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Peru

Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle incomeCapital: Lima330,121 observations

Population

34.58M

world rank #48 / 217

GDP

334.85B

world rank #46 / 186

GDP / capita

16,079.1

world rank #100 / 185

Life expectancy

77.9

world rank #73 / 217

Governance

602 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile33.3#146 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile47.4#115 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile54.7#156 Rule of Law0-100 percentile48.3#133

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Economy

2,527 indicators

GDPcurrent US$334.85B#46 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $16,079.1#100 GDP growth%3.4%#91 Inflation%1.5%#46

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Trade

131 indicators

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Health

3,036 indicators

Life expectancyyears77.9#73 Infant mortalityper 1k births11#56 Maternal mortalityper 100k51#38 Health spending% GDP5.6%#113

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Education

2,718 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross108.3%#18 Education spending% GDP4.4%#18 Adult literacy%93.7%#16 Primary enrollment% gross112.8%#17

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Demography

1,293 indicators

Populationpeople34.58M#48 Population growth%1%#99 Urban population%85.6%#35 Fertility ratebirths/woman2#103

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Climate

292 indicators

Electricity access% pop96.5%#17 Renewable energy share%30.6%#72 Forest area% land56.1%#38 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita1,594.7#94

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Energy

303 indicators

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Environment

393 indicators

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Agriculture

332 indicators

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Technology

656 indicators

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Society

3,223 indicators

Gini indexindex40.1#13 Extreme poverty% pop5.1%#15 Internet users% pop82%#91 Homicide rateper 100k8.6#83

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Risk

390 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-105.2#41 Hazard & exposure0-106.7#57 Vulnerability0-105.3#42

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Other

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