Peru

In brief

Homicides per 100,000 people: 8.6 (2021). World rank 115 of 149 (1 = best); in Americas, 13 of 39. Suicides per 100,000 people: 1.5 (2021). World rank 14 of 185 (1 = best); in Americas, 4 of 34. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100: 56.9 (2025). World rank 154 of 207 (1 = best); in Americas, 36 of 41. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 59.9 → 56.9 (score 0–⁠100). Better than all its neighbours (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador): road deaths per 100,000 people and suicides per 100,000 people.