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Peru vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Peru has a population of 34.2M (ranked 48/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Peru's land area is 494,211 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 19th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Peru ranks 49/197 ($289B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Peru ranks 93/197 ($8,452), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Peru Vatican
Population
34854181
949
Population rank 48/197 197/197
GDP
$289B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 49/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$8,452
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 93/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,802
2024
$39,191
2025
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
$17,307
2025
Land area
494,211 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
69.2 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
n/a
Median age
30.8 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Peru and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Peru vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Peru

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Peru Vatican
1950 46 65.9
1951 46.5 65.3
1952 46.8 65.7
1953 47.1 66.3
1954 47.5 67.5
1955 47.9 67.8
1956 48.4 67.3
1957 48.9 67.5
1958 49.5 68.7
1959 50 69.2
1960 50.6 69.2
1961 51.2 69.8
1962 51.5 69.2
1963 52.6 69.3
1964 53.3 70.3
1965 53.9 70.1
1966 54.4 70.9
1967 54.9 70.9
1968 55.4 70.7
1969 55.8 70.7
1970 47.7 71.5
1971 56.5 71.7
1972 57 72
1973 57.3 71.9
1974 57.8 72.7
1975 58.2 72.6
1976 58.6 72.9
1977 58.9 73.3
1978 59.3 73.7
1979 59.6 74
1980 60 74.1
1981 60.3 74.3
1982 60.6 74.8
1983 60.8 74.7
1984 61.1 75.1
1985 61.7 75.5
1986 62.2 75.7
1987 62.5 76.2
1988 63 76.4
1989 63.4 76.8
1990 64 76.9
1991 64.2 76.9
1992 65 77.3
1993 65.7 77
1994 66.5 77.7
1995 67.2 77.8
1996 67.8 78.5
1997 68.3 78.2
1998 68.7 78.3
1999 69.3 78.7
2000 69.8 79.3
2001 70.3 79.9
2002 70.8 80
2003 71.3 79.8
2004 71.4 80.2
2005 72 80.6
2006 72.3 81.2
2007 72.7 81.3
2008 72.7 81.4
2009 72.6 81.3
2010 72.9 81.5
2011 73.3 81.7
2012 74 82
2013 74.6 82.5
2014 75.3 82.6
2015 75.7 82.5
2016 76 82.9
2017 76 82.7
2018 76 83.3
2019 76.3 83.6
2020 73.8 83
2021 71.6 82.9
2022 76.8 83.3
2023 77.7 83
2024 77.9 83.1
2025 78.1 83.3

Peru and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Peru

Vatican
Year Population
Peru Vatican
1960 10,174,127 -
1961 10,475,123 -
1962 10,784,612 -
1963 11,102,099 -
1964 11,427,978 -
1965 11,761,085 -
1966 12,101,297 -
1967 12,448,814 -
1968 12,803,993 -
1969 13,166,767 -
1970 13,501,237 -
1971 13,838,067 -
1972 14,210,147 -
1973 14,582,867 -
1974 14,956,552 -
1975 15,333,957 -
1976 15,716,809 -
1977 16,109,806 -
1978 16,516,059 -
1979 16,933,139 -
1980 17,360,949 -
1981 17,798,805 -
1982 18,246,503 -
1983 18,705,957 -
1984 19,174,716 -
1985 19,648,204 -
1986 20,117,122 -
1987 20,582,320 -
1988 21,054,702 -
1989 21,532,589 -
1990 22,014,771 -
1991 22,483,775 -
1992 22,946,340 -
1993 23,413,783 -
1994 23,881,493 -
1995 24,348,919 -
1996 24,811,171 -
1997 25,274,147 -
1998 25,738,095 -
1999 26,186,504 -
2000 26,598,331 880
2001 26,964,601 890
2002 27,288,217 900
2003 27,580,490 911
2004 27,852,190 921
2005 28,101,180 921
2006 28,324,491 932
2007 28,530,699 821
2008 28,719,041 824
2009 28,896,811 826
2010 29,086,019 829
2011 29,304,086 832
2012 29,550,366 836
2013 29,817,919 839
2014 30,115,826 842
2015 30,457,600 1,000
2016 30,866,494 -
2017 31,324,637 1,000
2018 31,897,584 -
2019 32,449,303 1,000
2020 32,838,579 -
2021 33,155,882 -
2022 33,475,438 -
2023 33,845,617 -
2024 34,217,848 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Peru Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$256B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.6%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.24%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.12%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
32.2%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
65.9
2025
65
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$4.93B
2024
n/a
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
n/a

Energy

Peru Vatican
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
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
1.73 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
30.6%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
49.7%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
96.2%
2023
n/a

Society

Peru Vatican
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+18,406
2024
n/a
Urban population
79.1%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.47 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.07 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
53
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
67
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.46
2021
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.6
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
150
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.7%
2024
100%
2013
English speaking
8%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
82%
2024
n/a

Health

Peru Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$446
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$120.3
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.21%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.62
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
21.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
51
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.8
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
28.1%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
6.4%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
44
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.1%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.45 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Peru Vatican
% of world land
0.86%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
14,443 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
94,153 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
277,267 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
109,106 mi
2021
5.59 mi
2003

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