Bhutan or Peru: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Bhutan
6
indicators ahead
Peru
6
indicators ahead

Bhutan and Peru are even: 6 : 6 across 12 indicators.

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

Bhutan
Peru

Safety and trust

Better: Bhutan (2 : 0)
Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✗0.08 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✓2.5 per 100,000 residents
202071% lower
✗8.6 per 100,000 residents
2021248% higher
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
4%
2022

Costs and work

Better: Bhutan (1 : 0)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$19,594
20254% higher
✗$18,816
20254% lower

Climate and health

Better: Peru (1 : 6)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✗73.3 years
20246% lower
✓77.9 years
20246% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗71.6 years
20245% lower
✓75.6 years
20246% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗75.3 years
20246% lower
✓80.3 years
20247% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗76.8 years
20236% lower
✓81.9 years
20237% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
98.63%
2024almost equal
✓98.90%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
98.28%
2024almost equal
✓98.71%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓30.1 µg/m³ per year
20233% lower
✗31.1 µg/m³ per year
20233% higher

Law and institutions

Better: Bhutan (2 : 0)
Rule of law
higher is better
✓0.72 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
✓1.47 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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: Bhutan, Peru.

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