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Peru vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Peru has a population of 34.2M (ranked 48/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Peru's land area is 494,211 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 19th vs. 67th).

By GDP, Peru ranks 49/197 ($289B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Peru ranks 93/197 ($8,452), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Peru Vietnam
Population
34854181
102063551
Population rank 48/197 16/197
GDP
$289B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 49/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$8,452
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 93/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,802
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$94.8B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.7%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,770
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 106/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,804
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
494,211 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
69.2 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
30.8 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Peru and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Peru and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Peru

Vietnam
Year GDP
Peru Vietnam
1960 $2,571,986,572 -
1961 $2,897,852,693 -
1962 $3,284,322,201 -
1963 $3,598,272,493 -
1964 $4,353,664,867 -
1965 $5,163,008,077 -
1966 $6,109,048,737 -
1967 $6,194,340,080 -
1968 $5,736,083,835 -
1969 $6,420,909,790 -
1970 $7,432,223,177 -
1971 $8,289,582,884 -
1972 $9,189,413,409 -
1973 $10,994,381,895 -
1974 $13,858,441,211 -
1975 $16,931,162,355 -
1976 $16,131,958,851 -
1977 $14,544,913,961 -
1978 $12,491,876,743 -
1979 $15,954,012,439 -
1980 $18,136,838,538 -
1981 $21,648,214,893 -
1982 $21,794,535,621 -
1983 $17,345,260,564 -
1984 $17,600,400,385 -
1985 $15,078,736,875 $14,094,687,821
1986 $21,859,448,586 $26,336,616,250
1987 $36,889,706,593 $36,658,108,850
1988 $15,439,408,447 $25,423,812,649
1989 $22,499,558,526 $6,293,304,975
1990 $26,410,386,963 $6,471,740,806
1991 $34,341,465,998 $9,613,369,520
1992 $35,966,302,303 $9,866,990,236
1993 $34,832,077,221 $13,180,953,598
1994 $44,882,079,767 $16,286,433,533
1995 $53,312,793,687 $20,736,164,459
1996 $55,252,414,130 $24,657,470,575
1997 $58,147,522,523 $26,843,700,442
1998 $55,501,467,877 $27,209,602,050
1999 $50,187,324,568 $28,683,659,007
2000 $51,744,749,133 $31,172,518,403
2001 $52,030,158,775 $32,685,198,809
2002 $54,777,553,515 $35,064,105,501
2003 $58,731,030,122 $39,552,513,232
2004 $66,768,703,498 $45,427,854,693
2005 $76,060,606,061 $57,633,255,738
2006 $88,643,193,062 $66,371,664,817
2007 $102,170,981,144 $77,414,425,532
2008 $120,550,599,815 $99,130,304,099
2009 $120,822,986,521 $106,014,659,565
2010 $147,527,631,521 $147,201,173,197
2011 $171,761,737,047 $172,595,049,184
2012 $192,650,021,649 $195,590,661,129
2013 $201,175,543,571 $213,708,811,665
2014 $200,786,250,583 $233,451,469,643
2015 $189,802,976,286 $239,258,328,382
2016 $191,898,104,390 $257,096,001,178
2017 $211,007,984,081 $281,353,605,987
2018 $222,597,009,739 $310,106,478,395
2019 $228,346,006,004 $334,365,270,497
2020 $201,409,694,756 $346,615,738,538
2021 $226,328,766,460 $366,474,752,771
2022 $246,065,570,308 $413,445,230,669
2023 $266,958,720,838 $433,857,681,378
2024 $289,221,969,060 $476,388,230,307

Peru and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Peru

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Peru Vietnam
1960 $252.8 -
1961 $276.6 -
1962 $305 -
1963 $324 -
1964 $381 -
1965 $439 -
1966 $505 -
1967 $498 -
1968 $448 -
1969 $488 -
1970 $550 -
1971 $599 -
1972 $647 -
1973 $754 -
1974 $927 -
1975 $1,104 -
1976 $1,026 -
1977 $903 -
1978 $756 -
1979 $942 -
1980 $1,045 -
1981 $1,216 -
1982 $1,194 -
1983 $927 -
1984 $918 -
1985 $767 $238.6
1986 $1,087 $436
1987 $1,792 $595
1988 $733 $405
1989 $1,045 $98.1
1990 $1,200 $98.8
1991 $1,527 $143.7
1992 $1,567 $144.5
1993 $1,488 $189.4
1994 $1,879 $229.9
1995 $2,190 $287.8
1996 $2,227 $337
1997 $2,301 $362
1998 $2,156 $361
1999 $1,917 $376
2000 $1,945 $404
2001 $1,930 $419
2002 $2,007 $445
2003 $2,129 $497
2004 $2,397 $565
2005 $2,707 $711
2006 $3,130 $808
2007 $3,581 $926
2008 $4,198 $1,164
2009 $4,181 $1,226
2010 $5,072 $1,683
2011 $5,861 $1,951
2012 $6,519 $2,185
2013 $6,747 $2,360
2014 $6,667 $2,546
2015 $6,232 $2,578
2016 $6,217 $2,735
2017 $6,736 $2,956
2018 $6,978 $3,222
2019 $7,037 $3,441
2020 $6,133 $3,534
2021 $6,826 $3,704
2022 $7,351 $4,148
2023 $7,888 $4,323
2024 $8,452 $4,717

