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Peru vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 121 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Peru
per
Leads on 49 of 121 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 65 of 121 metrics

Summary

Comparing Peru and Thailand: Peru leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (250,000) against Thailand (1.33); Peru leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (166,600) against Thailand (1.33); Thailand leads on Share of population in poverty ($3 a day) (0.00) against Peru (5.88). Across 121 compared metrics, Peru wins on 49 and Thailand wins on 65.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇵🇪 Peru🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)81.96 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.96 %90.87 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 80% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score42.88 points56.72 points★
Radios6.6513.96★
Televisions3.0615.19★
Waterways8,808★4,000

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇵🇪 Peru🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country21.05B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars332.50B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)19.42 %21.58 %★
Apple Import Volume39.28M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)16.6 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index82.184.6★
Electricity Consumption44.61187.7★
Electricity Exports55★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6176★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants35★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables416★
Electricity Imports22★19.83
Electricity Installed Capacity14.7344.89★
Electricity Production50.13181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)30.92 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient40.7★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment25.428.8★
Gross National Saving19.834.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.1 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.8 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption7.4852.64★
Natural Gas Exports5.51★0
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production12.9938.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves455.9★193.4
Number of AI Patents Filed1 patents1 patents
Oil Consumption189,000988,000★
Oil Exports73,280269,100★
Oil Imports88,080807,100★
Oil Production158,300406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves532.7★435
Population Below Poverty Line27.5 people5.4 people★
Public Debt35.2★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.3 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption250,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports62,640278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports65,400134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production166,600★1.33
Remittances1.71.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.120.34★
Robotics Research Funding0.18 USD0.94 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)5.880★
Taxes and Other Revenues15.9★15.4
Top Exporting Countries82.54B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate4.9 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate72.86 %66.68 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇪 Peru🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)4.18M3.03M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions58.9★336.69
Population Distributionapproximately 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 adjohighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation22.26 sq km★18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country303 Cubic meters per year★41.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources1.88438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇪 Peru🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.47 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)237.79★142.5
Agricultural land254,750.8 sq. km★243,086.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,414 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita163.74 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land25,80064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇪 Peru🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country26.73 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions2476★
Independence28123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇵🇪 Peru🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)29.2819.51★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.410.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita1,243.74 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.2 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)51 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.923.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.7 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS91,000★500,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People3 per 100,000 people★1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 52.7★6.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇵🇪 Peru🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)158,000455,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇵🇪 Peru🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)52.06 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.64★0.63
Life expectancy at birth82.78 years★80.78 years
Median age of population30.52 years41.03 years★
Population Change392,941.5 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density27.29 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population34.94M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.84★0.38
Birth Rate (%)16.43 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate77.4 %★73 %
Death Rate (%)9.79 %8.08 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.2 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.29M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate18.9240.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.15 years★8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population11.2 people★11.07 people
Mean Male Height (cm)165.23169.16★
Military Manpower at Military Age1718★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization74.19 %★62.64 %
Physician Density1.69 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.55 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums42.57 %★2 %
Total deaths144,928.3 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)59.43 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate1.92 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration3,559 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate11.59 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇪 Peru🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.421.01★
Airports174★105
Civil Air Travel44★41
Heliports7★5

Other

1 metric
Metric🇵🇪 Peru🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate4.25 %★1.5 %

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