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Peru

At a glance

  • Peru has a population of about 34.6M; its total GDP of $334.9B ranks #45 of 168 countries with data.
  • Its surface area of 1,285,216 km² is about 6.5× the world median of 198,330 km².
  • Surface area stands out most against the median: 1,285,216 km² — rank #20 of 176 countries with data.

Where Peru stands

Population log axis

Population across 169 countries with data: Peru at 34.6M, rank #48, world median 11.5M, logarithmic axis. Median 11.5M Peru · 34.6M

GDP (total) log axis

GDP (total) across 168 countries with data: Peru at $334.9B, rank #45, world median $80.7B, logarithmic axis. Median $80.7B Peru · $334.9B

GDP per capita log axis

GDP per capita across 168 countries with data: Peru at $9,684, rank #70, world median $6,834, logarithmic axis. Median $6,834 Peru · $9,684

Life expectancy

Life expectancy across 169 countries with data: Peru at 77.9 years, rank #51, world median 73.8 years. Median 73.8 years Peru · 77.9 years

Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.

Peru: all 46 metrics vs the world median

Metric Value Trend Rank vs median
Population & land
Population 34.6M (2025) +27% #48 / 169 median 11.5M · 3.0×
Population growth 1.0% (2025) −13% #88 / 169 median 1.1% · 95%
Urban population share 85.6% (2025) +16% #27 / 169 median 63.8% · 1.3×
Population aged 65+ 9.5% (2025) +98% #71 / 169 median 7.4% · 1.3×
Fertility rate 2.0 (2024) −27% #88 / 169 median 2.1 · 94%
Birth rate 15.8‰ (2024) −30% #90 / 169 median 16.0‰ · 99%
Death rate 5.6‰ (2024) −0% #135 / 169 median 7.1‰ · 78%
Net migration 11.9K (2025) #38 / 169 N/A
Surface area 1,285,216 km² (2023) #20 / 176 median 198,330 km² · 6.5×
Population density derived 26.9/km² (2025) +27% #131 / 169 median 75.5/km² · 36%
Economy
GDP (total) $334.9B (2025) +511% #45 / 168 median $80.7B · 4.2×
GDP per capita $9,684 (2025) +382% #70 / 168 median $6,834 · 1.4×
GNI per capita $8,430 (2025) +335% #72 / 168 median $6,350 · 1.3×
GDP growth (annual) 3.4% (2025) −37% #77 / 168 median 3.1% · 1.1×
Inflation rate 1.5% (2025) +693% #123 / 162 median 3.3% · 46%
Unemployment rate 5.1% (2025) +6% #85 / 168 median 5.1% · 100%
Gini index 40.1 (2024) −25% #41 / 153 median 35.3 · 1.1×
Poverty rate ($2.15/day) 5.1% (2024) −79% #64 / 153 median 2.5% · 2.0×
Trade & industry
Exports share of GDP 30.0% (2025) +73% #98 / 163 median 35.0% · 86%
Imports share of GDP 21.8% (2025) +22% #141 / 163 median 40.2% · 54%
Agriculture share of GDP 7.5% (2024) −1% #83 / 168 median 7.2% · 1.0×
Manufacturing share of GDP 12.2% (2024) −21% #74 / 165 median 11.2% · 1.1×
International tourist arrivals 1.1M (2020) −32% #82 / 162 median 1.1M · 99%
Tourism receipts $1B (2020) +20% #75 / 165 median $705M · 1.4×
Health & education
Life expectancy 77.9 years (2024) +10% #51 / 169 median 73.8 years · 1.1×
Infant mortality 11.0‰ (2024) −58% #94 / 166 median 13.1‰ · 84%
Under-five mortality 12.9‰ (2024) −61% #94 / 166 median 15.8‰ · 82%
DPT immunization 80.0% (2024) −16% #122 / 166 median 90.5% · 88%
Hospital beds 1.6 per 1,000 (2023) +1% #104 / 167 median 2.0 per 1,000 · 77%
Health spending share of GDP 5.6% (2023) +14% #97 / 165 median 6.5% · 86%
Secondary school enrollment 108.3% (2024) +27% #23 / 167 median 90.5% · 1.2×
Education spending share of GDP 4.4% (2024) +55% #72 / 165 median 4.1% · 1.1×
Society & living
Human Development Index 0.794 (2023) +15% #66 / 165 median 0.754 · 1.1×
Internet users 82.0% (2024) +814% #82 / 169 median 81.5% · 1.0×
Mobile subscriptions 124.6 per 100 (2024) +1374% #62 / 169 median 116.4 per 100 · 1.1×
Fixed broadband 11.7 per 100 (2024) +8421% #88 / 168 median 12.1 per 100 · 97%
Electricity access 96.5% (2024) +30% #106 / 169 median 99.9% · 97%
Environment & security
CO₂ emissions per capita 2.0 t (2024) +97% #95 / 165 median 2.6 t · 77%
CO₂ emissions (total) derived 69.3 Mt (2024) +146% #49 / 165 median 21.3 Mt · 3.2×
Renewable electricity share 61.8% (2021) −28% #53 / 169 median 34.1% · 1.8×
Renewable energy consumption 30.6% (2021) −24% #74 / 169 median 26.9% · 1.1×
Forest area 56.1% (2023) −4% #30 / 169 median 32.4% · 1.7×
Agricultural land 19.1% (2023) +6% #132 / 169 median 41.7% · 46%
Arable land 3.1% (2023) −5% #133 / 168 median 11.0% · 28%
PM2.5 exposure 31.1 µg/m³ (2023) −49% #46 / 168 median 19.8 µg/m³ · 1.6×
Military spending 0.9% (2024) −41% #127 / 157 median 1.8% · 50%

Ranks are value-descending and count only the countries that have data for that metric (#1 = highest value); N/A rows occupy no rank.

The median is the unweighted middle value across the countries with data (gold tick) — not a world average. Bars grow with the value: reaching the tick means matching the median, and a full bar means twice the median or more. The median value and this country's multiple are noted under each bar.

Peru's true-shape outline

Peru's border outline from Natural Earth 1:110m boundaries — total surface area 1,285,216 km².

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Data & method

Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use

Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).

Reference facts (capital, languages, currencies, subregion): mledoze/countries (ODbL).