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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Czechia fits inside Peru 16 times.

Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

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

How high can you climb?

Peru’s highest peak towers 5,144 m above Czechia’s.

Czechia: 1,602 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 3.2 times as many people as Czechia.

Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Czechia is 5.2 times as densely populated as Peru.

Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Czechia are 14.4 cm taller than in Peru.

Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Peru: 166.8 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Czechia are 13.6 cm taller than in Peru.

Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Peru: 154.4 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Czechia is 13 years older than in Peru.

Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Peru have 0.6 more children on average than in Czechia.

Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

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

Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3.

Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · Peru: 0.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Peru has 3 official languages, Czechia 2.

Czechia: 2 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Czechia’s economy is 17% larger than Peru’s.

Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Czechia produces 3.2 times as much per person as Peru.

Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Czechia (Gini 14.4 points higher).

Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Peru: 40.1 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.1% in Peru, versus 2.8% in Czechia.

Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

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

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

How expensive is it?

Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Peru’s.

Czechia: 59% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Czechia spends 6 times as much on health per person as Peru.

Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Peru: $446 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Czechia live 2 years longer than in Peru.

Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Peru: 77.9 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Peru is 5.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia.

Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Czechia has 2.6 times as many doctors per person as Peru.

Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

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

Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 12% in Peru.

Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Peru: 12.4% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Czechia rate their lives 0.85 points higher than in Peru.

Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Czechia drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Peru.

Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Czechia has 48% more meat per person than Peru.

Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Czechia has 574 kcal more food per person per day than Peru.

Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Peru put in 369 more hours a year than in Czechia.

Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Czechia went to school 2.8 years longer than in Peru.

Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Peru: 10.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Czechia welcomed 23 times as many tourists per resident as Peru (2019).

Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Peru: 0.06 (2022)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 82% in Peru.

Czechia: 88% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia.

Czechia: 73% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Peru 125.

Czechia: 127 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Czechia’s railway network is 5 times as long as Peru’s.

Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Peru fly 2.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia.

Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Peru: 0.51 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 56% of Peru, but only 35% of Czechia.

Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · Peru: 56.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Czechia emits 3.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Peru.

Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia.

Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Peru carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Czechia.

Czechia: 12.1 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 11 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Czechia.

Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Peru are 2.4 times as deadly as in Czechia.

Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · Peru: 12.7 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Peru is on average 9.8 °C warmer than Czechia.

Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Peru gets 2.7 times as much rain as Czechia.

Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Czechia bigger than Peru?

Peru is larger. Czechia fits inside Peru 16 times.

Which has more people, Czechia or Peru?

Peru has 3.2 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Czechia or Peru?

People in Czechia live 2 years longer than in Peru. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 77.9 in Peru.

Are people taller in Czechia or Peru?

Men in Czechia are 14.4 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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