Iran or Peru: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Peru wins on more indicators: 6 of 12 against 5.
- Safety and trust: tie 1:1
- Costs and work: Iran 1:0
- Climate and health: tie 3:3
- Law and institutions: Peru 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Iran
Indicator
Peru
Safety and trust
Tie (1 : 1)Organized violence
lower is better
✗0.56 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024600% higher
✓0.08 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–202486% lower
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
2.4 per 100,000 residents
2014
8.6 per 100,000 residents
2021
Trust between people
higher is better
✓15%
2022252% higher
✗4%
202272% lower
Costs and work
Better: Iran (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$19,699
20255% higher
✗$18,816
20254% lower
Climate and health
Tie (3 : 3)Life expectancy
tie
77.9 years
2024
77.9 years
2024
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓76.0 years
2024almost equal
75.6 years
2024almost equal
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
79.8 years
2024almost equal
✓80.3 years
2024almost equal
Median age at death
higher is better
81.3 years
2023almost equal
✓81.9 years
2023almost equal
Infant survival
higher is better
✓98.97%
2024almost equal
98.90%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓98.87%
2024almost equal
98.71%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗40.2 µg/m³ per year
202329% higher
✓31.1 µg/m³ per year
202323% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Peru (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-1.22 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
✗-1.14 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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: Iran, Peru.