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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Finland fits inside Peru 3.8 times

Finland: 338,485 km² (2024) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2024)

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Coastline

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)

Highest point

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)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 19% of Peru, versus 7.4% of Finland

Finland: 7.4% (2024) · Peru: 19% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

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)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Peru is 45% more densely populated than Finland

Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)

Height of men

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)

Height of women

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)

Median age

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)

Fertility rate

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)

Aged 65 and over

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)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

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)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

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)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Peru has 3 official languages, Finland 2

Finland: 2 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Peru’s economy is 6% larger than Finland’s

Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

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)

Income inequality (Gini)

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)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

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)

Unemployment

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)

Military spending

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)

Tax revenue (central government)

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)

Price level (US = 100)

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

Health spending per person

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)

Life expectancy

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)

Infant mortality

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)

Doctors

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)

Hospital beds

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)

Suicide rate

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)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 26% in Finland

Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)

Smoking

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

Life satisfaction

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)

Alcohol consumption

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)

Meat supply

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)

Daily calories

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)

Working hours

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)

Years of schooling

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)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Finland welcomed 13 times as many tourists per resident as Peru (2019)

Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Peru: 0.06 (2022)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Peru has 5 more World Heritage sites than Finland (13 against 8)

Finland: 8 (2026) · Peru: 13 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

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

Internet users

How many people are online?

94% of people in Finland are online, versus 82% in Peru

Finland: 94% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Peru is 19% faster than in Finland

Finland: 247 Mbps (2026) · Peru: 294 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Finland have electricity, versus 97% in Peru

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 75% in Finland

Finland: 75% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Peru 125

Finland: 126 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)

Railway network

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)

Air passengers per resident

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

Forest cover

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)

CO₂ per person

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)

Renewable electricity

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)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

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)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

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)

Road deaths

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

Average temperature

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)

Rainfall

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)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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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).

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