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Peru vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Peru has a population of 34.2M (ranked 48/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Peru's land area is 494,211 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 19th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Peru ranks 49/197 ($289B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Peru ranks 93/197 ($8,452), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Peru Syria
Population
34854181
26304877
Population rank 48/197 57/197
GDP
$289B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 49/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$8,452
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 93/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,802
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$94.8B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.7%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$2,770
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 106/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,804
2025
$731
2025
Land area
494,211 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
69.2 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
30.8 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
73 years
2025

Peru and Syria: Comparison Charts

Peru and Syria economies compared

GDP
Peru

Syria
Year GDP
Peru Syria
1960 $2,571,986,572 $857,704,413
1961 $2,897,852,693 $945,244,972
1962 $3,284,322,201 $1,110,565,881
1963 $3,598,272,493 $1,200,447,408
1964 $4,353,664,867 $1,339,494,267
1965 $5,163,008,077 $1,472,036,540
1966 $6,109,048,737 $1,342,287,553
1967 $6,194,340,080 $1,580,229,799
1968 $5,736,083,835 $1,753,746,430
1969 $6,420,909,790 $2,245,011,515
1970 $7,432,223,177 $2,140,384,010
1971 $8,289,582,884 $2,589,851,325
1972 $9,189,413,409 $3,059,681,698
1973 $10,994,381,895 $3,239,487,516
1974 $13,858,441,211 $5,159,557,148
1975 $16,931,162,355 $6,826,980,444
1976 $16,131,958,851 $7,633,528,867
1977 $14,544,913,961 $7,696,011,396
1978 $12,491,876,743 $9,275,200,458
1979 $15,954,012,439 $9,929,681,529
1980 $18,136,838,538 $13,062,420,382
1981 $21,648,214,893 $15,518,201,335
1982 $21,794,535,621 $16,298,929,011
1983 $17,345,260,564 $17,589,277,143
1984 $17,600,400,385 $17,503,078,174
1985 $15,078,736,875 $16,403,539,893
1986 $21,859,448,586 $13,293,205,278
1987 $36,889,706,593 $11,356,215,543
1988 $15,439,408,447 $10,577,041,645
1989 $22,499,558,526 $9,853,395,762
1990 $26,410,386,963 $12,308,624,418
1991 $34,341,465,998 $12,981,833,333
1992 $35,966,302,303 $13,253,565,861
1993 $34,832,077,221 $13,695,962,055
1994 $44,882,079,767 $10,122,020,000
1995 $53,312,793,687 $11,396,706,587
1996 $55,252,414,130 $13,789,560,878
1997 $58,147,522,523 $14,505,233,463
1998 $55,501,467,877 $15,200,846,154
1999 $50,187,324,568 $15,873,875,969
2000 $51,744,749,133 $18,937,052,543
2001 $52,030,158,775 $20,237,024,725
2002 $54,777,553,515 $20,669,357,462
2003 $58,731,030,122 $21,828,144,686
2004 $66,768,703,498 $25,086,950,495
2005 $76,060,606,061 $28,858,965,517
2006 $88,643,193,062 $33,751,788,856
2007 $102,170,981,144 $40,465,318,382
2008 $120,550,599,815 $52,557,913,569
2009 $120,822,986,521 $54,111,735,629
2010 $147,527,631,521 $61,390,830,875
2011 $171,761,737,047 $67,539,428,159
2012 $192,650,021,649 $43,190,318,033
2013 $201,175,543,571 $21,361,254,635
2014 $200,786,250,583 $21,502,061,466
2015 $189,802,976,286 $16,466,863,117
2016 $191,898,104,390 $12,597,854,877
2017 $211,007,984,081 $16,369,843,352
2018 $222,597,009,739 $21,497,782,868
2019 $228,346,006,004 $22,583,045,060
2020 $201,409,694,756 $12,047,752,036
2021 $226,328,766,460 $14,353,205,678
2022 $246,065,570,308 $23,622,827,080
2023 $266,958,720,838 $19,993,439,950
2024 $289,221,969,060 -

Peru and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Peru

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Peru Syria
1960 $252.8 $183.5
1961 $276.6 $196.3
1962 $305 $223.9
1963 $324 $234.9
1964 $381 $254.2
1965 $439 $270.8
1966 $505 $239.3
1967 $498 $272.9
1968 $448 $293.3
1969 $488 $364
1970 $550 $335
1971 $599 $393
1972 $647 $448
1973 $754 $459
1974 $927 $707
1975 $1,104 $904
1976 $1,026 $976
1977 $903 $951
1978 $756 $1,108
1979 $942 $1,146
1980 $1,045 $1,458
1981 $1,216 $1,676
1982 $1,194 $1,703
1983 $927 $1,776
1984 $918 $1,706
1985 $767 $1,544
1986 $1,087 $1,208
1987 $1,792 $997
1988 $733 $898
1989 $1,045 $809
1990 $1,200 $978
1991 $1,527 $1,000
1992 $1,567 $990
1993 $1,488 $993
1994 $1,879 $712
1995 $2,190 $780
1996 $2,227 $918
1997 $2,301 $941
1998 $2,156 $961
1999 $1,917 $978
2000 $1,945 $1,138
2001 $1,930 $1,187
2002 $2,007 $1,183
2003 $2,129 $1,220
2004 $2,397 $1,368
2005 $2,707 $1,534
2006 $3,130 $1,719
2007 $3,581 $1,938
2008 $4,198 $2,429
2009 $4,181 $2,462
2010 $5,072 $2,731
2011 $5,861 $2,952
2012 $6,519 $1,898
2013 $6,747 $986
2014 $6,667 $1,061
2015 $6,232 $848
2016 $6,217 $656
2017 $6,736 $852
2018 $6,978 $1,098
2019 $7,037 $1,110
2020 $6,133 $572
2021 $6,826 $664
2022 $7,351 $1,052
2023 $7,888 $847
2024 $8,452 -

