Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Peru fits inside Kazakhstan 2.1 times
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 264 m above Peru’s
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 19% of Peru
Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · Peru: 19% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Peru has 66% more people than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Peru is 3.5 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 8.8 cm taller than in Peru
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Peru: 166.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 7.4 cm taller than in Peru
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Peru: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
Kazakhstan and Peru are practically level
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 1.0 more children on average than in Peru
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Peru and Kazakhstan are practically level
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Kazakhstan hosts 7% more refugees per resident than Peru
Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Peru: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Peru has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Kazakhstan: 0 (2026) · Peru: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Kazakhstan 2
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Peru’s economy is 9% larger than Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 2.4 times as much per person as Peru
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Kazakhstan (Gini 10.9 points higher)
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · Peru: 40.1 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
5.1% of people in Peru live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0% (2021) · Peru: 5.1% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Peru and Kazakhstan are practically level
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Peru and Kazakhstan are practically level
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · Peru: 0.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Peru’s central government collects 16% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023) · Peru: 15.9% (2021)
How expensive is it?
Peru’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kazakhstan spends 10% more on health per person than Peru
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Peru: $446 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Peru live 3.4 years longer than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Peru: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Peru is 49% more likely to die before turning one than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Peru
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 4.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Peru
Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020) · Peru: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 6.3 times that in Peru
Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 2.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 12% in Peru
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Peru: 12.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 0.66 points higher than in Peru
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kazakhstan drink 25% more alcohol than in Peru
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 17% more meat per person than Peru
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kazakhstan has 325 kcal more food per person per day than Peru
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 168 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 2.4 years longer than in Peru
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Peru: 10.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 8.4 times as many tourists per resident as Peru (2019)
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Peru: 0.06 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Peru has 6 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (13 against 7)
Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · Peru: 13 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kazakhstan has won 87 Olympic medals, Peru 5
Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition) · Peru: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 82% in Peru
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Peru is 79% faster than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · Peru: 294 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Kazakhstan have electricity, versus 97% in Peru
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Peru: 96.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Peru 125
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 8.6 times as long as Peru’s
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 11% more passengers per resident than those from Peru
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Peru: 0.51 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Peru, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024) · Peru: 52.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 6.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Peru
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 73% more fine dust than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.4 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 22% deadlier than in Peru
Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Peru is on average 11.4 °C warmer than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 6.6 times as much rain as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than Peru?
Kazakhstan is larger. Peru fits inside Kazakhstan 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or Peru?
Peru has 66% more people than Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or Peru?
People in Peru live 3.4 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 77.9 in Peru.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or Peru?
Men in Kazakhstan are 8.8 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).