Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Peru
United States
Population
34.2M 48th
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$289.2B 50th
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$8,452 108th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$16,780 112th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
3.3% 109th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
1,285,216 km² 19th
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
26.6 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
2.0 105th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
85.2% 46th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
9.2% 103rd
17.9% 45th

Health

Peru
United States
Life Expectancy
77.7 yrs 73rd
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
13.5 103rd
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
51.0 101st
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$446 102nd
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
5.6% 115th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
1.69 100th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
1.56 132nd
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Peru
United States
Unemployment Rate
5.2% 95th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
5.82 105th
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
7.3%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
34.0%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
51.3%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
28.5%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
22.9%
14.3%

Education & Society

Peru
United States
Literacy Rate
93.7% 81st
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
4.2% 94th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
40.1 126th
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
5.1% 98th
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
8.6 152nd
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
38.5% 33rd
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
64.9% 25th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
0.9% 131st
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Peru
United States
Internet Users
82.0% 98th
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
122.0 85th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
96.2% 152nd
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
95.6% 125th
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
78.8% 152nd
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
30.6% 79th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
56.1% 38th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Peru

Population pyramid of Peru

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Peru

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Peru

United States

Population Over Time

Peru

United States

GDP Over Time

Peru

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Peru

United States

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