Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland fits inside Peru 3.8 times
Finland: 338,485 km² (2024) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Peru’s coastline is 93% longer than Finland’s
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 5,418 m above Finland’s
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 19% of Peru, versus 7.4% of Finland
Finland: 7.4% (2024) · Peru: 19% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Peru has 6.1 times as many people as Finland
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Peru is 45% more densely populated than Finland
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 13.8 cm taller than in Peru
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Peru: 166.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 12.1 cm taller than in Peru
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Peru: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 13 years older than in Peru
Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Peru have 0.7 more children on average than in Finland
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Peru
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Finland hosts 93 times as many refugees per resident as Peru
Finland: 18.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Peru: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3
Finland: 8.9 (2026) · Peru: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Finland 2
Finland: 2 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Peru’s economy is 6% larger than Finland’s
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 3.5 times as much per person as Peru
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Finland (Gini 12.7 points higher)
Finland: 27.4 (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 0.2% in Finland
Finland: 0.2% (2023) · Peru: 5.1% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 5.1% in Peru
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland spends 2.6% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.8%
Finland: 2.6% (2025) · Peru: 0.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Finland’s central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Peru’s 16%
Finland: 25.3% (2024) · Peru: 15.9% (2021)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Peru’s
Finland: 85% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 12 times as much on health per person as Peru
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Peru: $446 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 4.4 years longer than in Peru
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Peru: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Peru is 5.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 2.1 times as many doctors per person as Peru
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Finland has 67% more hospital beds per person than Peru
Finland: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Peru: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Finland is 4.5 times that in Peru
Finland: 13.1 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 2.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 26% in Finland
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Finland smoke, versus 12% in Peru
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Peru: 12.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 1.79 points higher than in Peru
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Peru
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Finland has 25% more meat per person than Peru
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Finland has 535 kcal more food per person per day than Peru
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 646 more hours a year than in Finland
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 2.8 years longer than in Peru
Finland: 13 years (2023) · Peru: 10.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 13 times as many tourists per resident as Peru (2019)
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Peru: 0.06 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Peru has 5 more World Heritage sites than Finland (13 against 8)
Finland: 8 (2026) · Peru: 13 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Finland has won 486 Olympic medals, Peru 5
Finland: 486 (2026 edition) · Peru: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 82% in Peru
Finland: 94% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Peru is 19% faster than in Finland
Finland: 247 Mbps (2026) · Peru: 294 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Finland have electricity, versus 97% in Peru
Finland: 100% (2024) · Peru: 96.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 75% in Finland
Finland: 75% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Peru 125
Finland: 126 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Finland’s railway network is 3.2 times as long as Peru’s
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 3.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Peru
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Peru: 0.51 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 53% of Peru
Finland: 74.2% (2024) · Peru: 52.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Peru
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Finland
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 5.1 times as much fine dust as in Finland
Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8.8 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Finland
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Peru are 3.2 times as deadly as in Finland
Finland: 5.3 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Peru is on average 15.7 °C warmer than Finland
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 2.9 times as much rain as Finland
Finland: 758 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 Finland bigger than Peru?
Peru is larger. Finland fits inside Peru 3.8 times.
Which has more people, Finland or Peru?
Peru has 6.1 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or Peru?
People in Finland live 4.4 years longer than in Peru. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 77.9 in Peru.
Are people taller in Finland or Peru?
Men in Finland are 13.8 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).