Ecuador vs Peru
Ecuador vs Peru: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $6,165 in Ecuador and $6,891 in Peru, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Peru, by $726, or 1.12 times that in Ecuador.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Peru has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Ecuador.
- In 2025, Ecuador ranked 96 and Peru ranked 87 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Ecuador | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,165 | $6,891 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $5,994 | $6,732 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $6,165 | $6,575 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $6,107 | $6,671 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $5,815 | $6,551 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $5,356 | $5,832 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $5,971 | $6,626 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $6,063 | $6,593 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $6,104 | $6,457 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $5,849 | $6,392 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $5,976 | $6,232 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $6,055 | $6,104 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $5,893 | $6,021 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $5,580 | $5,740 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $5,359 | $5,453 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $5,022 | $5,167 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $4,909 | $4,801 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $4,940 | $4,779 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $4,715 | $4,408 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $4,707 | $4,091 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $4,589 | $3,835 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $4,430 | $3,641 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $4,220 | $3,503 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $4,175 | $3,399 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $4,049 | $3,262 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $3,953 | $3,286 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $3,979 | $3,250 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $4,252 | $3,258 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $4,193 | $3,331 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $4,094 | $3,187 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $4,101 | $3,159 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $4,087 | $2,999 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $3,997 | $2,723 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $4,000 | $2,640 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $4,001 | $2,709 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $3,920 | $2,707 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $3,866 | $2,913 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $3,916 | $3,397 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $3,786 | $3,837 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $3,888 | $3,578 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $3,853 | $3,348 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $3,804 | $3,361 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $3,805 | $3,325 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $3,919 | $3,805 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $3,999 | $3,910 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $3,889 | $3,797 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $3,852 | $3,675 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $3,816 | $3,620 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $3,710 | $3,812 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $3,754 | $3,893 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $3,595 | $3,934 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $3,333 | $3,867 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $3,085 | $3,625 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $2,787 | $3,501 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $2,733 | $3,474 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $2,649 | $3,404 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $2,553 | $3,377 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $2,513 | $3,355 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $2,541 | $3,446 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $2,502 | $3,413 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $2,586 | $3,244 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $2,579 | $3,161 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $2,472 | $3,054 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $2,492 | $3,014 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $2,444 | $2,820 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $2,392 | $2,704 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ecuador vs Peru
Health
- Life expectancyEcuador: 77.4 years in 2023Peru: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEcuador: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Peru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEcuador: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Peru: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEcuador: 67.1% in 2022Peru: 52% in 2022
- DepressionEcuador: 2.98% in 2017Peru: 2.28% in 2017
- Suicide rateEcuador: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Peru: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEcuador: 18 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthEcuador: 0.87% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEcuador: 1.82 births per woman in 2023Peru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEcuador: 63.4% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- Median ageEcuador: 28.4 years in 2023Peru: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEcuador: 8.1% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
- Net migration rateEcuador: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Peru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEcuador: 2.1% of GDP in 2025Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEcuador: $2.71B in 2025Peru: $2.43B in 2025
- Military spending per personEcuador: $150 in 2025Peru: $75 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEcuador: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Peru: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEcuador: 42,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerEcuador: 0.15% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEcuador: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Peru: 0.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEcuador: 30 million TIV in 2025Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEcuador: 2 million TIV in 2018Peru: 5 million TIV in 2004