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France vs Peru: Compare Statistics

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

France
fra
Leads on 62 of 111 metrics
Peru
per
Leads on 39 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing France and Peru: Peru leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (250,000) against France (1.71); Peru leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (166,600) against France (1.31); Peru leads on Oil Consumption (189,000) against France (1.86). Across 111 compared metrics, France wins on 62 and Peru wins on 39.

  • 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🇫🇷 France🇵🇪 PeruShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)88.65 %★81.96 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 80% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score76.62 points★42.88 points
Radios55.3★6.65
Televisions34.8★3.06
Waterwaysmetropolitan France: 8,501 km (1,621 km navigable by craft up to 3,000 metric tons) (2010)8,808

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇵🇪 PeruShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country58.37B $★21.05B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.37T $★332.50B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %4.25 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.29 %16.6 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.3 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index76.882.1★
Electricity Consumption450.8★44.61
Electricity Exports61.41★55
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1761★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1535★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels50★0
Electricity from Other Renewables19★4
Electricity Imports19.922★
Electricity Installed Capacity130.8★14.73
Electricity Production529.1★50.13
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)123.53 USD per capita★30.92 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient31.240.7★
Gross Fixed Investment19.925.4★
Gross National Saving22.9★19.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.7 %3.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2 %2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.1 % of GDP★0.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption41.88★7.48
Natural Gas Exports6.03★5.51
Natural Gas Imports48.59★0
Natural Gas Production16.99★12.99
Natural Gas Proved Reserves8.41455.9★
Oil Consumption1.86189,000★
Oil Exports487,200★73,280
Oil Imports2.2288,080★
Oil Production84,820158,300★
Oil Proved Reserves91.63532.7★
Population Below Poverty Line15.6 people★27.5 people
Public Debt98.535.2★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.2 USD3.3 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.71250,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports440,600★62,640
Refined Petroleum Products Imports886,800★65,400
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.31166,600★
Remittances1.21.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.030.12★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.07★5.88
Taxes and Other Revenues23.1★15.9
Unemployment Rate7.4 %4.9 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇵🇪 PeruShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-6.11M★4.18M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions303.7858.9★
Population Distributionmuch of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant secondapproximately 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 Country120 Cubic meters per year303 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources211★1.88

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇵🇪 PeruShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.22 %★0.47 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)135.5237.79★
Agricultural land281,003.2 sq. km★254,750.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,853 km★2,414 km
Dam capacity per capita148.88 cubic meters per inhabitant163.74 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land14,23625,800★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇵🇪 PeruShare
Rule of Law Index by Country82.08 %★26.73 %
Administrative Divisions1824★
Independenceno official date of independence: 486 (Frankish tribes unified under Merovingian kingship); 10 August 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 14 July 1789 (French monarchy overthrown); 22 September 1792 (First French28
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇵🇪 PeruShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)10.94★20.2
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.5★6.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.3 % of GDP★6.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density6 people/sq km★1.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)7 %★51 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.9★21.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.6 %19.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS190,00091,000★
Underweight Children Under 5NA2.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇫🇷 France🇵🇪 PeruShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)304,000★158,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇵🇪 PeruShare
Currently married (Percent)52.51 %★52.06 %
Human Capital Index0.76★0.64
Life expectancy at birth86.69 years★82.78 years
Median age of population42.51 years★30.52 years
Population Change62,507.4 persons392,941.5 persons★
Population density121.19 per sq. km27.29 per sq. km★
Total population66.75M persons★34.94M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.80.84★
Birth Rate (%)10.88 %16.43 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA77.4 %
Death Rate (%)9.91 %9.79 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP★4.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age13.97M persons★9.29M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate31.73★18.92
Learning-adjusted years of school11.25 years★9.15 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother180 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population11.21 people★11.2 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.74★165.23
Military Manpower at Military Age18★17
Military Service Age and Obligationgenerally 17-30 years of age for both men and women with some variations by service, position, and enlisted versus officer; 17-40 for National Gendarmerie; basic service contract is for 12 months; no conscription (abolished 2001) (2025) note 1: a 10-month18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization62.53 %74.19 %★
Physician Density3.28 people/sq km★1.69 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.2 %0.55 %★
Population living in slums0 %42.57 %★
Total deaths607,731.9 persons144,928.3 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)70.02 %★59.43 %
Total fertility rate1.56 per woman1.92 per woman★
Total net-migration66,501.8 persons★3,559 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.49 per live births★11.59 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇵🇪 PeruShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.35★0.42
Airports1,218★174
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)1★0
Civil Air Travel195★44
Heliports405★7

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