Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Peru 58 times.
Israel: 22,070 km² (2023) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Peru’s coastline is 8.8 times as long as Israel’s.
Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 4,510 m above Israel’s.
Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Peru has 3.4 times as many people as Israel.
Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 17 times as densely populated as Peru.
Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Israel are 9.2 cm taller than in Peru.
Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Peru: 166.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Israel are 7.8 cm taller than in Peru.
Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Peru: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Peru is 0.3 years older than in Israel.
Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 0.9 more children on average than in Peru.
Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024) · Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Peru.
Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3.
Israel: 5.9 (2025) · Peru: 0.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Israel 2.
Israel: 2 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 82% larger than Peru’s.
Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 3.2 times as much per person as Peru.
Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Israel (Gini 1.8 points higher).
Israel: 38.3 (2022) · Peru: 40.1 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in Peru, versus 3.5% in Israel.
Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.9%.
Israel: 8.8% (2024) · Peru: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Peru’s.
Israel: 101% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 8.8 times as much on health per person as Peru.
Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Peru: $446 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 5.3 years longer than in Peru.
Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Peru: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Peru is 4.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.
Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Peru.
Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 23% in Israel.
Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 12% in Peru.
Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Peru: 12.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 1.21 points higher than in Peru.
Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Peru drink 14% more alcohol than in Israel.
Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 2 times as much meat per person as Peru.
Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 943 kcal more food per person per day than Peru.
Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 253 more hours a year than in Israel.
Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 3.4 years longer than in Peru.
Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Peru: 10.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Israel welcomed 60% more tourists per resident than Peru (2019).
Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Peru: 0.06 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 82% in Peru.
Israel: 88% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Israel have electricity, versus 97% in Peru.
Israel: 100% (2024) · Peru: 96.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 86% in Peru.
Israel: 92% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Peru 125.
Israel: 177 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Peru’s railway network is 8% longer than Israel’s.
Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 42% more passengers per resident than those from Peru.
Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Peru: 0.51 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 56% of Peru, but only 6.5% of Israel.
Israel: 6.5% (2023) · Peru: 56.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 2.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Peru.
Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.
Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 35% more fine dust than in Israel.
Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.3 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Israel.
Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Peru are 3 times as deadly as in Israel.
Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Peru: 12.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Israel is on average 1.9 °C warmer than Peru.
Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 11 times as much rain as Israel.
Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Israel bigger than Peru?
Peru is larger. Israel fits inside Peru 58 times.
Which has more people, Israel or Peru?
Peru has 3.4 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Israel or Peru?
People in Israel live 5.3 years longer than in Peru. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 77.9 in Peru.
Are people taller in Israel or Peru?
Men in Israel are 9.2 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
