Peru or Vietnam: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Winner
Peru
7
indicators ahead
Vietnam
Viet Nam
5
indicators ahead

Peru wins on more indicators: 7 of 12 against 5.

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

Peru
Vietnam

Safety and trust

Better: Vietnam (0 : 2)
Organized violence
lower is better
✗0.08 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
8.6 per 100,000 residents
2021
1.5 per 100,000 residents
2011
Trust between people
higher is better
✗4%
202285% lower
✓28%
2022560% higher

Costs and work

Better: Peru (1 : 0)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$18,816
20254% higher
✗$18,088
20254% lower

Climate and health

Better: Peru (6 : 1)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✓77.9 years
20244% higher
✗74.7 years
20244% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓75.6 years
20248% higher
✗70.1 years
20247% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓80.3 years
20241% higher
✗79.4 years
20241% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓81.9 years
20233% higher
✗79.4 years
20233% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓98.90%
2024almost equal
98.80%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓98.71%
2024almost equal
98.27%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗31.1 µg/m³ per year
202325% higher
✓24.8 µg/m³ per year
202320% lower

Law and institutions

Better: Vietnam (0 : 2)
Rule of law
higher is better
✗-0.66 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-0.17 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-0.76 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-0.11 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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: Peru, Vietnam.

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