Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Peru is 13% bigger than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 1,136,240 km² (2023) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 2,196 m above Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ethiopia has 3.9 times as many people as Peru.
Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ethiopia is 4.4 times as densely populated as Peru.
Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ethiopia are 2.1 cm taller than in Peru.
Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019) · Peru: 166.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ethiopia are 2.8 cm taller than in Peru.
Ethiopia: 157.2 cm (2019) · Peru: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Peru is 11 years older than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ethiopia have 1.9 more children on average than in Peru.
Ethiopia: 3.91 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 3.3% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Peru has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.
Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Peru: 0.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Ethiopia 1.
Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Peru’s economy is 2.7 times the size of Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Peru produces 5.2 times as much per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Ethiopia (Gini 9 points higher).
Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Peru: 40.1 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in Peru, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Peru and Ethiopia are practically level.
Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Peru: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Peru’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Peru spends 13 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Peru: $446 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Peru live 10 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 67.6 years (2024) · Peru: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ethiopia is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Peru.
Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Peru has 12 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in Peru smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Peru: 12.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Peru rate their lives 1.99 points higher than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Peru drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Peru has 8 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Peru has 252 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 544 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Peru went to school 7.8 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Peru: 10.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Peru welcomed 15 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).
Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Peru: 0.06 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Peru are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
97% of people in Peru have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Peru: 96.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Peru has 125 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.
Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Peru’s railway network is 2.5 times as long as Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Peru fly 4.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Peru: 0.51 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 56% of Peru, but only 15% of Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Peru: 56.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Peru emits 15 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Peru.
Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 37% more fine dust than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ethiopia: no data · Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ethiopia are 39% deadlier than in Peru.
Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Peru: 12.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ethiopia is on average 4.7 °C warmer than Peru.
Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 2.2 times as much rain as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ethiopia bigger than Peru?
Peru is larger. Peru is 13% bigger than Ethiopia.
Which has more people, Ethiopia or Peru?
Ethiopia has 3.9 times as many people as Peru (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ethiopia or Peru?
People in Peru live 10 years longer than in Ethiopia. Life expectancy at birth is 67.6 years in Ethiopia and 77.9 in Peru.
Are people taller in Ethiopia or Peru?
Men in Ethiopia are 2.1 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
