Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Peru is 3% bigger than Angola
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Peru’s coastline is 51% longer than Angola’s
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 4,126 m above Angola’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 36% of Angola, versus 19% of Peru
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Peru: 19% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Angola has 13% more people than Peru
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Angola is 16% more densely populated than Peru
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Angola are 1.7 cm taller than in Peru
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Peru: 166.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Angola are 3.7 cm taller than in Peru
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Peru: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Peru is 13 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.1 more children on average than in Peru
Angola: 5.05 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 2.9% in Angola
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Angola hosts 3.3 times as many refugees per resident as Peru
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Peru: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Peru has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · Peru: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Angola 1
Angola: 1 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Peru’s economy is 2.7 times the size of Angola’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Peru produces 84% more per person than Angola
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Peru (Gini 11.2 points higher)
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Peru: 40.1 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 5.1% in Peru
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Peru: 5.1% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 5.1% in Peru
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Angola spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.8%
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Peru: 0.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Peru’s central government collects 16% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Peru: 15.9% (2021)
How expensive is it?
Peru’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Angola’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Peru spends 5.9 times as much on health per person as Angola
Angola: $76 (2023) · Peru: $446 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Peru live 13 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Peru: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Peru
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Peru has 6.9 times as many doctors per person as Angola
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Peru has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Peru: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 6.1 times that in Peru
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 2.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 12% in Angola
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Peru: 12.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Peru rate their lives 2.18 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Peru drink 27% more alcohol than in Angola
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Peru has 3 times as much meat per person as Angola
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Peru has 411 kcal more food per person per day than Angola
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 28 more hours a year than in Angola
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Peru went to school 4.2 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Peru: 10.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Peru welcomed 16 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Peru: 0.06 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Peru has 12 more World Heritage sites than Angola (13 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Peru: 13 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Peru has won 5 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Peru: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Peru are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Peru is 7.8 times as fast as in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Peru: 294 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
97% of people in Peru have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Peru: 96.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 71% in Angola
Angola: 71% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Peru has 125 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Angola’s railway network is 49% longer than Peru’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Peru fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Peru: 0.51 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Peru, but only 51% of Angola
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Peru: 52.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Peru emits 3.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Peru
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 6% more fine dust than in Angola
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.1 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Angola
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Angola are 20% deadlier than in Peru
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 3.5 °C warmer than Peru
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 2 times as much rain as Angola
Angola: 1,105 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 Angola bigger than Peru?
Peru is larger. Peru is 3% bigger than Angola.
Which has more people, Angola or Peru?
Angola has 13% more people than Peru (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Peru?
People in Peru live 13 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 77.9 in Peru.
Are people taller in Angola or Peru?
Men in Angola are 1.7 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).