Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Peru instead of Somalia, you would:

Health

live 13.2 years longer

In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Peru, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 10.1 times more money

Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $15,100 as of 2023.

be 74.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Somalia, 19.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 4.8% as of 2023.

be 49.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Somalia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Peru, however, that number is 27.5% as of 2022.

Life

be 88.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Somalia, approximately 621.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Peru, 69.0 women do as of 2020.

be 87.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 55.3% fewer children

In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 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 96.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Somalia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 96% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 4.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Peru, about 71.0% do as of 2021.

be 11.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Peru, that number is 94% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 13.3 times more on education

Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Peru spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 20.2% less coastline

Somalia has a total of 3,025 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

Peru is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 1,279,996 sq km. Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces were defeated in 1824. After a dozen years of military rule, Peru returned to democratic leadership in 1980, but experienced economic problems and the growth of a violent insurgency. President Alberto FUJIMORI's election in 1990 ushered in a decade that saw a dramatic turnaround in the economy and significant progress in curtailing guerrilla activity. Nevertheless, the president's increasing reliance on authoritarian measures and an economic slump in the late 1990s generated mounting dissatisfaction with his regime, which led to his resignation in 2000. A caretaker government oversaw new elections in the spring of 2001, which installed Alejandro TOLEDO Manrique as the new head of government - Peru's first democratically elected president of indigenous ethnicity. The presidential election of 2006 saw the return of Alan GARCIA Perez who, after a disappointing presidential term from 1985 to 1990, oversaw a robust economic rebound. In June 2011, former army officer Ollanta HUMALA Tasso was elected president, defeating Keiko FUJIMORI Higuchi, the daughter of Alberto FUJIMORI. Since his election, HUMALA has carried on the sound, market-oriented economic policies of the three preceding administrations.
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