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Peru vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Peru has a population of 34.2M (ranked 48/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Peru's land area is 494,211 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 19th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Peru ranks 49/197 ($289B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Peru ranks 93/197 ($8,452), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Peru Somalia
Population
34854181
20177806
Population rank 48/197 66/197
GDP
$289B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 49/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$8,452
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 93/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,802
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$94.8B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.7%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,770
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 106/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,804
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
494,211 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
69.2 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
30.8 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Peru and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Peru and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Peru

Somalia
Year GDP
Peru Somalia
1960 $2,571,986,572 $180,459,937
1961 $2,897,852,693 $191,659,914
1962 $3,284,322,201 $203,531,928
1963 $3,598,272,493 $216,145,936
1964 $4,353,664,867 $229,529,913
1965 $5,163,008,077 $243,725,898
1966 $6,109,048,737 $257,375,897
1967 $6,194,340,080 $271,781,887
1968 $5,736,083,835 $286,719,885
1969 $6,420,909,790 $306,357,285
1970 $7,432,223,177 $347,985,394
1971 $8,289,582,884 $347,039,446
1972 $9,189,413,409 $447,883,941
1973 $10,994,381,895 $483,699,611
1974 $13,858,441,211 $572,504,036
1975 $16,931,162,355 $757,015,879
1976 $16,131,958,851 $871,344,245
1977 $14,544,913,961 $498,550,725
1978 $12,491,876,743 $564,571,823
1979 $15,954,012,439 $589,566,929
1980 $18,136,838,538 $602,515,548
1981 $21,648,214,893 $699,302,473
1982 $21,794,535,621 $774,578,932
1983 $17,345,260,564 $735,408,642
1984 $17,600,400,385 $787,434,542
1985 $15,078,736,875 $875,702,247
1986 $21,859,448,586 $916,590,786
1987 $36,889,706,593 $1,018,972,664
1988 $15,439,408,447 $1,051,596,967
1989 $22,499,558,526 $1,181,360,844
1990 $26,410,386,963 $1,031,282,081
1991 $34,341,465,998 $717,974,930
1992 $35,966,302,303 $709,297,579
1993 $34,832,077,221 $1,260,132,956
1994 $44,882,079,767 $1,481,205,098
1995 $53,312,793,687 $1,534,756,135
1996 $55,252,414,130 $1,792,234,297
1997 $58,147,522,523 $2,191,749,014
1998 $55,501,467,877 $2,962,047,564
1999 $50,187,324,568 $3,045,751,528
2000 $51,744,749,133 $3,412,797,450
2001 $52,030,158,775 $2,252,847,465
2002 $54,777,553,515 $2,192,684,135
2003 $58,731,030,122 $2,836,724,352
2004 $66,768,703,498 $3,859,592,813
2005 $76,060,606,061 $4,683,246,454
2006 $88,643,193,062 $5,026,743,282
2007 $102,170,981,144 $5,430,713,729
2008 $120,550,599,815 $5,913,620,293
2009 $120,822,986,521 $2,948,594,552
2010 $147,527,631,521 $2,687,807,004
2011 $171,761,737,047 $2,906,000,097
2012 $192,650,021,649 $4,364,670,160
2013 $201,175,543,571 $5,062,881,600
2014 $200,786,250,583 $5,728,399,720
2015 $189,802,976,286 $6,152,149,100
2016 $191,898,104,390 $6,613,743,070
2017 $211,007,984,081 $7,621,501,710
2018 $222,597,009,739 $7,873,440,830
2019 $228,346,006,004 $8,655,023,960
2020 $201,409,694,756 $8,628,393,720
2021 $226,328,766,460 $9,483,997,390
2022 $246,065,570,308 $10,202,767,270
2023 $266,958,720,838 $10,968,517,090
2024 $289,221,969,060 $12,108,515,110

Peru and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Peru

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Peru Somalia
1960 $252.8 $62.7
1961 $276.6 $64.9
1962 $305 $67.2
1963 $324 $69.5
1964 $381 $71.9
1965 $439 $74.4
1966 $505 $76.5
1967 $498 $78.7
1968 $448 $80.8
1969 $488 $84.1
1970 $550 $93.1
1971 $599 $90.4
1972 $647 $113.7
1973 $754 $119.6
1974 $927 $137.9
1975 $1,104 $177.8
1976 $1,026 $199.6
1977 $903 $111.2
1978 $756 $117.3
1979 $942 $108.2
1980 $1,045 $101.5
1981 $1,216 $116.9
1982 $1,194 $129
1983 $927 $118.6
1984 $918 $122.5
1985 $767 $130.8
1986 $1,087 $131.4
1987 $1,792 $141
1988 $733 $145.3
1989 $1,045 $166
1990 $1,200 $145.6
1991 $1,527 $105.4
1992 $1,567 $109.2
1993 $1,488 $188.6
1994 $1,879 $210.8
1995 $2,190 $210.7
1996 $2,227 $237.2
1997 $2,301 $280.1
1998 $2,156 $363
1999 $1,917 $359
2000 $1,945 $386
2001 $1,930 $244.9
2002 $2,007 $229.6
2003 $2,129 $286.3
2004 $2,397 $375
2005 $2,707 $440
2006 $3,130 $458
2007 $3,581 $480
2008 $4,198 $507
2009 $4,181 $246.5
2010 $5,072 $219.2
2011 $5,861 $235.3
2012 $6,519 $350
2013 $6,747 $393
2014 $6,667 $429
2015 $6,232 $446
2016 $6,217 $461
2017 $6,736 $511
2018 $6,978 $510
2019 $7,037 $540
2020 $6,133 $518
2021 $6,826 $549
2022 $7,351 $573
2023 $7,888 $597
2024 $8,452 $637

