Democratic Republic of Congo vs Peru: Share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
72.89
in 2020
Peru
73.01
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
127th
Peru rank
125th

Share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Peru
020406080195019852020

How they compare

Peru currently reports 73.01 against 72.89 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.12.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 127th and Peru ranks 125th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Peru Difference Ahead
1950s 46.73 42.37 4.35 Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s 50.79 49.43 1.36 Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 56.19 56.39 0.1954 Peru
1980s 58.07 60.42 2.35 Peru
1990s 61.38 63.67 2.3 Peru
2000s 65.87 67.56 1.7 Peru
2010s 70.14 71.45 1.32 Peru
2020s 72.89 73.01 0.1163 Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Peru?
Peru, at 73.01 against 72.89 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Peru?
0.12, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Peru?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Peru rank globally for share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 127th and Peru ranks 125th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Peru: Share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-the-population-living-in-urban-areas-vs-gdp-per-capita/congo-dem-rep/peru/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-the-population-living-in-urban-areas-vs-gdp-per-capita/congo-dem-rep/peru/">Democratic Republic of Congo vs Peru: Share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed