Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Peru 16 times
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 19% of Peru
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Peru: 19% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 185 times as many refugees per resident as Peru
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Peru: 0.2 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Peru: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Czechia 2
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
5.1% of people in Peru live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Czechia
Czechia: 0% (2023) · Peru: 5.1% (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 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.8%
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Peru: 0.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Czechia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, Peru’s 16%
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Peru: 15.9% (2021)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 4.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Peru
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Peru: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Czechia is 4.2 times that in Peru
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 2.9 per 100k (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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 4 more World Heritage sites than Peru (17 against 13)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · Peru: 13 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Czechia has won 111 Olympic medals, Peru 5
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · Peru: 5 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Peru is 58% faster than in Czechia
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Peru: 294 Mbps (2026)
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 53% of Peru, but only 38% of Czechia
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · Peru: 52.7% (2024)
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)
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: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).