Peru vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Peru

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Peru Somalia
1950 46 41.5
1951 46.5 41.7
1952 46.8 41.9
1953 47.1 42.1
1954 47.5 42.3
1955 47.9 42.5
1956 48.4 42.7
1957 48.9 42.9
1958 49.5 43.1
1959 50 43.3
1960 50.6 43.5
1961 51.2 43.7
1962 51.5 44
1963 52.6 44.2
1964 53.3 44.4
1965 53.9 44.6
1966 54.4 44.8
1967 54.9 45.1
1968 55.4 45.3
1969 55.8 45.5
1970 47.7 45.6
1971 56.5 45.8
1972 57 46
1973 57.3 46.2
1974 57.8 44.3
1975 58.2 44.5
1976 58.6 44.7
1977 58.9 47
1978 59.3 47
1979 59.6 47.4
1980 60 47.6
1981 60.3 47.8
1982 60.6 48
1983 60.8 48.2
1984 61.1 48.4
1985 61.7 48.3
1986 62.2 48.4
1987 62.5 49
1988 63 43.9
1989 63.4 46.6
1990 64 46.9
1991 64.2 25.4
1992 65 25
1993 65.7 50.6
1994 66.5 50.3
1995 67.2 50.6
1996 67.8 50.5
1997 68.3 50.3
1998 68.7 50.8
1999 69.3 50.6
2000 69.8 50.7
2001 70.3 50.8
2002 70.8 50.8
2003 71.3 50.7
2004 71.4 50.7
2005 72 50.9
2006 72.3 50.9
2007 72.7 50.9
2008 72.7 51.5
2009 72.6 52.1
2010 72.9 48.9
2011 73.3 32.5
2012 74 49.1
2013 74.6 54
2014 75.3 54.4
2015 75.7 55.1
2016 76 55.3
2017 76 52.2
2018 76 54.8
2019 76.3 57.2
2020 73.8 57.1
2021 71.6 55.7
2022 76.8 53.9
2023 77.7 58.8
2024 77.9 59
2025 78.1 59.1

Peru and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Peru

Somalia
Year Population
Peru Somalia
1960 10,174,127 2,876,331
1961 10,475,123 2,952,054
1962 10,784,612 3,030,091
1963 11,102,099 3,110,361
1964 11,427,978 3,192,796
1965 11,761,085 3,277,874
1966 12,101,297 3,365,106
1967 12,448,814 3,454,537
1968 12,803,993 3,546,590
1969 13,166,767 3,641,015
1970 13,501,237 3,738,448
1971 13,838,067 3,837,691
1972 14,210,147 3,939,436
1973 14,582,867 4,045,592
1974 14,956,552 4,151,842
1975 15,333,957 4,257,535
1976 15,716,809 4,365,812
1977 16,109,806 4,484,050
1978 16,516,059 4,814,892
1979 16,933,139 5,449,117
1980 17,360,949 5,936,154
1981 17,798,805 5,982,849
1982 18,246,503 6,003,840
1983 18,705,957 6,198,430
1984 19,174,716 6,428,389
1985 19,648,204 6,693,289
1986 20,117,122 6,974,788
1987 20,582,320 7,228,302
1988 21,054,702 7,235,360
1989 21,532,589 7,114,817
1990 22,014,771 7,082,811
1991 22,483,775 6,813,760
1992 22,946,340 6,495,107
1993 23,413,783 6,681,399
1994 23,881,493 7,026,797
1995 24,348,919 7,285,007
1996 24,811,171 7,554,474
1997 25,274,147 7,824,525
1998 25,738,095 8,155,417
1999 26,186,504 8,492,059
2000 26,598,331 8,838,713
2001 26,964,601 9,198,493
2002 27,288,217 9,550,063
2003 27,580,490 9,909,157
2004 27,852,190 10,280,998
2005 28,101,180 10,644,228
2006 28,324,491 10,975,502
2007 28,530,699 11,322,582
2008 28,719,041 11,663,084
2009 28,896,811 11,961,201
2010 29,086,019 12,261,756
2011 29,304,086 12,348,830
2012 29,550,366 12,461,160
2013 29,817,919 12,869,594
2014 30,115,826 13,339,491
2015 30,457,600 13,806,963
2016 30,866,494 14,348,740
2017 31,324,637 14,916,629
2018 31,897,584 15,452,487
2019 32,449,303 16,030,971
2020 32,838,579 16,651,191
2021 33,155,882 17,271,431
2022 33,475,438 17,801,897
2023 33,845,617 18,358,615
2024 34,217,848 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Peru and Somalia