Peru vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Peru

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Peru Syria
1950 46 42.5
1951 46.5 43.4
1952 46.8 44.3
1953 47.1 45.3
1954 47.5 46.4
1955 47.9 47.4
1956 48.4 48.5
1957 48.9 49.6
1958 49.5 50.7
1959 50 51.7
1960 50.6 52.7
1961 51.2 53.7
1962 51.5 54.6
1963 52.6 55.4
1964 53.3 56.2
1965 53.9 56.9
1966 54.4 57.6
1967 54.9 58
1968 55.4 59.1
1969 55.8 59.8
1970 47.7 60.6
1971 56.5 61.3
1972 57 62
1973 57.3 60.8
1974 57.8 63.4
1975 58.2 64.2
1976 58.6 64.8
1977 58.9 65.4
1978 59.3 65.9
1979 59.6 66.2
1980 60 66.5
1981 60.3 64.6
1982 60.6 60.8
1983 60.8 67.4
1984 61.1 67.7
1985 61.7 68
1986 62.2 68.4
1987 62.5 68.8
1988 63 69.2
1989 63.4 69.5
1990 64 69.8
1991 64.2 70.1
1992 65 70.2
1993 65.7 70.3
1994 66.5 70.3
1995 67.2 70.2
1996 67.8 70.2
1997 68.3 70.2
1998 68.7 70.2
1999 69.3 70.5
2000 69.8 70.9
2001 70.3 71.3
2002 70.8 71.7
2003 71.3 72.2
2004 71.4 72.5
2005 72 72.8
2006 72.3 73
2007 72.7 73.3
2008 72.7 73.4
2009 72.6 73.5
2010 72.9 73.5
2011 73.3 72.3
2012 74 66.2
2013 74.6 65.1
2014 75.3 65.5
2015 75.7 63.3
2016 76 65.2
2017 76 65.7
2018 76 67.4
2019 76.3 71
2020 73.8 71.9
2021 71.6 72.4
2022 76.8 72.8
2023 77.7 72.1
2024 77.9 72.6
2025 78.1 73

Peru and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Peru

Syria
Year Population
Peru Syria
1960 10,174,127 4,673,500
1961 10,475,123 4,815,466
1962 10,784,612 4,959,340
1963 11,102,099 5,110,467
1964 11,427,978 5,269,087
1965 11,761,085 5,435,267
1966 12,101,297 5,609,047
1967 12,448,814 5,790,198
1968 12,803,993 5,978,742
1969 13,166,767 6,175,166
1970 13,501,237 6,380,609
1971 13,838,067 6,598,094
1972 14,210,147 6,826,024
1973 14,582,867 7,060,321
1974 14,956,552 7,302,160
1975 15,333,957 7,554,364
1976 15,716,809 7,817,320
1977 16,109,806 8,090,501
1978 16,516,059 8,372,759
1979 16,933,139 8,661,909
1980 17,360,949 8,957,663
1981 17,798,805 9,260,189
1982 18,246,503 9,572,511
1983 18,705,957 9,904,809
1984 19,174,716 10,258,398
1985 19,648,204 10,625,672
1986 20,117,122 11,002,844
1987 20,582,320 11,388,923
1988 21,054,702 11,782,264
1989 21,532,589 12,179,060
1990 22,014,771 12,579,208
1991 22,483,775 12,980,821
1992 22,946,340 13,385,571
1993 23,413,783 13,795,686
1994 23,881,493 14,208,583
1995 24,348,919 14,616,801
1996 24,811,171 15,018,104
1997 25,274,147 15,417,542
1998 25,738,095 15,820,413
1999 26,186,504 16,228,061
2000 26,598,331 16,637,888
2001 26,964,601 17,051,338
2002 27,288,217 17,468,332
2003 27,580,490 17,889,296
2004 27,852,190 18,336,875
2005 28,101,180 18,814,091
2006 28,324,491 19,637,022
2007 28,530,699 20,884,125
2008 28,719,041 21,636,564
2009 28,896,811 21,976,969
2010 29,086,019 22,482,421
2011 29,304,086 22,878,098
2012 29,550,366 22,759,763
2013 29,817,919 21,666,917
2014 30,115,826 20,273,659
2015 30,457,600 19,424,618
2016 30,866,494 19,193,834
2017 31,324,637 19,224,668
2018 31,897,584 19,577,845
2019 32,449,303 20,353,534
2020 32,838,579 21,049,429
2021 33,155,882 21,628,839
2022 33,475,438 22,462,173
2023 33,845,617 23,594,623
2024 34,217,848 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Peru and Syria

