Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Norway, you would:
Health
be 14.7% less likely to be obese
In Norway, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Peru, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
live 13.6 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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
pay a 22.1% lower top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Peru, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 81.2% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $67,500 as of 2022, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2022.
be 19.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Peru, however, that number is 27.5% as of 2022.
Life
have 60.6% more children
In Norway, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 34.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Peru, 69.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 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 28.3% less likely to have internet access
In Norway, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Peru, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 32.2% less on education
Norway spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Peru spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 44.7% less on healthcare
Norway spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Peru, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 90.4% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria, Norwegian Tax Administration.
Peru: At a glance
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