Share of people who say they are happy in Peru

Peru: Share of people who say they are happy was 80.77 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
80.77
World rank
30th
of 39 countries
All-time high
80.77
in 2022
All-time low
62.84
in 1998
Years of data
5
1998–2022

Share of people who say they are happy in Peru, 1998–2022

0204060801998201020221998: 62.82004: 66.12010: 67.42014: 762022: 80.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, share of people who say they are happy in Peru stood at 80.77. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of people who say they are happy in Peru peaked at 80.77 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62.84, in 1998.

Peru ranks 30th of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Share of people who say they are happy in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Share of people who say they are happy in Peru, 1998 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1998 62.84
2004 66.09 +5.2%
2010 67.41 +2.0%
2014 75.99 +12.7%
2022 80.77 +6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 62.84 62.84 62.84 1
2000s 66.09 66.09 66.09 1
2010s 71.7 67.41 75.99 2
2020s 80.77 80.77 80.77 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 27 Chile 82.62 compare
  2. 28 Italy 82.28 compare
  3. 29 Hungary 81.29 compare
  4. 31 Russian Federation 79.44 compare
  5. 32 Slovakia 78.91 compare
  6. 33 Latvia 78.81 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of people who say they are happy in Peru?
Share of people who say they are happy in Peru was 80.77 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of people who say they are happy recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 80.77 in 2022.
What is the lowest share of people who say they are happy recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 62.84 in 1998.
How does Peru rank for share of people who say they are happy?
Peru ranks 30th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of people who say they are happy rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who say they are happy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of people who say they are happy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
39 places, 224 data points, 1984–2022
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