How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 11 times as long as Peru’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Peru’s highest peak towers 4,518 m above Australia’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Peru has 25% more people than Australia.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Peru is 7.5 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Australia is 8.3 years older than in Peru.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Peru have 0.5 more children on average than in Australia.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Peru.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Peru: 0.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Peru has 3 official languages, Australia 1.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Australia’s economy is 5.4 times the size of Peru’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 3.8 times as much per person as Peru.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Australia (Gini 6.3 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Peru: 40.1 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.1% in Peru, versus 4.1% in Australia.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Australia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.9%.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Peru: 0.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Peru’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 16 times as much on health per person as Peru.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Peru: $446 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Peru is 3.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Australia has 2.4 times as many doctors per person as Peru.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 29% in Peru.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

12% of adults in Peru smoke, versus 12% in Australia.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Peru: 12.4% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Australia rate their lives 0.94 points higher than in Peru.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Australia drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Peru.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Peru.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Australia has 751 kcal more food per person per day than Peru.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Peru put in 532 more hours a year than in Australia.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 2.7 years longer than in Peru.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Peru: 10.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Peru: 0.06 (2022)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 82% in Peru.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Australia have electricity, versus 97% in Peru.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Peru: 96.5% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 86% in Peru.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Peru has 125 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Australia’s railway network is 18 times as long as Peru’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 4.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Peru.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Peru: 0.51 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 56% of Peru, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Peru: 56.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 7.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Peru.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Peru carries 5.1 times as much fine dust as in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 10 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Australia.

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Peru are 2.8 times as deadly as in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Peru: 12.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Australia is on average 3.3 °C warmer than Peru.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Peru gets 4.8 times as much rain as Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg)