Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Italy fits inside Peru 4.3 times.
Italy: 302,070 km² (2023) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Italy’s coastline is 3.1 times as long as Peru’s.
Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 1,998 m above Italy’s.
Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition) · Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Italy has 70% more people than Peru.
Italy: 58.9 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Italy is 7.4 times as densely populated as Peru.
Italy: 199 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Italy are 7.7 cm taller than in Peru.
Italy: 174.4 cm (2019) · Peru: 166.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Italy are 7.4 cm taller than in Peru.
Italy: 161.8 cm (2019) · Peru: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Italy is 18 years older than in Peru.
Italy: 47.5 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Peru have 0.8 more children on average than in Italy.
Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024) · Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Peru.
Italy: 25.1% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3.
Italy: 3.4 (2025) · Peru: 0.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Italy 1.
Italy: 1 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Italy’s economy is 7.6 times the size of Peru’s.
Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Italy produces 3.3 times as much per person as Peru.
Italy: Int$62,803 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Italy (Gini 5.8 points higher).
Italy: 34.3 (2023) · Peru: 40.1 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.4% in Italy, versus 5.1% in Peru.
Italy: 6.4% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Italy spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.9%.
Italy: 1.6% (2024) · Peru: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Peru’s.
Italy: 69% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Italy spends 7.6 times as much on health per person as Peru.
Italy: $3,398 (2024) · Peru: $446 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Italy live 6 years longer than in Peru.
Italy: 84 years (2024) · Peru: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Peru is 4.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy.
Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Italy has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Peru.
Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 18% in Italy.
Italy: 17.9% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Italy smoke, versus 12% in Peru.
Italy: 22.4% (2024) · Peru: 12.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Italy rate their lives 0.60 points higher than in Peru.
Italy: 6.57 (2025) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Italy drink 76% more alcohol than in Peru.
Italy: 8.4 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Italy has 28% more meat per person than Peru.
Italy: 71.2 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Italy has 942 kcal more food per person per day than Peru.
Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 442 more hours a year than in Italy.
Italy: 1,701 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Italy went to school 0.67 years longer than in Peru.
Italy: 10.8 years (2023) · Peru: 10.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Italy welcomed 16 times as many tourists per resident as Peru (2019).
Italy: 0.98 (2024) · Peru: 0.06 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Italy are online, versus 82% in Peru.
Italy: 89% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Italy have electricity, versus 97% in Peru.
Italy: 100% (2024) · Peru: 96.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 70% in Italy.
Italy: 70% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Peru 125.
Italy: 133 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Italy’s railway network is 9.3 times as long as Peru’s.
Italy: 17,305 km (2021) · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Peru fly 49% more passengers per resident than those from Italy.
Italy: 0.34 (2023) · Peru: 0.51 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 56% of Peru, but only 33% of Italy.
Italy: 32.9% (2023) · Peru: 56.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Italy emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Peru.
Italy: 5.1 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 49% in Italy.
Italy: 48.8% (2025) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 82% more fine dust than in Italy.
Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 15 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Italy.
Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Peru are 2.5 times as deadly as in Italy.
Italy: 5 per 100k (2021) · Peru: 12.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Peru is on average 5.3 °C warmer than Italy.
Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 2.1 times as much rain as Italy.
Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Italy bigger than Peru?
Peru is larger. Italy fits inside Peru 4.3 times.
Which has more people, Italy or Peru?
Italy has 70% more people than Peru (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Italy or Peru?
People in Italy live 6 years longer than in Peru. Life expectancy at birth is 84.0 years in Italy and 77.9 in Peru.
Are people taller in Italy or Peru?
Men in Italy are 7.7 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
