Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Peru is 61% bigger than Pakistan
Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Peru’s coastline is 2.3 times as long as Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 1,865 m above Peru’s
Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 19% of Peru
Pakistan: 47.2% (2024) · Peru: 19% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 7.4 times as many people as Peru
Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 12 times as densely populated as Peru
Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Pakistan and Peru are practically level
Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · Peru: 166.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Pakistan and Peru are practically level
Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · Peru: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Peru is 9.2 years older than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 1.6 more children on average than in Peru
Pakistan: 3.55 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 4.4% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Pakistan hosts 23 times as many refugees per resident as Peru
Pakistan: 4.5 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, Pakistan 0.1
Pakistan: 0.1 (2026) · Peru: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Pakistan 2
Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Pakistan’s economy is 22% larger than Peru’s
Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Peru produces 2.9 times as much per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Pakistan (Gini 6.6 points higher)
Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · Peru: 40.1 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 5.1% in Peru
Pakistan: 23% (2024) · Peru: 5.1% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Pakistan and Peru are practically level
Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.8%
Pakistan: 2.9% (2025) · Peru: 0.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Pakistan: no data · Peru: 15.9% (2021)
How expensive is it?
Peru’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Peru spends 15 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Peru: $446 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Peru live 10 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · Peru: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 4.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Peru
Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Peru has 46% more doctors per person than Pakistan
Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Peru has 2.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020) · Peru: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Pakistan is 3.1 times that in Peru
Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 2.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 12% in Peru
Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · Peru: 12.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Peru rate their lives 1.11 points higher than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Peru drink 55 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Peru has 2.6 times as much meat per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Peru has 297 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 328 more hours a year than in Peru
Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Peru went to school 5.8 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · Peru: 10.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Pakistan: no data · Peru: 0.06 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Peru has 7 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (13 against 6)
Pakistan: 6 (2026) · Peru: 13 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Pakistan has won 11 Olympic medals, Peru 5
Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition) · Peru: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Peru are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Peru is 12 times as fast as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026) · Peru: 294 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
97% of people in Peru have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · Peru: 96.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 40% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Peru has 125 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Pakistan: 77 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 4.2 times as long as Peru’s
Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Peru fly 18 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · Peru: 0.51 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Peru, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.1% (2024) · Peru: 52.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Peru emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 95% more fine dust than in Peru
Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Pakistan and Peru are nearly identical here
Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Pakistan is on average 1.8 °C warmer than Peru
Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 5.2 times as much rain as Pakistan
Pakistan: 416 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 Pakistan bigger than Peru?
Peru is larger. Peru is 61% bigger than Pakistan.
Which has more people, Pakistan or Peru?
Pakistan has 7.4 times as many people as Peru (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Pakistan or Peru?
People in Peru live 10 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 77.9 in Peru.
Are people taller in Pakistan or Peru?
Pakistan and Peru are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).