Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Algeria is 85% bigger than Peru
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Peru’s coastline is 2.4 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 3,838 m above Algeria’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 19% of Peru, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Peru: 19% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 37% more people than Peru
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Peru is 36% more densely populated than Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Algeria are 8.3 cm taller than in Peru
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Peru: 166.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 8.0 cm taller than in Peru
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Peru: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Peru is 1.3 years older than in Algeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 0.8 more children on average than in Peru
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.5% of people in Peru are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Algeria hosts 19 times as many refugees per resident as Peru
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Peru: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Peru: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Algeria 1
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Peru’s economy is 17% larger than Algeria’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Peru produces 1% more per person than Algeria
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Peru: 40.1 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Peru: 5.1% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 5.1% in Peru
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.8%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Peru: 0.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Peru: 15.9% (2021)
How expensive is it?
Peru’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Peru spends 91% more on health per person than Algeria
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Peru: $446 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Peru live 1.5 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Peru: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 77% more likely to die before turning one than in Peru
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Peru has 2% more doctors per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Algeria has 3% more hospital beds per person than Peru
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Peru: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Algeria is 10% higher than in Peru
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 2.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 24% in Algeria
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 12% in Peru
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Peru: 12.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Peru rate their lives 0.26 points higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Peru drink 11 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Peru has 2.5 times as much meat per person as Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 585 kcal more food per person per day than Peru
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 89 more hours a year than in Peru
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Peru went to school 2.7 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Peru: 10.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Peru: 0.06 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Peru has 6 more World Heritage sites than Algeria (13 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Peru: 13 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Algeria has won 20 Olympic medals, Peru 5
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Peru: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Peru are online, versus 77% in Algeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Peru is 78% faster than in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Peru: 294 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Algeria have electricity, versus 97% in Peru
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Peru: 96.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Peru has 125 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Peru’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Peru fly 3.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Peru: 0.51 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Peru, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Peru: 52.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Peru
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 92% more fine dust than in Algeria
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7.4 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Algeria
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 34% deadlier than in Peru
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 5.4 °C warmer than Peru
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 37 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Peru?
Algeria is larger. Algeria is 85% bigger than Peru.
Which has more people, Algeria or Peru?
Algeria has 37% more people than Peru (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Peru?
People in Peru live 1.5 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 77.9 in Peru.
Are people taller in Algeria or Peru?
Men in Algeria are 8.3 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
