Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Peru is 36% bigger than Tanzania.
Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Peru’s coastline is 70% longer than Tanzania’s.
Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 851 m above Tanzania’s.
Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 2 times as many people as Peru.
Peru: 34.6 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tanzania is 2.9 times as densely populated as Peru.
Peru: 27 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Tanzania and Peru are practically level.
Peru: 166.8 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Tanzania are 2.5 cm taller than in Peru.
Peru: 154.4 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Peru is 12 years older than in Tanzania.
Peru: 29.5 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 2.6 more children on average than in Peru.
Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.5% of people in Peru are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Peru: 9.5% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Peru has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
Peru: 0.3 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Tanzania 2.
Peru: 3 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Peru’s economy is 3.7 times the size of Tanzania’s.
Peru: $335 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Peru produces 4.2 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Peru: Int$18,816 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Peru (Gini 0.4 points higher).
Peru: 40.1 (2024) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in Peru, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Peru: 5.1% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Tanzania and Peru are practically level.
Peru: 0.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Peru’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Tanzania’s.
Peru: 51% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Peru spends 12 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Peru: $446 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Peru live 11 years longer than in Tanzania.
Peru: 77.9 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Peru.
Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Peru has 13 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Peru: 29.1% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in Peru smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Peru: 12.4% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Peru rate their lives 2.07 points higher than in Tanzania.
Peru: 5.97 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Peru drink 3.2 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Peru: 4.8 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Peru has 4.6 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Peru: 55.4 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Peru has 292 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 14 more hours a year than in Tanzania.
Peru: 2,143 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Peru went to school 4.1 years longer than in Tanzania.
Peru: 10.2 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Peru welcomed 2.7 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019).
Peru: 0.06 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Peru are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Peru: 82% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
97% of people in Peru have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Peru: 96.5% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Peru: 86% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Peru 125.
Peru: 125 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Tanzania’s railway network is 46% longer than Peru’s.
Peru: 1,854 km (2017) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Peru fly 19 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
Peru: 0.51 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 56% of Peru, but only 50% of Tanzania.
Peru: 56.1% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Peru emits 7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Peru: 2.1 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.
Peru: 63.6% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 12% more fine dust than in Tanzania.
Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Tanzania.
Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 24% deadlier than in Peru.
Peru: 12.7 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 3.9 °C warmer than Peru.
Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 2 times as much rain as Tanzania.
Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Peru bigger than Tanzania?
Peru is larger. Peru is 36% bigger than Tanzania.
Which has more people, Peru or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 2 times as many people as Peru (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Peru or Tanzania?
People in Peru live 11 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Peru and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Peru or Tanzania?
Tanzania and Peru are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
