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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Denmark fits inside Peru 30 times.

Denmark: 42,920 km² (2023) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Denmark’s coastline is 3 times as long as Peru’s.

Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Peru’s highest peak towers 6,575 m above Denmark’s.

Denmark: 171 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 5.8 times as many people as Denmark.

Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Denmark is 5.6 times as densely populated as Peru.

Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Denmark are 15.1 cm taller than in Peru.

Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · Peru: 166.8 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Denmark are 15.1 cm taller than in Peru.

Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · Peru: 154.4 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Denmark is 12 years older than in Peru.

Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Peru have 0.5 more children on average than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

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

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

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3.

Denmark: 20 (2025) · Peru: 0.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Peru has 3 official languages, Denmark 1.

Denmark: 1 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Denmark’s economy is 38% larger than Peru’s.

Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 4.4 times as much per person as Peru.

Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Denmark (Gini 10.2 points higher).

Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Peru: 40.1 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Denmark and Peru are practically level.

Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Denmark spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.9%.

Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Peru: 0.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Peru’s.

Denmark: 92% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

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

Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Peru: $446 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Denmark live 4.3 years longer than in Peru.

Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · Peru: 77.9 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Peru is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark.

Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Denmark has 2.7 times as many doctors per person as Peru.

Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 15% in Denmark.

Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

16% of adults in Denmark smoke, versus 12% in Peru.

Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Peru: 12.4% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Denmark rate their lives 1.56 points higher than in Peru.

Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Denmark drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Peru.

Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark has 83% more meat per person than Peru.

Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Denmark has 923 kcal more food per person per day than Peru.

Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Peru put in 763 more hours a year than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Denmark went to school 2.9 years longer than in Peru.

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

How many tourists visit?

Denmark welcomed 40 times as many tourists per resident as Peru (2019).

Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Peru: 0.06 (2022)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 82% in Peru.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 86% in Peru.

Denmark: 89% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

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

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

How much railway is there?

Denmark’s railway network is 45% longer than Peru’s.

Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)

How much do they fly?

Denmark: no data · Peru: 0.51 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 56% of Peru, but only 16% of Denmark.

Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Peru: 56.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Denmark emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Peru.

Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Peru.

Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Peru carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Denmark.

Denmark: 9 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 10 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Denmark.

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

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Peru are 5.5 times as deadly as in Denmark.

Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Peru: 12.7 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Peru is on average 9.7 °C warmer than Denmark.

Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Peru gets 2.6 times as much rain as Denmark.

Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Denmark bigger than Peru?

Peru is larger. Denmark fits inside Peru 30 times.

Which has more people, Denmark or Peru?

Peru has 5.8 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Denmark or Peru?

People in Denmark live 4.3 years longer than in Peru. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 77.9 in Peru.

Are people taller in Denmark or Peru?

Men in Denmark are 15.1 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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