Quality of Life Comparison


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


be 25.1% less likely to be obese

In Lithuania, 26.3% of adults are obese. In Peru, that number is 19.7% of people.

live 1.0 years less

In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 81 years for women). In Peru, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 76 years for women).


make 58.8% less money

Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $32,300, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $13,300.

spend 100.0% more on taxes

Lithuania has a top tax rate of 15.0%. In Peru, the top tax rate is 30.0%.


have 79.8% more children

In Lithuania, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people. In Peru, there are 17.8 babies per 1,000 people.

be 6.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Lithuania, approximately 10.0 women per 1,000 births die during labor. In Peru, 68.0 women do.

be 4.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Lithuania, approximately 3.8 children die before they reach the age of one. In Peru, on the other hand, 18.4 children do.

Basic Needs

be 38.8% less likely to have internet access

In Lithuania, approximately 74.4% of the population has internet access. In Peru, about 45.5% do.

be 10.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Lithuania, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas). In Peru, that number is 87% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas).


spend 15.6% less on education

Lithuania spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education. Peru spends 3.8% of total GDP on education.

spend 16.7% less on healthcare

Lithuania spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Peru, that number is 5.5% of GDP.


see 26.8 times more coastline

Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.

Peru: At a glance


How big is Peru compared to Lithuania? See an in-depth size comparison.

The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria.



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