Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Switzerland fits inside Peru 31 times
Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2024) · Switzerland: 41,291 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 2,112 m above Switzerland’s
Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of Switzerland, versus 19% of Peru
Peru: 19% (2024) · Switzerland: 37.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Peru has 3.8 times as many people as Switzerland
Peru: 34.6 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Switzerland is 8.5 times as densely populated as Peru
Peru: 27 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Switzerland are 12.0 cm taller than in Peru
Peru: 166.8 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 178.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Switzerland are 9.9 cm taller than in Peru
Peru: 154.4 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 164.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Switzerland is 13 years older than in Peru
Peru: 29.5 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Peru have 0.7 more children on average than in Switzerland
Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Switzerland are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Peru
Peru: 9.5% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Switzerland hosts 117 times as many refugees per resident as Peru
Peru: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Switzerland: 22.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3
Peru: 0.3 (2026) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2026)
How many official languages?
Switzerland has 4 official languages, Peru 3
Peru: 3 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Switzerland’s economy is 3.1 times the size of Peru’s
Peru: $335 billion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Switzerland produces 5.4 times as much per person as Peru
Peru: Int$18,816 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Switzerland (Gini 6.6 points higher)
Peru: 40.1 (2024) · Switzerland: 33.5 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
5.1% of people in Peru live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in Switzerland
Peru: 5.1% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Peru and Switzerland are practically level
Peru: 5.1% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Peru and Switzerland are practically level
Peru: 0.8% (2025) · Switzerland: 0.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Peru’s central government collects 16% of GDP in tax, Switzerland’s 9.5%
Peru: 15.9% (2021) · Switzerland: 9.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Peru’s
Peru: 51% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Switzerland spends 26 times as much on health per person as Peru
Peru: $446 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Switzerland live 6.5 years longer than in Peru
Peru: 77.9 years (2024) · Switzerland: 84.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Peru is 3.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland
Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Switzerland has 2.7 times as many doctors per person as Peru
Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Switzerland has 2.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Peru
Peru: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Switzerland: 4.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Switzerland is 4 times that in Peru
Peru: 2.9 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 11.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland
Peru: 29.1% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in Switzerland smoke, versus 12% in Peru
Peru: 12.4% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Switzerland rate their lives 1.04 points higher than in Peru
Peru: 5.97 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Switzerland drink 83% more alcohol than in Peru
Peru: 4.8 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Switzerland has 15% more meat per person than Peru
Peru: 55.4 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Switzerland has 592 kcal more food per person per day than Peru
Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 614 more hours a year than in Switzerland
Peru: 2,143 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Switzerland went to school 3.8 years longer than in Peru
Peru: 10.2 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Switzerland welcomed 17 times as many tourists per resident as Peru (2019)
Peru: 0.06 (2022) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Peru and Switzerland are practically level
Peru: 13 (2026) · Switzerland: 13 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Switzerland has won 403 Olympic medals, Peru 5
Peru: 5 (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 403 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 82% in Peru
Peru: 82% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Switzerland is 36% faster than in Peru
Peru: 294 Mbps (2026) · Switzerland: 399 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Switzerland have electricity, versus 97% in Peru
Peru: 96.5% (2024) · Switzerland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
Switzerland and Peru are practically level
Peru: 86% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Peru 125
Peru: 125 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Switzerland’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Peru’s
Peru: 1,854 km (2017) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Switzerland fly 6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Peru
Peru: 0.51 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Peru, but only 32% of Switzerland
Peru: 52.7% (2024) · Switzerland: 32% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Switzerland emits 75% more CO₂ than someone in Peru
Peru: 2.1 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Peru
Peru: 63.6% (2025) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Switzerland
Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 14 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Switzerland
Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Peru are 4.3 times as deadly as in Switzerland
Peru: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Peru is on average 12.7 °C warmer than Switzerland
Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 34% more rain than Switzerland
Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Peru bigger than Switzerland?
Peru is larger. Switzerland fits inside Peru 31 times.
Which has more people, Peru or Switzerland?
Peru has 3.8 times as many people as Switzerland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Peru or Switzerland?
People in Switzerland live 6.5 years longer than in Peru. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Peru and 84.4 in Switzerland.
Are people taller in Peru or Switzerland?
Men in Switzerland are 12.0 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).