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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3.

Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Peru: 0.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Peru has 3 official languages, Algeria 1.

Algeria: 1 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)

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 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 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.9%.

Algeria: 8% (2024) · Peru: 0.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Peru’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Algeria’s.

Algeria: 33% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Peru spends 91% more on health per person than Algeria.

Algeria: $233 (2023) · Peru: $446 (2023)

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 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)

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 people are online?

82% of people in Peru are online, versus 77% in Algeria.

Algeria: 77% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 56% of Peru, but only 0.8% of Algeria.

Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Peru: 56.1% (2023)

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)

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 44% deadlier than in Peru.

Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Peru: 12.7 per 100k (2021)

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)