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PeruAPIs

The PeruAPIs package provides a unified interface to access open data from the World Bank API, Nager.Date API, and the REST Countries API, with a focus on Peru. It allows users to retrieve up-to-date or historical information on topics such as economic indicators, demographics, national holidays, and key geopolitical details.

In addition to API-access functions, the package includes a curated collection of open datasets related to Peru. These datasets cover a wide range of topics including administrative divisions, electoral data, demographics, biodiversity and educational classifications.

Installation

You can install the PeruAPIs package from CRAN with the following R function:

install.packages("PeruAPIs")

Usage

After installation, load the package and start exploring and using its functions and datasets.

library(PeruAPIs)

Functions for PeruAPIs

• get_peru_child_mortality(): Get Peru’s Under-5 Mortality Rate data from the World Bank.

• get_peru_cpi(): Get Peru’s Consumer Price Index (2010 = 100) data from the World Bank.

• get_peru_energy_use(): Get Peru’s Energy Use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) data from the World Bank.

• get_peru_gdp(): Get Peru’s GDP (current US$) data from the World Bank.

• get_peru_holidays(): Get official public holidays in Peru for a given year, e.g., get_peru_holidays(2025).

• get_peru_hospital_beds(): Get Peru’s Hospital Beds (per 1,000 people) data from the World Bank.

• get_peru_literacy_rate(): Get Peru’s Adult Literacy Rate data from the World Bank.

• get_peru_life_expectancy(): Get Peru’s Life Expectancy at Birth data from the World Bank.

• get_peru_population(): Get Peru’s Total Population data from the World Bank.

• get_peru_unemployment(): Get Peru’s Total Unemployment Rate data from the World Bank.

• get_country_info_pe(): Get key country information for Peru.

• view_datasets_PeruAPIs(): View available curated datasets included in PeruAPIs.

Dataset Suffixes

Each dataset in PeruAPIs is labeled with a suffix to indicate its structure and type:

• _df: A standard data frame.

• _tbl_df: A tibble data frame object.

Datasets Included in PeruAPIs

In addition to API access functions, PeruAPIs provides a curated collection of open datasets focused on Peru.

Below are some featured examples:

• andean_migrants_health_df: A data frame containing health data from a random sample of Peruvians born in the Andes mountains, but who have since migrated to lower altitudes.

• birds_peru_tbl_df: A tibble containing an updated list of bird species recorded in Peru, based on the most recent taxonomic revisions by the South American.

Example Code:

# Load the package

library(PeruAPIs)

# Retrieves essential information about Peru

get_country_info_pe()

# Get Peru's Population (Total) from World Bank

get_peru_population()

# Load a dataset

data(birds_peru_tbl_df)

# Shows six rows of the dataset

head(birds_peru_tbl_df)

# Display the structure of the dataset

str(birds_peru_tbl_df)

# Shows the whole dataset

View(birds_peru_tbl_df)


# Display all the datasets within PeruAPIs package

view_datasets_PeruAPIs()

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They may not be fully stable and should be used with caution. We make no claims about them.
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