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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3.

Peru: 0.3 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, Peru 3.

Peru: 3 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)

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 6.3 points higher).

Peru: 40.1 (2024) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)

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: 0.9% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Peru’s.

Peru: 51% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 82% in Peru.

Peru: 82% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 56% of Peru, but only 32% of Switzerland.

Peru: 56.1% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)

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)

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 5.3 times as deadly as in Switzerland.

Peru: 12.7 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)

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)