Algeria and Peru Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Algeria	Peru
Leader
President: Abdelaziz Bouteflika	President : Ollanta Humala
Population
37,367,226	29,549,517
Life Expectancy
74.730 years	72.730 years
Capital City
Algiers	Lima
Largest city
Algiers (population: 1,977,660)	Lima (population: 7,737,000)
Human Development Index
0.748	0.788
GDP per capita
$7,400 US	$10,200 US
Literacy Rate
69.9%	87.7%
Corruption Perception Index
3.2	3.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
6.5%	29.2%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
10.000%	7.900%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	Abolished except for special circumstances

Political System
republic	constitutional republic
Independence date
5 July 1962 (from France)	28 July 1821 (from Spain)
Religions
Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%	Roman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3% (2003 est.)
Languages
Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects	Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages
Exports
petroleum, natural gas, and petroleum products 97%	copper, gold, zinc, crude petroleum and petroleum products, coffee, potatoes, asparagus, textiles, fishmeal
External Debt
$4,699,000,000 $	$36,980,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Algerian dinars (DZD) per US dollar - 63.25 (2008 est.), 69.9 (2007), 72.647 (2006), 73.276 (2005), 72.061 (2004)	nuevo sol (PEN) per US dollar - 2.9322 (2008 est.), 3.1731 (2007), 3.2742 (2006), 3.2958 (2005), 3.4132 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.300%	1.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
2	0
Location
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia	Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador
Area
2,381,741 km sq	1,285,216 km sq
Coastline
998 km	2,414 km
Climate
arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer	varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes

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Algeria vs Peru