Brazil vs Peru: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Brazil
0.0952
in 2023
Peru
0.0966
in 2023
Brazil rank
104th
Peru rank
103rd
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Brazil
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.0966 against 0.0952 in Brazil, a difference of 0.0014.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Peru ahead.
Brazil ranks 104th and Peru ranks 103rd of 195 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1103 | 0.1129 | 0.0026 | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.0977 | 0.0981 | 0.0004 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, Brazil or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.0966 against 0.0952 in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Brazil and Peru?
- 0.0014, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Brazil ranks 104th and Peru ranks 103rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.