Canada vs Peru: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Canada and Peru: Peru leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (250,000) against Canada (2.44); Peru leads on Oil Consumption (189,000) against Canada (2.21); Peru leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (166,600) against Canada (2.01). Across 111 compared metrics, Canada wins on 61 and Peru wins on 42.

  • 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: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇵🇪 PeruShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %79.48 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 80% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points42.88 points
Radios32.36.65
Televisions21.53.06
Waterways6368,808

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇵🇪 PeruShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $21.05B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $332.50B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %4.25 %
Coal Revenue0.080
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %16.6 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.682.1
Electricity Consumption522.244.61
Electricity Exports73.3555
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2361
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants5635
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels90
Electricity from Other Renewables124
Electricity Imports2.6822
Electricity Installed Capacity143.514.73
Electricity Production649.650.13
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita30.92 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.940.7
Gross Fixed Investment23.725.4
Gross National Saving20.819.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %3.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP0.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.47.48
Natural Gas Exports83.965.51
Natural Gas Imports26.360
Natural Gas Production159.112.99
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.06455.9
Oil Consumption2.21189,000
Oil Exports1.9373,280
Oil Imports1.0988,080
Oil Production3.48158,300
Oil Proved Reserves175.2532.7
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people20.2 people
Public Debt61.335.2
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD3.3 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.45250,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.1262,640
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,70065,400
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01166,600
Remittances01.7
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.12
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.255.19
Taxes and Other Revenues13.815.9
Unemployment Rate6.5 %4.9 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇵🇪 PeruShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M4.18M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.8558.9
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiaapproximately 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 Country370 Cubic meters per year303 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.91.88

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇵🇪 PeruShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %0.47 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43237.79
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km254,750.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km2,414 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant163.74 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,04525,800

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇵🇪 PeruShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %26.73 %
Administrative Divisions1024
Independence128
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇵🇪 PeruShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.4720.2
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.76.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP6.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km1.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %51 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.421.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %19.7 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA91,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA2.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇵🇪 PeruShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000158,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇵🇪 PeruShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %52.06 %
Human Capital Index0.820.64
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years82.78 years
Median age of population40.75 years30.52 years
Population Change437,571 persons392,941.5 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km27.29 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons34.94M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.84
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %16.43 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA77.4 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %9.79 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP4.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons9.29M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.8718.92
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years9.15 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people11.2 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09165.23
Military Manpower at Military Age1617
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %74.19 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km1.69 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %0.55 %
Population living in slums1.2 %42.57 %
Total deaths326,297.8 persons144,928.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %59.43 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman1.92 per woman
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons3,559 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births11.59 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇵🇪 PeruShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.960.42
Airports1,459174
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel63644
Heliports5067

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