Algeria or Peru: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Algeria
6
indicators ahead
Winner
Peru
7
indicators ahead

Peru wins on more indicators: 7 of 13 against 6.

  • Safety and trust: Algeria 3:0
  • Costs and work: Peru 0:1
  • Climate and health: Peru 1:6
  • Law and institutions: Algeria 2:0

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

Algeria
Peru

Safety and trust

Better: Algeria (3 : 0)
Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.04 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–202450% lower
✗0.08 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024100% higher
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✓1.2 per 100,000 residents
202387% lower
✗8.6 per 100,000 residents
2021641% higher
Trust between people
higher is better
periods differ
✓17%
2014310% higher
✗4%
202276% lower

Costs and work

Better: Peru (0 : 1)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$18,586
20251% lower
✓$18,816
20251% higher

Climate and health

Better: Peru (1 : 6)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✗76.5 years
20242% lower
✓77.9 years
20242% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
75.1 years
2024almost equal
✓75.6 years
2024almost equal
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗77.9 years
20243% lower
✓80.3 years
20243% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗79.8 years
20233% lower
✓81.9 years
20233% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
98.05%
2024almost equal
✓98.90%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
97.84%
2024almost equal
✓98.71%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓16.5 µg/m³ per year
202347% lower
✗31.1 µg/m³ per year
202388% higher

Law and institutions

Better: Algeria (2 : 0)
Rule of law
higher is better
✓-0.65 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.66 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓-0.53 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.76 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Algeria, Peru.

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