Peru vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Peru

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Peru Vietnam
1950 46 48
1951 46.5 48.7
1952 46.8 49.4
1953 47.1 50
1954 47.5 52
1955 47.9 54.8
1956 48.4 55.5
1957 48.9 56.2
1958 49.5 56.8
1959 50 57.4
1960 50.6 58
1961 51.2 58.5
1962 51.5 58.2
1963 52.6 56.9
1964 53.3 57.5
1965 53.9 57
1966 54.4 56.9
1967 54.9 56.7
1968 55.4 52.7
1969 55.8 54.8
1970 47.7 54.9
1971 56.5 55.6
1972 57 51.9
1973 57.3 55.7
1974 57.8 54.8
1975 58.2 61.9
1976 58.6 63.7
1977 58.9 64.1
1978 59.3 64.5
1979 59.6 65
1980 60 65.3
1981 60.3 65.8
1982 60.6 66.2
1983 60.8 66.5
1984 61.1 66.9
1985 61.7 67.2
1986 62.2 67.6
1987 62.5 68
1988 63 68.6
1989 63.4 68.8
1990 64 69
1991 64.2 69.3
1992 65 69.6
1993 65.7 70
1994 66.5 70.4
1995 67.2 70.9
1996 67.8 71.3
1997 68.3 71.7
1998 68.7 72.3
1999 69.3 72.6
2000 69.8 72.7
2001 70.3 73
2002 70.8 73.1
2003 71.3 73.2
2004 71.4 73.1
2005 72 73.2
2006 72.3 73.3
2007 72.7 73.4
2008 72.7 73.5
2009 72.6 73.5
2010 72.9 73.6
2011 73.3 73.7
2012 74 73.8
2013 74.6 73.8
2014 75.3 73.9
2015 75.7 74
2016 76 74
2017 76 74
2018 76 74.1
2019 76.3 74.2
2020 73.8 75.4
2021 71.6 74.1
2022 76.8 74.5
2023 77.7 74.6
2024 77.9 74.7
2025 78.1 74.9

Peru and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Peru

Vietnam
Year Population
Peru Vietnam
1960 10,174,127 32,531,933
1961 10,475,123 33,409,059
1962 10,784,612 34,288,560
1963 11,102,099 35,249,101
1964 11,427,978 36,201,563
1965 11,761,085 37,129,656
1966 12,101,297 38,024,836
1967 12,448,814 38,895,080
1968 12,803,993 39,734,609
1969 13,166,767 40,582,096
1970 13,501,237 41,475,230
1971 13,838,067 42,449,276
1972 14,210,147 43,429,168
1973 14,582,867 44,409,861
1974 14,956,552 45,413,537
1975 15,333,957 46,482,903
1976 15,716,809 47,684,931
1977 16,109,806 48,954,872
1978 16,516,059 50,249,552
1979 16,933,139 51,378,211
1980 17,360,949 52,490,101
1981 17,798,805 53,738,141
1982 18,246,503 55,011,289
1983 18,705,957 56,337,921
1984 19,174,716 57,706,067
1985 19,648,204 59,060,622
1986 20,117,122 60,347,048
1987 20,582,320 61,584,651
1988 21,054,702 62,843,228
1989 21,532,589 64,147,348
1990 22,014,771 65,504,552
1991 22,483,775 66,891,775
1992 22,946,340 68,260,337
1993 23,413,783 69,586,384
1994 23,881,493 70,854,391
1995 24,348,919 72,049,940
1996 24,811,171 73,156,447
1997 25,274,147 74,226,889
1998 25,738,095 75,299,660
1999 26,186,504 76,287,452
2000 26,598,331 77,154,011
2001 26,964,601 77,969,361
2002 27,288,217 78,772,224
2003 27,580,490 79,563,777
2004 27,852,190 80,338,971
2005 28,101,180 81,088,313
2006 28,324,491 82,167,897
2007 28,530,699 83,633,375
2008 28,719,041 85,175,788
2009 28,896,811 86,460,018
2010 29,086,019 87,455,152
2011 29,304,086 88,468,314
2012 29,550,366 89,510,356
2013 29,817,919 90,573,104
2014 30,115,826 91,679,578
2015 30,457,600 92,823,254
2016 30,866,494 94,000,117
2017 31,324,637 95,176,977
2018 31,897,584 96,237,319
2019 32,449,303 97,173,776
2020 32,838,579 98,079,191
2021 33,155,882 98,935,098
2022 33,475,438 99,680,655
2023 33,845,617 100,352,192
2024 34,217,848 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Peru and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Peru