Fertility rate
Peru

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Peru Somalia
1960 6.94 7.25
1961 6.92 7.25
1962 6.9 7.26
1963 6.86 7.26
1964 6.81 7.26
1965 6.75 7.26
1966 6.68 7.26
1967 6.6 7.25
1968 6.51 7.23
1969 6.42 7.21
1970 6.32 7.18
1971 6.21 7.15
1972 6.09 7.12
1973 5.97 7.09
1974 5.84 7.06
1975 5.71 7.03
1976 5.58 7.02
1977 5.44 7
1978 5.31 7.13
1979 5.17 7.16
1980 5.04 7.18
1981 4.92 7.23
1982 4.8 7.25
1983 4.68 7.28
1984 4.57 7.3
1985 4.46 7.33
1986 4.35 7.35
1987 4.25 7.37
1988 4.14 7.4
1989 4.03 7.42
1990 3.91 7.44
1991 3.79 7.47
1992 3.67 7.5
1993 3.55 7.53
1994 3.43 7.54
1995 3.32 7.58
1996 3.2 7.62
1997 3.1 7.66
1998 3 7.66
1999 2.92 7.66
2000 2.85 7.65
2001 2.74 7.64
2002 2.69 7.63
2003 2.66 7.6
2004 2.67 7.57
2005 2.64 7.53
2006 2.62 7.49
2007 2.58 7.46
2008 2.53 7.42
2009 2.48 7.38
2010 2.42 7.32
2011 2.41 7.27
2012 2.36 7.21
2013 2.32 7.14
2014 2.27 7.06
2015 2.23 6.98
2016 2.19 6.88
2017 2.15 6.77
2018 2.12 6.66
2019 2.09 6.56
2020 2.06 6.45
2021 2.03 6.35
2022 2 6.26
2023 1.98 6.13

Peru and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Peru

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Peru Somalia
1960 18.2 18.1
1961 18.1 17.9
1962 18 17.8
1963 17.9 17.7
1964 17.9 17.6
1965 17.9 17.5
1966 17.9 17.5
1967 17.9 17.5
1968 17.9 17.5
1969 17.9 17.5
1970 17.9 17.5
1971 17.9 17.6
1972 18 17.6
1973 18 17.6
1974 18.1 17.7
1975 18.1 17.7
1976 18.2 17.7
1977 18.2 17.7
1978 18.3 17.7
1979 18.4 17.6
1980 18.5 17.6
1981 18.6 17.5
1982 18.7 17.4
1983 18.8 17.4
1984 18.9 17.3
1985 19.1 17.2
1986 19.2 17.1
1987 19.3 17
1988 19.5 16.8
1989 19.6 16.7
1990 19.8 16.5
1991 20 16.5
1992 20.2 16.7
1993 20.4 16.8
1994 20.7 16.7
1995 20.9 16.6
1996 21.2 16.5
1997 21.5 16.4
1998 21.8 16.4
1999 22.1 16.3
2000 22.5 16.3
2001 22.8 16.2
2002 23.2 16.2
2003 23.5 16.1
2004 23.9 16
2005 24.2 15.9
2006 24.6 15.7
2007 25 15.6
2008 25.4 15.6
2009 25.8 15.6
2010 26.3 15.7
2011 26.7 15.8
2012 27.1 16
2013 27.4 16
2014 27.8 16
2015 28.1 16.1
2016 28.4 16.1
2017 28.6 16.2
2018 28.9 16.2
2019 29.2 16.3
2020 29.5 16.3
2021 29.8 16.4
2022 30.1 16.5
2023 30.5 16.5
2024 30.8 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Peru Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$256B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.6%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.24%
2023
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.12%
2023
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2024
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
32.2%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
65.9
2025
29
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.3%
2024
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2024
n/a
Listed domestic companies
176
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$82.2B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$79.2B
2024
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$4.93B
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,119,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.2%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
59.3%
2024
38.7%
2014

Energy

Peru Somalia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
827 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.2
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
58.4 megatons
2023
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.73 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
30.6%
2021
95.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
10.2%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
12.2%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,588 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
49.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
96.2%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Peru Somalia
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+18,406
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
79.1%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.47 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.07 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
67
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.46
2021
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.6
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
150
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.7%
2024
54.1%
2022
English speaking
8%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
82%
2024
27.6%
2022

Health

Peru Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$446
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$120.3
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.21%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.62
2022
0.02
2014
Age at first childbirth
21.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
51
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.8
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
28.1%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.4%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.1%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.45 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Peru Somalia
% of world land
0.86%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
14,443 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
94,153 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
277,267 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
109,106 mi
2021
9,321 mi
2018

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