Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Spain fits inside Peru 2.5 times
Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2024) · Spain: 505,981 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 49% of Spain, versus 19% of Peru
Peru: 19% (2024) · Spain: 49.3% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Spain hosts 53 times as many refugees per resident as Peru
Peru: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Spain: 10.4 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Spain: 1.4 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
5.1% of people in Peru live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.8% in Spain
Peru: 5.1% (2024) · Spain: 0.8% (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 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.8%
Peru: 0.8% (2025) · Spain: 2.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Peru’s central government collects 16% of GDP in tax, Spain’s 15%
Peru: 15.9% (2021) · Spain: 14.9% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Spain has 87% more hospital beds per person than Peru
Peru: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Spain: 2.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Spain is 2.4 times that in Peru
Peru: 2.9 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 7.1 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Spain has 37 more World Heritage sites than Peru (50 against 13)
Peru: 13 (2026) · Spain: 50 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Spain has won 195 Olympic medals, Peru 5
Peru: 5 (2026 edition) · Spain: 195 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Spain is 10% faster than in Peru
Peru: 294 Mbps (2026) · Spain: 324 Mbps (2026)
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 53% of Peru, but only 38% of Spain
Peru: 52.7% (2024) · Spain: 38.2% (2024)
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 2.7 times as deadly as in Spain
Peru: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 6.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
