Argentina vs Peru

Argentina and Peru compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Argentina has about 1.3 times as many people as Peru: 45.9 million against 34.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Argentina ($14,898) is 54% higher than in Peru ($9,684) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Argentina (4.4%) than in Peru (3.4%), a difference of 1 percentage point in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Argentina (219.9% in 2024) than in Peru (1.5% in 2025), a difference of 218.4 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Argentina (7.1%) than in Peru (5.1%), a difference of 2 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Peru can expect to live 0.4 years longer than one born in Argentina: 77.9 years against 77.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Argentina is older: half of its people are over 32.1 years, against 29.5 years in Peru in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Argentina (89.7%) than in Peru (82%), a difference of 7.7 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Argentina (4 tonnes) are about 2 times as high as in Peru (2 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Peru (52.7%) than in Argentina (17.1%), a difference of 35.6 percentage points in 2024.