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Peru Vietnam
1960 6.94 6.27
1961 6.92 5.48
1962 6.9 6.26
1963 6.86 6.39
1964 6.81 6.29
1965 6.75 6.16
1966 6.68 5.97
1967 6.6 5.88
1968 6.51 6.03
1969 6.42 6.01
1970 6.32 6.02
1971 6.21 6.07
1972 6.09 6.1
1973 5.97 6.11
1974 5.84 5.78
1975 5.71 5.62
1976 5.58 5.46
1977 5.44 5.29
1978 5.31 5.1
1979 5.17 4.94
1980 5.04 4.8
1981 4.92 4.67
1982 4.8 4.59
1983 4.68 4.52
1984 4.57 4.41
1985 4.46 4.21
1986 4.35 3.96
1987 4.25 3.72
1988 4.14 3.62
1989 4.03 3.64
1990 3.91 3.6
1991 3.79 3.52
1992 3.67 3.35
1993 3.55 3.17
1994 3.43 2.94
1995 3.32 2.7
1996 3.2 2.47
1997 3.1 2.27
1998 3 2.1
1999 2.92 2
2000 2.85 2.03
2001 2.74 2.02
2002 2.69 2.01
2003 2.66 2
2004 2.67 1.97
2005 2.64 1.89
2006 2.62 1.87
2007 2.58 1.91
2008 2.53 1.93
2009 2.48 1.92
2010 2.42 1.91
2011 2.41 1.93
2012 2.36 1.97
2013 2.32 1.98
2014 2.27 2.09
2015 2.23 2.1
2016 2.19 2
2017 2.15 1.99
2018 2.12 1.88
2019 2.09 1.94
2020 2.06 1.96
2021 2.03 1.94
2022 2 1.93
2023 1.98 1.91

Peru and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Peru

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Peru Vietnam
1960 18.2 21.2
1961 18.1 20.7
1962 18 20.2
1963 17.9 19.7
1964 17.9 19.2
1965 17.9 18.9
1966 17.9 18.7
1967 17.9 18.5
1968 17.9 18.4
1969 17.9 18.4
1970 17.9 18.4
1971 17.9 18.4
1972 18 18.5
1973 18 18.5
1974 18.1 18.6
1975 18.1 18.7
1976 18.2 18.8
1977 18.2 19
1978 18.3 19.1
1979 18.4 19.3
1980 18.5 19.4
1981 18.6 19.5
1982 18.7 19.6
1983 18.8 19.7
1984 18.9 19.8
1985 19.1 19.9
1986 19.2 20
1987 19.3 20.1
1988 19.5 20.2
1989 19.6 20.4
1990 19.8 20.5
1991 20 20.7
1992 20.2 20.9
1993 20.4 21.1
1994 20.7 21.4
1995 20.9 21.7
1996 21.2 22
1997 21.5 22.4
1998 21.8 22.9
1999 22.1 23.3
2000 22.5 23.7
2001 22.8 24.2
2002 23.2 24.6
2003 23.5 25
2004 23.9 25.4
2005 24.2 25.8
2006 24.6 26.3
2007 25 26.9
2008 25.4 27.4
2009 25.8 27.9
2010 26.3 28.3
2011 26.7 28.7
2012 27.1 29
2013 27.4 29.4
2014 27.8 29.8
2015 28.1 30.2
2016 28.4 30.5
2017 28.6 30.8
2018 28.9 31.2
2019 29.2 31.6
2020 29.5 32.1
2021 29.8 32.5
2022 30.1 33
2023 30.5 33.4
2024 30.8 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Peru Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$256B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.6%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.24%
2023
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.12%
2023
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2024
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2024
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
32.2%
2024
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.9
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.3%
2024
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2024
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
176
2024
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$82.2B
2024
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$79.2B
2024
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$4.93B
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,119,000
2020
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.2%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
59.3%
2024
70.6%
2024

Energy

Peru Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
827 kg
2022
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.2
2022
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
58.4 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.73 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.9%
2022
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30.6%
2021
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
10.2%
2022
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
12.2%
2022
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,588 kWh
2022
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
49.7%
2022
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
96.2%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Peru Vietnam
% of world population
0.42%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
+18,406
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
79.1%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.47 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.07 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
67
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.46
2021
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.6
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
150
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.7%
2024
96.1%
2022
English speaking
8%
2025
16%
2025
People using the Internet
82%
2024
84.2%
2024

Health

Peru Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$446
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$120.3
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.21%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.62
2022
0.83
2016
Age at first childbirth
21.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
51
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.8
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
28.1%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.4%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.1%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.45 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Peru Vietnam
% of world land
0.86%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
14,443 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
94,153 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
277,267 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
109,106 mi
2021
354,460 mi
2019

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