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Australia vs Peru: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 66 of 110 metrics
Peru
per
Leads on 36 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Peru: Peru leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (250,000) against Australia (1.18); Peru leads on Population living in slums (42.57 %) against Australia (0.03 %); Australia leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (492) against Peru (1.88). Across 110 compared metrics, Australia wins on 66 and Peru wins on 36.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇵🇪 PeruShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★79.48 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 80% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★42.88 points
Radios25.5★6.65
Televisions10.15★3.06
Waterways2,0008,808★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇵🇪 PeruShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★21.05B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★332.50B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %4.25 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %16.6 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7982.1★
Electricity Consumption229.4★44.61
Electricity Exports055★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★61
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1135★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★4
Electricity Imports022★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★14.73
Electricity Production243★50.13
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★30.92 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.340.7★
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★25.4
Gross National Saving21★19.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %3.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %2 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★0.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★7.48
Natural Gas Exports67.96★5.51
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★12.99
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99455.9★
Oil Consumption960,800★189,000
Oil Exports312,600★73,280
Oil Imports731,400★88,080
Oil Production549,200★158,300
Oil Proved Reserves3.32532.7★
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★27.5 people
Public Debt5835.2★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD3.3 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.18250,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★62,640
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★65,400
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★166,600
Remittances0.11.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0.12
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.99★10.31
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★15.9
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★4.9 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇵🇪 PeruShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M★4.18M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.6558.9★
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, byapproximately one third of the population resides along the desert coastal belt in the west, with a strong focus on the capital city of Lima; the Andean highlands, or sierra, contain roughly half of the population; the eastern slopes of the Andes and adjo
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year303 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources492★1.88

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇵🇪 PeruShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %0.47 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98237.79★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★254,750.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★2,414 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★163.74 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,45025,800★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇵🇪 PeruShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★26.73 %
Administrative Divisions624★
Independence128★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇵🇪 PeruShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.74★20.2
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.4★6.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★6.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★1.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★51 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★21.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %19.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000★91,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA2.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇵🇪 PeruShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000158,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇵🇪 PeruShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %★52.06 %
Human Capital Index0.79★0.64
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★82.78 years
Median age of population38.51 years★30.52 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons392,941.5 persons★
Population density3.54 per sq. km★27.29 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons34.94M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.84
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %16.43 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %77.4 %★
Death Rate (%)6.81 %★9.79 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★4.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons9.29M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate14.9118.92★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★9.15 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people11.2 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★165.23
Military Manpower at Military Age1717
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★74.19 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★1.69 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.55 %
Population living in slums0.03 %42.57 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons144,928.3 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★59.43 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman1.92 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★3,559 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★11.59 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇵🇪 PeruShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.42
Airports2,257★174
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft44
Heliports392★7

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