Score/Value Rank Strength/Weakness

PERU 2019 Social Progress Index 71.31/100 57/149

GDP PPP per capita $12,794 70/149
Score/ Strength/ Score/ Strength/ Score/ Strength/
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS Value Rank Weakness FOUNDATIONS OF WELLBEING Value Rank Weakness OPPORTUNITY Value Rank Weakness

80.06 85 78.63 41 55.22 61

Nutrition & Basic
Medical Care 89.26 81 Access to Basic Knowledge 84.82 70 Personal Rights 79.83 66
Undernourishment (% of pop.) 8.80 82 Adult literacy rate2 (% of pop. aged 15+) 94.15 72 Political rights (0=no rights; 40=full rights) 31.00 57
Maternal mortality rate Primary school enrollment (% of children) 99.52 23 Freedom of expression
(deaths/100,000 live births) 71.34 84 (0=no freedom; 1=full freedom) 0.90 38
Secondary school enrollment2
Child mortality rate (deaths/1,000 (% of children) 82.53 68 Freedom of religion (0=no freedom;
live births) 15.00 74 4=full freedom) 3.77 37
Gender parity in secondary enrollment3
Child stunting (% of children) 13.60 76 (girls/boys) 1.00 1 Access to justice (0=non-existent;
Deaths from infectious diseases 1=observed) 0.64 93
Access to quality education (0=unequal;
(deaths/100,000) 73.11 89 4=equal) 1.16 112 Property rights for women (0=no right;
5=full rights) 3.66 105
Water & Sanitation 81.67 93 Access to Information
& Communications 80.49 48
Access to at least basic drinking water
Mobile telephone subscriptions
Personal Freedom & Choice 56.87 96
(% of pop.) 91.13 92
(subscriptions/100 people) 120.99 1
Access to piped water (% of pop.) 87.11 72 Vulnerable employment (% of employees) 50.96 101
Internet users (% of pop.) 48.73 86
Access to at least basic sanitation facilities
4 Early marriage (% of women) 13.00 87
(% of pop.) 74.34 97 Access to online governance
Satisfied demand for contraception
(0=low; 1=high) 0.87 36
Rural open defecation (% of pop.) 18.76 102 (% of women) 67.40 83
Media censorship (0=frequent; 4=rare) 3.40 35
Corruption (0=high; 100=low) 35.00 88
Shelter 85.31 74
Health & Wellness 72.06 47 Inclusiveness 46.99 76
Access to electricity (% of pop.) 96.36 91
Quality of electricity supply (1=low; 7=high) 5.07 56 Life expectancy at 60 (years) 25.11 11 Acceptance of gays and lesbians
(0=low; 100=high) 33.22 55
Household air pollution attributable deaths Premature deaths from non-
(deaths/100,000 people) 11.88 75 communicable diseases (deaths/100,000) 184.66 9 Discrimination and violence against
minorities (0=low; 10=high) 8.00 116
Access to clean fuels and technology Access to essential health services
for cooking (% of pop.) 75.06 81 (0=none; 100=full coverage) 71.90 71 Equality of political power by gender
(0=unequal power; 4=equal power) 2.26 55
Access to quality healthcare (0=unequal;
Personal Safety 64.01 91 4=equal) 1.37 111 Equality of political power by
socioeconomic position (0=unequal
Homicide rate1 (deaths/100,000) 7.67 109 power; 4=equal power) 2.62 35
Environmental Quality 77.17 23 Equality of political power by social group
Perceived criminality (1=low; 5=high) 4.00 82 Outdoor air pollution attributable deaths (0=unequal power; 4=equal power) 1.74 112
Political killings and torture (deaths/100,000) 17.89 42
(0=low freedom; 1=high freedom) 0.86 60 Greenhouse gas emissions2
Access to Advanced Education 37.19 64
Traffic deaths (deaths/100,000) 15.10 70 (CO2 equivalents per GDP) 291.70 40
Biome protection (% of biomes) 15.35 58 Years of tertiary schooling 3.48 23
Notes Women’s average years in school 8.70 76
1. Homicide rate and globally ranked universities are log-transformed for calculation.
Globally ranked universities (points) 3.00 60
2. The following indicators are capped for calculation: Adult literacy rate (99), secondary school enrollment
(100), mobile telephone subscriptions (100), and greenhouse gas emissions (1,955.52). Key
Percent of tertiary students enrolled in
Overperforming by 1 or more pts.
3. Gender parity in secondary enrollment is transformed to reflect the absolute distance from 1 globally ranked universities 5.00 74
for calculation. Calculated absolute distance below 0.03 is assigned a value of 0.03. Overperforming by less than 1 pt.
Performing within the expected range
Comparing Countries
Underperforming by less than 1 pt.
Over- and underperformance is relative to 15 countries of similar GDP per capita:
Underperforming by 1 or more pts.
South Africa, Republic of North Macedonia, Lebanon, Colombia, Albania, Mongolia, Paraguay, Sri Lanka,
Suriname, Algeria, Indonesia, Tunisia, Egypt, Brazil, Ecuador No data available