Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ireland fits inside Peru 18 times.
Ireland: 70,280 km² (2023) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Peru’s coastline is 67% longer than Ireland’s.
Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 5,705 m above Ireland’s.
Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition) · Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Peru has 6.3 times as many people as Ireland.
Ireland: 5.48 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ireland is 2.9 times as densely populated as Peru.
Ireland: 80 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ireland are 12.3 cm taller than in Peru.
Ireland: 179 cm (2019) · Peru: 166.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ireland are 10.1 cm taller than in Peru.
Ireland: 164.5 cm (2019) · Peru: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ireland is 9 years older than in Peru.
Ireland: 38.4 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Peru have 0.5 more children on average than in Ireland.
Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Peru.
Ireland: 16.2% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3.
Ireland: 9.1 (2025) · Peru: 0.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Ireland 2.
Ireland: 2 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ireland’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Peru’s.
Ireland: $722 billion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ireland produces 8.2 times as much per person as Peru.
Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Ireland (Gini 11.1 points higher).
Ireland: 29 (2023) · Peru: 40.1 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Peru and Ireland are practically level.
Ireland: 4.6% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Peru spends 0.9% of its GDP on the military, Ireland 0.2%.
Ireland: 0.2% (2024) · Peru: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Peru’s.
Ireland: 85% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ireland spends 17 times as much on health per person as Peru.
Ireland: $7,395 (2024) · Peru: $446 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ireland live 5.1 years longer than in Peru.
Ireland: 83 years (2024) · Peru: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Peru is 3.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ireland.
Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ireland has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Peru.
Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Ireland are obese, versus 29% in Peru.
Ireland: 30.6% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Ireland smoke, versus 12% in Peru.
Ireland: 18.2% (2024) · Peru: 12.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ireland rate their lives 0.95 points higher than in Peru.
Ireland: 6.93 (2025) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ireland drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in Peru.
Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ireland has 77% more meat per person than Peru.
Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ireland has 1,110 kcal more food per person per day than Peru.
Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 489 more hours a year than in Ireland.
Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ireland went to school 1.6 years longer than in Peru.
Ireland: 11.7 years (2023) · Peru: 10.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ireland welcomed 37 times as many tourists per resident as Peru (2019).
Ireland: 2.2 (2019) · Peru: 0.06 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 82% in Peru.
Ireland: 97% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Ireland have electricity, versus 97% in Peru.
Ireland: 100% (2024) · Peru: 96.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 65% in Ireland.
Ireland: 65% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Peru has 125 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ireland 113.
Ireland: 113 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Peru’s railway network is 12% longer than Ireland’s.
Ireland: 1,650 km (2021) · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ireland fly 69 times as many passengers per resident as those from Peru.
Ireland: 35.11 (2023) · Peru: 0.51 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 56% of Peru, but only 12% of Ireland.
Ireland: 11.5% (2023) · Peru: 56.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ireland emits 3.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Peru.
Ireland: 6.3 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Ireland.
Ireland: 48.1% (2025) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 3.7 times as much fine dust as in Ireland.
Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 13 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Ireland.
Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Peru are 4.5 times as deadly as in Ireland.
Ireland: 2.8 per 100k (2021) · Peru: 12.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Peru is on average 9.0 °C warmer than Ireland.
Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 90% more rain than Ireland.
Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ireland bigger than Peru?
Peru is larger. Ireland fits inside Peru 18 times.
Which has more people, Ireland or Peru?
Peru has 6.3 times as many people as Ireland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ireland or Peru?
People in Ireland live 5.1 years longer than in Peru. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in Ireland and 77.9 in Peru.
Are people taller in Ireland or Peru?
Men in Ireland are 12.3 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
