Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sweden fits inside Peru 2.4 times.
Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2023) · Sweden: 528,660 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Sweden’s coastline is 33% longer than Peru’s.
Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 4,646 m above Sweden’s.
Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Peru has 3.3 times as many people as Sweden.
Peru: 34.6 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Peru is 4% more densely populated than Sweden.
Peru: 27 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sweden are 13.7 cm taller than in Peru.
Peru: 166.8 cm (2019) · Sweden: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sweden are 12.3 cm taller than in Peru.
Peru: 154.4 cm (2019) · Sweden: 166.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sweden is 10 years older than in Peru.
Peru: 29.5 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Peru have 0.5 more children on average than in Sweden.
Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024) · Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Peru.
Peru: 9.5% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3.
Peru: 0.3 (2025) · Sweden: 28.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Sweden 1.
Peru: 3 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Sweden’s economy is 2 times the size of Peru’s.
Peru: $335 billion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Sweden produces 3.9 times as much per person as Peru.
Peru: Int$18,816 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Sweden (Gini 10.8 points higher).
Peru: 40.1 (2024) · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 5.1% in Peru.
Peru: 5.1% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Sweden spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.9%.
Peru: 0.9% (2024) · Sweden: 2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Peru’s.
Peru: 51% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Sweden spends 15 times as much on health per person as Peru.
Peru: $446 (2023) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Sweden live 6.1 years longer than in Peru.
Peru: 77.9 years (2024) · Sweden: 84.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Peru is 5.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden.
Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Sweden has 2.6 times as many doctors per person as Peru.
Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 19% in Sweden.
Peru: 29.1% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in Sweden smoke, versus 12% in Peru.
Peru: 12.4% (2024) · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Sweden rate their lives 1.28 points higher than in Peru.
Peru: 5.97 (2025) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Sweden drink 82% more alcohol than in Peru.
Peru: 4.8 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Sweden has 23% more meat per person than Peru.
Peru: 55.4 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Sweden has 556 kcal more food per person per day than Peru.
Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 711 more hours a year than in Sweden.
Peru: 2,143 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sweden went to school 2.6 years longer than in Peru.
Peru: 10.2 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Sweden welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as Peru (2019).
Peru: 0.06 (2022) · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 82% in Peru.
Peru: 82% (2024) · Sweden: 96% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Sweden have electricity, versus 97% in Peru.
Peru: 96.5% (2024) · Sweden: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 86% in Peru.
Peru: 86% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Peru 125.
Peru: 125 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Sweden’s railway network is 5.2 times as long as Peru’s.
Peru: 1,854 km (2017) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sweden fly 3.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Peru.
Peru: 0.51 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 56% of Peru.
Peru: 56.1% (2023) · Sweden: 68.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Sweden emits 75% more CO₂ than someone in Peru.
Peru: 2.1 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
71% of Sweden’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Peru.
Peru: 63.6% (2025) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 4.8 times as much fine dust as in Sweden.
Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7.5 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Sweden.
Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021) · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Peru are 6 times as deadly as in Sweden.
Peru: 12.7 per 100k (2021) · Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Peru is on average 14.9 °C warmer than Sweden.
Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 2.7 times as much rain as Sweden.
Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Peru bigger than Sweden?
Peru is larger. Sweden fits inside Peru 2.4 times.
Which has more people, Peru or Sweden?
Peru has 3.3 times as many people as Sweden (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Peru or Sweden?
People in Sweden live 6.1 years longer than in Peru. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Peru and 84.1 in Sweden.
Are people taller in Peru or Sweden?
Men in Sweden are 13.7 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
