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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Peru fits inside Kazakhstan 2.1 times

Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

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)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 19% of Peru

Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · Peru: 19% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Peru has 66% more people than Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Peru is 3.5 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)

Height of men

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)

Height of women

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)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

Kazakhstan and Peru are practically level

Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)

Fertility rate

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)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

Peru and Kazakhstan are practically level

Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

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)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

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)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Peru has 3 official languages, Kazakhstan 2

Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Peru’s economy is 9% larger than Kazakhstan’s

Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

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)

Income inequality (Gini)

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)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

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)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Peru and Kazakhstan are practically level

Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Peru and Kazakhstan are practically level

Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · Peru: 0.8% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

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)

Price level (US = 100)

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

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Kazakhstan spends 10% more on health per person than Peru

Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Peru: $446 (2023)

Life expectancy

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)

Infant mortality

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)

Doctors

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)

Hospital beds

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)

Suicide rate

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)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)

Smoking

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

Life satisfaction

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)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Kazakhstan drink 25% more alcohol than in Peru

Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)

Meat supply

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)

Daily calories

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)

Working hours

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)

Years of schooling

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)

Tourists per resident

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)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Peru has 6 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (13 against 7)

Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · Peru: 13 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

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

Internet users

How many people are online?

93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 82% in Peru

Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Peru is 79% faster than in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · Peru: 294 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Kazakhstan have electricity, versus 97% in Peru

Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Peru: 96.5% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Peru 125

Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)

Railway network

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)

Air passengers per resident

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

Forest cover

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)

CO₂ per person

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)

Renewable electricity

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)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

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)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

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)

Road deaths

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

Average temperature

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)

Rainfall

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)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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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).

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