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Peru

Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income · capital Lima

Reports 21 of 21 indicators tracked here.

Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.

Health

Life expectancy

2024 · 2 years old

77.9years

Ranks 73 of 217 in 2024

4% above world median · 3% above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Under-5 mortality

2024 · 2 years old

12.9per 1,000 live births

Ranks 89 of 196 in 2024

14% below world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Maternal mortality

2023 · 3 years old

51per 100,000 live births

Ranks 101 of 194 in 2023

9% above world median · 6% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Child stunting

2023 · 3 years old

11.5% of under-5s

Ranks 11 of 25 in 2023

17% below world median · 34% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 25 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Health spending

2023 · 3 years old

5.64% of GDP

Not ranked — no better end

11% below world median

Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Fertility rate

2024 · 2 years old

1.97births per woman

Not ranked — no better end

4% above world median

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Education

Adult literacy

2024 · 2 years old

93.7% of adults 15+

Ranks 16 of 29 in 2024

about the same world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 29 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Primary enrolment

2024 · 2 years old

112.8% gross

Ranks 17 of 134 in 2024

13% above world median · 16% above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Education spending

2024 · 2 years old

4.36% of GDP

Ranks 18 of 40 in 2024

2% above world median · 7% above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 40 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Economy

GDP per capita

2025 · 1 year old

9,684current US$

Ranks 85 of 186 in 2025

23% above world median · 12% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

GDP per capita (PPP)

2025 · 1 year old

18,816international $

Ranks 100 of 185 in 2025

7% below world median · 19% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Extreme poverty

2024 · 2 years old

5.1% of population

Ranks 17 of 25 in 2024

89% above world median · 1.4× above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 25 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Income inequality (Gini)

2024 · 2 years old

40.1index, 0–100

Ranks 13 of 25 in 2024

about the same world median · 8% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 25 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Unemployment

2025 · 1 year old

5.1% of labour force

Ranks 93 of 182 in 2025

about the same world median · 15% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Inflation

2025 · 1 year old

1.5% per year

Not ranked — no better end

50% below world median

Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Military spending

2024 · 2 years old

0.91% of GDP

Not ranked — no better end

43% below world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Infrastructure

Electricity access

2024 · 2 years old

96.5% of population

Ranks 147 of 215 in 2024

4% below world median · 3% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Safe drinking water

2024 · 2 years old

49.4% of population

Ranks 106 of 148 in 2024

39% below world median · 28% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Internet use

2024 · 2 years old

82.0% of population

Ranks 93 of 182 in 2024

about the same world median · 3% above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Environment

CO₂ per person

2024 · 2 years old

2.02t CO₂e per person

Not ranked — no better end

21% below world median

Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Society

Population

2025 · 1 year old

34.6mpeople

Not ranked — no better end

4.3× above world median

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.