Fertility rate
Peru

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Peru Syria
1960 6.94 7.51
1961 6.92 7.5
1962 6.9 7.51
1963 6.86 7.51
1964 6.81 7.53
1965 6.75 7.53
1966 6.68 7.55
1967 6.6 7.56
1968 6.51 7.57
1969 6.42 7.59
1970 6.32 7.62
1971 6.21 7.6
1972 6.09 7.57
1973 5.97 7.55
1974 5.84 7.52
1975 5.71 7.49
1976 5.58 7.45
1977 5.44 7.42
1978 5.31 7.35
1979 5.17 7.25
1980 5.04 7.12
1981 4.92 6.97
1982 4.8 6.81
1983 4.68 6.69
1984 4.57 6.59
1985 4.46 6.48
1986 4.35 6.37
1987 4.25 6.2
1988 4.14 6
1989 4.03 5.78
1990 3.91 5.56
1991 3.79 5.34
1992 3.67 5.14
1993 3.55 4.99
1994 3.43 4.86
1995 3.32 4.7
1996 3.2 4.54
1997 3.1 4.37
1998 3 4.25
1999 2.92 4.14
2000 2.85 4.07
2001 2.74 3.98
2002 2.69 3.87
2003 2.66 3.76
2004 2.67 3.68
2005 2.64 3.61
2006 2.62 3.56
2007 2.58 3.54
2008 2.53 3.48
2009 2.48 3.42
2010 2.42 3.36
2011 2.41 3.29
2012 2.36 3.22
2013 2.32 3.17
2014 2.27 3.12
2015 2.23 3.07
2016 2.19 3.01
2017 2.15 2.97
2018 2.12 2.93
2019 2.09 2.88
2020 2.06 2.84
2021 2.03 2.8
2022 2 2.75
2023 1.98 2.71

Peru and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Peru

Syria
Year Median age, years
Peru Syria
1960 18.2 17.6
1961 18.1 17.3
1962 18 17.1
1963 17.9 16.9
1964 17.9 16.7
1965 17.9 16.5
1966 17.9 16.4
1967 17.9 16.2
1968 17.9 16.1
1969 17.9 16
1970 17.9 15.9
1971 17.9 15.8
1972 18 15.8
1973 18 15.7
1974 18.1 15.7
1975 18.1 15.7
1976 18.2 15.6
1977 18.2 15.6
1978 18.3 15.6
1979 18.4 15.6
1980 18.5 15.6
1981 18.6 15.6
1982 18.7 15.7
1983 18.8 15.8
1984 18.9 15.8
1985 19.1 15.9
1986 19.2 16
1987 19.3 16.1
1988 19.5 16.2
1989 19.6 16.4
1990 19.8 16.5
1991 20 16.7
1992 20.2 16.9
1993 20.4 17.1
1994 20.7 17.3
1995 20.9 17.5
1996 21.2 17.7
1997 21.5 17.9
1998 21.8 18.1
1999 22.1 18.3
2000 22.5 18.5
2001 22.8 18.8
2002 23.2 19
2003 23.5 19.2
2004 23.9 19.5
2005 24.2 19.7
2006 24.6 20.3
2007 25 21
2008 25.4 21.3
2009 25.8 21.5
2010 26.3 21.7
2011 26.7 21.9
2012 27.1 21.8
2013 27.4 21.2
2014 27.8 20.1
2015 28.1 19.5
2016 28.4 19.5
2017 28.6 19.6
2018 28.9 20.1
2019 29.2 20.9
2020 29.5 21.6
2021 29.8 22.2
2022 30.1 22.7
2023 30.5 23.3
2024 30.8 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Peru Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$256B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.6%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.24%
2023
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.12%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2024
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
32.2%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
65.9
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
30.3%
2024
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2024
3.8%
2022
Listed domestic companies
176
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$82.2B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$79.2B
2024
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$4.93B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,119,000
2020
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.2%
2020
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
59.3%
2024
23.3%
2011

Energy

Peru Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
827 kg
2022
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.2
2022
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
58.4 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.73 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.9%
2022
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30.6%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
10.2%
2022
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
12.2%
2022
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,588 kWh
2022
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
49.7%
2022
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
96.2%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Peru Syria
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
+18,406
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
79.1%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.47 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.07 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
67
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.46
2021
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.6
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
150
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.7%
2024
94.4%
2021
English speaking
8%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
82%
2024
34.7%
2019

Health

Peru Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$446
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$120.3
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.21%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.62
2022
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
21.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
51
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.8
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
28.1%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
6.4%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.1%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.45 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Peru Syria
% of world land
0.86%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
14,443 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
94,153 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
277,267 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
109,106 mi
2021
n/a

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