Peru’s coastline is 6 times as long as Guatemala’s

Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)

Peru’s highest peak towers 2,526 m above Guatemala’s

Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition) · Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 46% of Guatemala, versus 19% of Peru

Guatemala: 46% (2024) · Peru: 19% (2024)

Peru has 85% more people than Guatemala

Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)

Guatemala is 6.5 times as densely populated as Peru

Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)

The typical person in Peru is 6.8 years older than in Guatemala

Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)

Women in Guatemala have 0.3 more children on average than in Peru

Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024) · Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024)

9.5% of people in Peru are 65 or older, versus 5.0% in Guatemala

Guatemala: 5% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)

Peru hosts 2.3 times as many refugees per resident as Guatemala

Guatemala: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Peru: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)

Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3

Guatemala: 1.1 (2026) · Peru: 0.3 (2026)

Peru has 3 official languages, Guatemala 1

Guatemala: 1 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)

Peru’s economy is 2.7 times the size of Guatemala’s

Guatemala: $123 billion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)

Peru produces 24% more per person than Guatemala

Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Peru (Gini 5.1 points higher)

Guatemala: 45.2 (2023) · Peru: 40.1 (2024)

9.7% of people in Guatemala live on less than $3 a day, versus 5.1% in Peru

Guatemala: 9.7% (2023) · Peru: 5.1% (2024)

Unemployment is 5.1% in Peru, versus 2.6% in Guatemala

Guatemala: 2.6% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)

Peru and Guatemala are practically level

Guatemala: 0.5% (2025) · Peru: 0.8% (2025)

Peru’s central government collects 16% of GDP in tax, Guatemala’s 12%

Guatemala: 11.6% (2024) · Peru: 15.9% (2021)

Peru’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Guatemala’s

Guatemala: 43% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)

Peru spends 14% more on health per person than Guatemala

Guatemala: $392 (2023) · Peru: $446 (2023)

A baby in Guatemala is 56% more likely to die before turning one than in Peru

Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)

Peru has 32% more doctors per person than Guatemala

Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)

Peru has 3.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Guatemala

Guatemala: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Peru: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023)

The suicide rate in Guatemala is 90% higher than in Peru

Guatemala: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 2.9 per 100k (2023)

29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 27% in Guatemala

Guatemala: 26.7% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)

12% of adults in Peru smoke, versus 11% in Guatemala

Guatemala: 11.2% (2024) · Peru: 12.4% (2024)

People in Guatemala rate their lives 0.56 points higher than in Peru

Guatemala: 6.53 (2025) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)

Adults in Peru drink 57% more alcohol than in Guatemala

Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)

Peru has 2% more meat per person than Guatemala

Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)

Guatemala and Peru are practically level

Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)

Guatemala and Peru are practically level

Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)

Adults in Peru went to school 4.3 years longer than in Guatemala

Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023) · Peru: 10.2 years (2023)

Guatemala welcomed 39% more tourists per resident than Peru (2019)

Guatemala: 0.08 (2022) · Peru: 0.06 (2022)

Peru has 9 more World Heritage sites than Guatemala (13 against 4)

Guatemala: 4 (2026) · Peru: 13 (2026)

Peru has won 5 Olympic medals, Guatemala 3

Guatemala: 3 (2026 edition) · Peru: 5 (2026 edition)

82% of people in Peru are online, versus 60% in Guatemala

Guatemala: 60% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)

Home internet in Peru is 2 times as fast as in Guatemala

Guatemala: 149 Mbps (2026) · Peru: 294 Mbps (2026)

97% of people in Peru have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala

Guatemala: 90.9% (2024) · Peru: 96.5% (2024)

86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 56% in Guatemala

Guatemala: 56% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)

Peru has 125 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guatemala 113

Guatemala: 113 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)

Peru’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as Guatemala’s

Guatemala: 800 km (2018) · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)

Airlines from Peru fly 43 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala

Guatemala: 0.01 (2023) · Peru: 0.51 (2023)

Forest covers 53% of Peru, but only 33% of Guatemala

Guatemala: 33.1% (2024) · Peru: 52.7% (2024)

The average person in Peru emits 90% more CO₂ than someone in Guatemala

Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)

68% of Guatemala’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Peru

Guatemala: 68.3% (2024) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)

Guatemala and Peru are nearly identical here

Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 2.7 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Peru

Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021)

Roads in Guatemala are 26% deadlier than in Peru

Guatemala: 21.1 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 16.7 per 100k (2023)

Guatemala is on average 4.5 °C warmer than Peru

Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)

Peru gets 19% more rain than Guatemala

Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg)