Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 48.0% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Peru, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
live 10.2 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 70.3% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $50,800 as of 2023, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $15,100 as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 4.8% as of 2023.
Life
be 9.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Peru, 69.0 women do as of 2020.
be 45.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 29.0% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Peru, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 39.4% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Peru spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 4.8 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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
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