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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Austria fits inside Peru 15 times.

Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Peru’s highest peak towers 2,948 m above Austria’s.

Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Peru has 3.8 times as many people as Austria.

Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Austria is 4.1 times as densely populated as Peru.

Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Austria are 11.8 cm taller than in Peru.

Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Peru: 166.8 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Austria are 12.5 cm taller than in Peru.

Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Peru: 154.4 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Austria is 14 years older than in Peru.

Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Peru have 0.7 more children on average than in Austria.

Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Peru.

Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3.

Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Peru: 0.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Peru has 3 official languages, Austria 1.

Austria: 1 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Austria’s economy is 73% larger than Peru’s.

Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Austria produces 4.1 times as much per person as Peru.

Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Austria (Gini 8.9 points higher).

Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Peru: 40.1 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Austria and Peru are practically level.

Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Austria and Peru are practically level.

Austria: 1% (2024) · Peru: 0.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

Austria: 82% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Austria spends 15 times as much on health per person as Peru.

Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Peru: $446 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Austria live 4.1 years longer than in Peru.

Austria: 82 years (2024) · Peru: 77.9 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Peru is 3.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria.

Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Austria has 3.3 times as many doctors per person as Peru.

Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 18% in Austria.

Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 12% in Peru.

Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Peru: 12.4% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Austria rate their lives 0.87 points higher than in Peru.

Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Austria drink 2.4 times as much alcohol as in Peru.

Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Austria has 33% more meat per person than Peru.

Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Austria has 945 kcal more food per person per day than Peru.

Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Peru put in 705 more hours a year than in Austria.

Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Austria went to school 2.2 years longer than in Peru.

Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Peru: 10.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Austria welcomed 48 times as many tourists per resident as Peru (2019).

Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Peru: 0.06 (2022)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

92% of people in Austria are online, versus 82% in Peru.

Austria: 92% (2025) · Peru: 82% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 70% in Austria.

Austria: 70% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Peru and Austria are practically level.

Austria: 124 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Austria’s railway network is 2.7 times as long as Peru’s.

Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Austria fly 9.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Peru.

Austria: 5 (2023) · Peru: 0.51 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 56% of Peru, but only 47% of Austria.

Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Peru: 56.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Austria emits 3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Peru.

Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Peru.

Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Peru carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in Austria.

Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 9.8 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Austria.

Austria: 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 Austria.

Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Peru: 12.7 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Peru is on average 11.4 °C warmer than Austria.

Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Peru gets 71% more rain than Austria.

Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Austria bigger than Peru?

Peru is larger. Austria fits inside Peru 15 times.

Which has more people, Austria or Peru?

Peru has 3.8 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Austria or Peru?

People in Austria live 4.1 years longer than in Peru. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 77.9 in Peru.

Are people taller in Austria or Peru?

Men in Austria are 11.8 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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