Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 11.7 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 83.8% more likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.9 times more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2023, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $73,600 as of 2023.
be 24.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In United States, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
be 45.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 27.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In United States, however, that number is 15.1% as of 2010.
pay a 32.0% higher top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In United States, the top tax rate is 39.6% as of 2016.
Life
be 69.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 69.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United States, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 52.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 10.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 26.9% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United States, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 29.6% more likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In United States, about 92.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 52.5% more on education
Peru spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. United States spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.0 times more on healthcare
Peru spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United States, that number is 18.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 8.3 times more coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Internal Revenue Service, The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria.
United States: At a glance
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