcare
Indonesia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Peru, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.6% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 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 Indonesia? See an in-depth size comparison.