Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
Health
live 11.3 years less
In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 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 70.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Virgin Islands, 12.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.
make 65.7% less money
Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,000 as of 2016, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2022.
Life
have 50.5% more children
In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 41.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 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.
Geography
see 12.8 times more coastline
Virgin Islands has a total of 188 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 Virgin Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.