Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Peru 9.7 times.
Greece: 131,960 km² (2023) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 5.7 times as long as Peru’s.
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 3,829 m above Greece’s.
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Peru has 3.3 times as many people as Greece.
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Greece is 3 times as densely populated as Peru.
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 12.5 cm taller than in Peru.
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Peru: 166.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 11.4 cm taller than in Peru.
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Peru: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 16 years older than in Peru.
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Peru have 0.7 more children on average than in Greece.
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Peru.
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3.
Greece: 1 (2025) · Peru: 0.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Greece 1.
Greece: 1 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Peru’s economy is 19% larger than Greece’s.
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 2.4 times as much per person as Peru.
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Greece (Gini 6.7 points higher).
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Peru: 40.1 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 5.1% in Peru.
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.9%.
Greece: 3.1% (2024) · Peru: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Peru’s.
Greece: 60% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 4.4 times as much on health per person as Peru.
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Peru: $446 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 3.9 years longer than in Peru.
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Peru: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Peru is 3.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece.
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 3.9 times as many doctors per person as Peru.
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 29% in Peru.
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 12% in Peru.
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Peru: 12.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Peru rate their lives 0.28 points higher than in Greece.
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 79% more alcohol than in Peru.
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 48% more meat per person than Peru.
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 571 kcal more food per person per day than Peru.
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 250 more hours a year than in Greece.
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 1.4 years longer than in Peru.
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Peru: 10.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 44 times as many tourists per resident as Peru (2019).
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Peru: 0.06 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 82% in Peru.
Greece: 86% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Greece have electricity, versus 97% in Peru.
Greece: 100% (2024) · Peru: 96.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 79% in Greece.
Greece: 79% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Peru has 125 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114.
Greece: 114 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Greece’s railway network is 26% longer than Peru’s.
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 3.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Peru.
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Peru: 0.51 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 56% of Peru, but only 30% of Greece.
Greece: 30.3% (2023) · Peru: 56.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Peru.
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 50% in Greece.
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 83% more fine dust than in Greece.
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 10 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Greece.
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Peru are 74% deadlier than in Greece.
Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021) · Peru: 12.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Peru is on average 3.5 °C warmer than Greece.
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 2.7 times as much rain as Greece.
Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Greece bigger than Peru?
Peru is larger. Greece fits inside Peru 9.7 times.
Which has more people, Greece or Peru?
Peru has 3.3 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Peru?
People in Greece live 3.9 years longer than in Peru. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 77.9 in Peru.
Are people taller in Greece or Peru?
Men in Greece are 12.5 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
