Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Peru is 90% bigger than Myanmar
Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Peru’s coastline is 25% longer than Myanmar’s
Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 876 m above Myanmar’s
Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition) · Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 20% of Myanmar, versus 19% of Peru
Myanmar: 19.9% (2024) · Peru: 19% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Myanmar has 59% more people than Peru
Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Myanmar is 3.1 times as densely populated as Peru
Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Peru and Myanmar are practically level
Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019) · Peru: 166.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Myanmar and Peru are practically level
Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019) · Peru: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
Myanmar and Peru are practically level
Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Myanmar have 0.1 more children on average than in Peru
Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024) · Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.5% of people in Peru are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 7.5% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Myanmar: 0 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, Myanmar 0.2
Myanmar: 0.2 (2026) · Peru: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Myanmar 1
Myanmar: 1 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Peru’s economy is 4.1 times the size of Myanmar’s
Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Peru produces 3.1 times as much per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Myanmar (Gini 9.4 points higher)
Myanmar: 30.7 (2017) · Peru: 40.1 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
10% of people in Myanmar live on less than $3 a day, versus 5.1% in Peru
Myanmar: 10.3% (2017) · Peru: 5.1% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in Peru, versus 3.0% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 3% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.6% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.8%
Myanmar: 6.6% (2024) · Peru: 0.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Peru’s central government collects 16% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%
Myanmar: 6% (2019) · Peru: 15.9% (2021)
How expensive is it?
Peru’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Myanmar’s
Myanmar: 25% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Peru spends 7.9 times as much on health per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: $56 (2023) · Peru: $446 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Peru live 11 years longer than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024) · Peru: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Peru
Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Peru has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Peru has 46% more hospital beds per person than Myanmar
Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020) · Peru: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Myanmar is 41% higher than in Peru
Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 2.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 8.3% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 12% in Peru
Myanmar: 43.4% (2024) · Peru: 12.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Peru rate their lives 1.69 points higher than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 4.29 (2025) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Peru drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar
Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Peru has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Peru and Myanmar are practically level
Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 54 more hours a year than in Peru
Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Peru went to school 3.8 years longer than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023) · Peru: 10.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Peru welcomed 4 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019)
Myanmar: 0.01 (2024) · Peru: 0.06 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Peru has 11 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (13 against 2)
Myanmar: 2 (2026) · Peru: 13 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Peru has won 5 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition) · Peru: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Peru are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 45% (2020) · Peru: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Peru is 6.6 times as fast as in Myanmar
Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026) · Peru: 294 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
97% of people in Peru have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 80.4% (2024) · Peru: 96.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 31% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Peru has 125 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114
Myanmar: 114 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Myanmar: no data · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Peru fly 7.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.06 (2023) · Peru: 0.51 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Peru, but only 42% of Myanmar
Myanmar: 42% (2024) · Peru: 52.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Peru emits 3.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 47.9% (2024) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 13% more fine dust than in Peru
Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.3 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Myanmar
Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 31% deadlier than in Peru
Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 4.8 °C warmer than Peru
Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 3% more rain than Peru
Myanmar: 2,233 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 Myanmar bigger than Peru?
Peru is larger. Peru is 90% bigger than Myanmar.
Which has more people, Myanmar or Peru?
Myanmar has 59% more people than Peru (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Myanmar or Peru?
People in Peru live 11 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 67.1 years in Myanmar and 77.9 in Peru.
Are people taller in Myanmar or Peru?
Peru and Myanmar are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
