Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Peru fits inside Brazil 6.6 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 3.1 times as long as Peru’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 3,752 m above Brazil’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 6.2 times as many people as Peru.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Peru is 6% more densely populated than Brazil.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 9.0 cm taller than in Peru.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Peru: 166.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 8.0 cm taller than in Peru.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Peru: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 4.5 years older than in Peru.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Peru have 0.4 more children on average than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Peru.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Peru has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Peru: 0.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Brazil 1.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 6.8 times the size of Peru’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Brazil produces 25% more per person than Peru.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Peru (Gini 10.2 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Peru: 40.1 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 5.1% in Peru.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Brazil and Peru are practically level.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Peru: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Peru’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Brazil’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brazil spends 2.3 times as much on health per person as Peru.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Peru: $446 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Peru live 1.9 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Peru: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 12% more likely to die before turning one than in Peru.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Brazil has 40% more doctors per person than Peru.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 29% in Peru.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in Peru smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Peru: 12.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 0.66 points higher than in Peru.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Peru.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 89% more meat per person than Peru.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 613 kcal more food per person per day than Peru.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 149 more hours a year than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Peru went to school 1.7 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Peru: 10.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Peru welcomed 88% more tourists per resident than Brazil (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Peru: 0.06 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 82% in Peru.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Brazil have electricity, versus 97% in Peru.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Peru: 96.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 86% in Peru.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Peru has 125 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 16 times as long as Peru’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Peru fly 14% more passengers per resident than those from Brazil.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Peru: 0.51 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 56% of Peru.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Peru: 56.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Brazil emits 11% more CO₂ than someone in Peru.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Peru.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 80% more fine dust than in Brazil.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.2 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Peru.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 24% deadlier than in Peru.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Peru: 12.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 6.1 °C warmer than Peru.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 30% more rain than Brazil.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Peru?
Brazil is larger. Peru fits inside Brazil 6.6 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Peru?
Brazil has 6.2 times as many people as Peru (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Peru?
People in Peru live 1.9 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 77.9 in Peru.
Are people taller in Brazil or Peru?
Men in Brazil are 9.0 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
