Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Portugal fits inside Peru 14 times.
Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2023) · Portugal: 92,230 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Peru’s coastline is 35% longer than Portugal’s.
Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition) · Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 4,395 m above Portugal’s.
Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition) · Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Peru has 3.2 times as many people as Portugal.
Peru: 34.6 million (2025) · Portugal: 10.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Portugal is 4.4 times as densely populated as Peru.
Peru: 27 per km² (2025) · Portugal: 118 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Portugal are 7.6 cm taller than in Peru.
Peru: 166.8 cm (2019) · Portugal: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Portugal are 6.8 cm taller than in Peru.
Peru: 154.4 cm (2019) · Portugal: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Portugal is 17 years older than in Peru.
Peru: 29.5 years (2023) · Portugal: 46.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Peru have 0.6 more children on average than in Portugal.
Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024) · Portugal: 1.41 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Peru.
Peru: 9.5% (2025) · Portugal: 24.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3.
Peru: 0.3 (2025) · Portugal: 1.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Portugal 1.
Peru: 3 (2026) · Portugal: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Portugal’s economy is 4% larger than Peru’s.
Peru: $335 billion (2025) · Portugal: $347 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Portugal produces 2.8 times as much per person as Peru.
Peru: Int$18,816 (2025) · Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Portugal (Gini 6.2 points higher).
Peru: 40.1 (2024) · Portugal: 33.9 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.2% in Portugal, versus 5.1% in Peru.
Peru: 5.1% (2025) · Portugal: 6.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Portugal spends 1.5% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.9%.
Peru: 0.9% (2024) · Portugal: 1.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Portugal’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Peru’s.
Peru: 51% (2025) · Portugal: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Portugal spends 6.7 times as much on health per person as Peru.
Peru: $446 (2023) · Portugal: $2,971 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Portugal live 4.4 years longer than in Peru.
Peru: 77.9 years (2024) · Portugal: 82.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Peru is 4.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Portugal.
Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024) · Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Portugal has 3.5 times as many doctors per person as Peru.
Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 23% in Portugal.
Peru: 29.1% (2024) · Portugal: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
29% of adults in Portugal smoke, versus 12% in Peru.
Peru: 12.4% (2024) · Portugal: 28.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Portugal rate their lives 0.05 points higher than in Peru.
Peru: 5.97 (2025) · Portugal: 6.03 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Portugal drink 2.9 times as much alcohol as in Peru.
Peru: 4.8 litres (2023) · Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Portugal has 79% more meat per person than Peru.
Peru: 55.4 kg (2023) · Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Portugal has 742 kcal more food per person per day than Peru.
Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023) · Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 408 more hours a year than in Portugal.
Peru: 2,143 hours (2023) · Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Peru went to school 0.45 years longer than in Portugal.
Peru: 10.2 years (2023) · Portugal: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Portugal welcomed 45 times as many tourists per resident as Peru (2019).
Peru: 0.06 (2022) · Portugal: 2.71 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Portugal are online, versus 82% in Peru.
Peru: 82% (2024) · Portugal: 88% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Portugal have electricity, versus 97% in Peru.
Peru: 96.5% (2024) · Portugal: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 61% in Portugal.
Peru: 86% (2025) · Portugal: 61% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Peru and Portugal are practically level.
Peru: 125 (2024) · Portugal: 124 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Portugal’s railway network is 36% longer than Peru’s.
Peru: 1,854 km (2017) · Portugal: 2,527 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Portugal fly 3.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Peru.
Peru: 0.51 (2023) · Portugal: 1.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 56% of Peru, but only 36% of Portugal.
Peru: 56.1% (2023) · Portugal: 36.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Portugal emits 66% more CO₂ than someone in Peru.
Peru: 2.1 t (2024) · Portugal: 3.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
81% of Portugal’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Peru.
Peru: 63.6% (2025) · Portugal: 81% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Portugal.
Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Portugal: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 12 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Portugal.
Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021) · Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Peru are 76% deadlier than in Portugal.
Peru: 12.7 per 100k (2021) · Portugal: 7.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Peru is on average 3.4 °C warmer than Portugal.
Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 2.8 times as much rain as Portugal.
Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Peru bigger than Portugal?
Peru is larger. Portugal fits inside Peru 14 times.
Which has more people, Peru or Portugal?
Peru has 3.2 times as many people as Portugal (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Peru or Portugal?
People in Portugal live 4.4 years longer than in Peru. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Peru and 82.4 in Portugal.
Are people taller in Peru or Portugal?
Men in Portugal are 7.6 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
