Colombia vs Peru

Colombia 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.

• Colombia has about 1.5 times as many people as Peru: 53.4 million against 34.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Peru ($9,684) is 13% higher than in Colombia ($8,562) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Peru (3.4%) than in Colombia (2.6%), a difference of 0.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Colombia (5.1%) than in Peru (1.5%), a difference of 3.6 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Colombia (8.3%) than in Peru (5.1%), a difference of 3.2 percentage points in 2025.
• Life expectancy at birth is about the same in Colombia (77.9 years) and Peru (77.9 years) in 2024.
• The population of Colombia is older: half of its people are over 31.6 years, against 29.5 years in Peru in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Peru (82%) than in Colombia (79.3%), a difference of 2.7 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Peru (2 tonnes) are 11% higher than in Colombia (1.8 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Colombia (53.7%) than in Peru (52.7%), a difference of 1 percentage point in 2024.