Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 82.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Peru, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 5.9 years less
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 82.4% more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Peru, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 39.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.
make 44.3% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $22,800 as of 2022, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Peru, however, that number is 27.5% as of 2022.
pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate
Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Peru, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 17.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Peru, 69.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritius, approximately 12.1 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 70.4% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 18.4% less on education
Mauritius spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Peru spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 13.6 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria.
Peru: At a glance
How big is Peru compared to Mauritius? See an in-depth size comparison.