Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland fits inside Peru 3.8 times.
Finland: 338,480 km² (2023) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3.
Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Peru: 0.3 (2025)
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 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 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.9%.
Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Peru: 0.9% (2024)
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 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)
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)
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 56% of Peru.
Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Peru: 56.1% (2023)
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 times as deadly as in Finland.
Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Peru: 12.7 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).
