Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Spain fits inside Peru 2.5 times.
Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2023) · Spain: 505,976 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Spain’s coastline is 2.1 times as long as Peru’s.
Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 3,028 m above Spain’s.
Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Spain has 43% more people than Peru.
Peru: 34.6 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Spain is 3.7 times as densely populated as Peru.
Peru: 27 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Spain are 9.4 cm taller than in Peru.
Peru: 166.8 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Spain are 7.6 cm taller than in Peru.
Peru: 154.4 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 15 years older than in Peru.
Peru: 29.5 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Peru have 0.9 more children on average than in Spain.
Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Peru.
Peru: 9.5% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3.
Peru: 0.3 (2025) · Spain: 1.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Spain 1.
Peru: 3 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 5.7 times the size of Peru’s.
Peru: $335 billion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 3.2 times as much per person as Peru.
Peru: Int$18,816 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Spain (Gini 6.7 points higher).
Peru: 40.1 (2024) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 5.1% in Peru.
Peru: 5.1% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Spain spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.9%.
Peru: 0.9% (2024) · Spain: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Peru’s.
Peru: 51% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 7 times as much on health per person as Peru.
Peru: $446 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 5.9 years longer than in Peru.
Peru: 77.9 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Peru is 4.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain.
Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Peru.
Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 19% in Spain.
Peru: 29.1% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 12% in Peru.
Peru: 12.4% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 0.57 points higher than in Peru.
Peru: 5.97 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Peru.
Peru: 4.8 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 82% more meat per person than Peru.
Peru: 55.4 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 567 kcal more food per person per day than Peru.
Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 505 more hours a year than in Spain.
Peru: 2,143 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 0.6 years longer than in Peru.
Peru: 10.2 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 32 times as many tourists per resident as Peru (2019).
Peru: 0.06 (2022) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 82% in Peru.
Peru: 82% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Spain have electricity, versus 97% in Peru.
Peru: 96.5% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 81% in Spain.
Peru: 86% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Peru 125.
Peru: 125 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Spain’s railway network is 8.6 times as long as Peru’s.
Peru: 1,854 km (2017) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 3.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Peru.
Peru: 0.51 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 56% of Peru, but only 37% of Spain.
Peru: 56.1% (2023) · Spain: 37.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Peru.
Peru: 2.1 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Spain.
Peru: 63.6% (2025) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Spain.
Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 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 Spain.
Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Peru are 3.6 times as deadly as in Spain.
Peru: 12.7 per 100k (2021) · Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Peru is on average 4.4 °C warmer than Spain.
Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 3.3 times as much rain as Spain.
Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Peru bigger than Spain?
Peru is larger. Spain fits inside Peru 2.5 times.
Which has more people, Peru or Spain?
Spain has 43% more people than Peru (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Peru or Spain?
People in Spain live 5.9 years longer than in Peru. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Peru and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in Peru or Spain?
Men in Spain are 9.4 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
