Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Peru 8.7 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Peru’s coastline is 4.2 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 5,686 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 5.1 times as many people as Peru.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 50 times as densely populated as Peru.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Peru are 1.7 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Peru: 166.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Peru are 2.0 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Peru: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Peru is 4.1 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.2 more children on average than in Peru.
Bangladesh: 2.14 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 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Peru has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Peru: 0.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Bangladesh 1.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bangladesh’s economy is 36% larger than Peru’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Peru produces 85% more per person than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Bangladesh (Gini 9.2 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Peru: 40.1 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in Peru, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Bangladesh and Peru are practically level.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Peru: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Peru’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Peru spends 8.3 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Peru: $446 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Peru live 3 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Peru: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Peru.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Peru has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 12% in Peru.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Peru: 12.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Peru rate their lives 1.66 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Peru drink 1,642 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Peru has 12 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Peru has 223 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 240 more hours a year than in Peru.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Peru went to school 3.4 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Peru: 10.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Peru welcomed 31 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Peru: 0.06 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Peru are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Bangladesh have electricity, versus 97% in Peru.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Peru: 96.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Peru has 125 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bangladesh’s railway network is 55% longer than Peru’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Peru fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Peru: 0.51 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 56% of Peru, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Peru: 56.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Peru emits 3.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Peru.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.7 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 46% deadlier than in Peru.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Peru: 12.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 6.5 °C warmer than Peru.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 3% more rain than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Peru?
Peru is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Peru 8.7 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Peru?
Bangladesh has 5.1 times as many people as Peru (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Peru?
People in Peru live 3 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 77.9 in Peru.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Peru?
Men in Peru are 1.7 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
