Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Saudi Arabia is 67% bigger than Peru.
Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Saudi Arabia’s coastline is 9% longer than Peru’s.
Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 3,746 m above Saudi Arabia’s.
Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Saudi Arabia has 7% more people than Peru.
Peru: 34.6 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Peru is 57% more densely populated than Saudi Arabia.
Peru: 27 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Saudi Arabia are 3.9 cm taller than in Peru.
Peru: 166.8 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Saudi Arabia are 4.5 cm taller than in Peru.
Peru: 154.4 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Peru is 0.2 years older than in Saudi Arabia.
Peru: 29.5 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Saudi Arabia have 0.3 more children on average than in Peru.
Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.5% of people in Peru are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia.
Peru: 9.5% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Peru has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia 0.0.
Peru: 0.3 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Saudi Arabia 1.
Peru: 3 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Saudi Arabia’s economy is 3.8 times the size of Peru’s.
Peru: $335 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saudi Arabia produces 3.9 times as much per person as Peru.
Peru: Int$18,816 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Peru: 40.1 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in Peru, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia.
Peru: 5.1% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.9%.
Peru: 0.9% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Peru’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Saudi Arabia’s.
Peru: 51% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Saudi Arabia spends 4.1 times as much on health per person as Peru.
Peru: $446 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Saudi Arabia live 1 year longer than in Peru.
Peru: 77.9 years (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Peru is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Saudi Arabia.
Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saudi Arabia has 2 times as many doctors per person as Peru.
Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 29% in Peru.
Peru: 29.1% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
15% of adults in Saudi Arabia smoke, versus 12% in Peru.
Peru: 12.4% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 0.84 points higher than in Peru.
Peru: 5.97 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Peru: 4.8 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Saudi Arabia has 5% more meat per person than Peru.
Peru: 55.4 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saudi Arabia has 849 kcal more food per person per day than Peru.
Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 18 more hours a year than in Saudi Arabia.
Peru: 2,143 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 1.5 years longer than in Peru.
Peru: 10.2 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Saudi Arabia welcomed 14 times as many tourists per resident as Peru (2019).
Peru: 0.06 (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 82% in Peru.
Peru: 82% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia have electricity, versus 97% in Peru.
Peru: 96.5% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 85% in Saudi Arabia.
Peru: 86% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Peru 125.
Peru: 125 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Saudi Arabia’s railway network is 58% longer than Peru’s.
Peru: 1,854 km (2017) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 2.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Peru.
Peru: 0.51 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 56% of Peru, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.
Peru: 56.1% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 9.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Peru.
Peru: 2.1 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.
Peru: 63.6% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Saudi Arabia carries 83% more fine dust than in Peru.
Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 9.2 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Saudi Arabia.
Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Saudi Arabia are 46% deadlier than in Peru.
Peru: 12.7 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saudi Arabia is on average 7.6 °C warmer than Peru.
Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 35 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.
Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Peru bigger than Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia is larger. Saudi Arabia is 67% bigger than Peru.
Which has more people, Peru or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia has 7% more people than Peru (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Peru or Saudi Arabia?
People in Saudi Arabia live 1 year longer than in Peru. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Peru and 79.0 in Saudi Arabia.
Are people taller in Peru or Saudi Arabia?
Men in Saudi Arabia are 3.9 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
