Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
Health
be 80.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Peru, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
be 16.9% less likely to be obese
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Peru, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
live 7.7 years less
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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
be 80.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 19.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.
make 13.0% less money
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a GDP per capita of $14,600 as of 2022, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2022.
Life
be 16.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 12.9 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 40.3% more children
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are approximately 11.9 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 16.5% less likely to have internet access
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Peru, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 29.8% less on education
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Peru spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 31.2% more on healthcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Peru, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 28.7 times more coastline
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a total of 84 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines? See an in-depth size comparison.