Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Peru is 64% bigger than Türkiye
Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2024) · Türkiye: 785,350 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Türkiye’s coastline is 3 times as long as Peru’s
Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 1,609 m above Türkiye’s
Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 50% of Türkiye, versus 19% of Peru
Peru: 19% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Türkiye has 2.5 times as many people as Peru
Peru: 34.6 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Türkiye is 4.1 times as densely populated as Peru
Peru: 27 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Türkiye are 9.6 cm taller than in Peru
Peru: 166.8 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Türkiye are 7.4 cm taller than in Peru
Peru: 154.4 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 161.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Türkiye is 3.1 years older than in Peru
Peru: 29.5 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Peru have 0.5 more children on average than in Türkiye
Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Türkiye are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Peru
Peru: 9.5% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Türkiye hosts 142 times as many refugees per resident as Peru
Peru: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Türkiye has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3
Peru: 0.3 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Türkiye 1
Peru: 3 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Türkiye’s economy is 4.8 times the size of Peru’s
Peru: $335 billion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Türkiye produces 2.4 times as much per person as Peru
Peru: Int$18,816 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Peru (Gini 3.6 points higher)
Peru: 40.1 (2024) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
5.1% of people in Peru live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Türkiye
Peru: 5.1% (2024) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 5.1% in Peru
Peru: 5.1% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Türkiye spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.8%
Peru: 0.8% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Türkiye’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Peru’s 16%
Peru: 15.9% (2021) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Peru’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Türkiye’s
Peru: 51% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Türkiye spends 23% more on health per person than Peru
Peru: $446 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Peru live 0.52 years longer than in Türkiye
Peru: 77.9 years (2024) · Türkiye: 77.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Peru is 38% more likely to die before turning one than in Türkiye
Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Türkiye has 32% more doctors per person than Peru
Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Türkiye has 2 times as many hospital beds per person as Peru
Peru: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Türkiye is 28% higher than in Peru
Peru: 2.9 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 29% in Peru
Peru: 29.1% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 12% in Peru
Peru: 12.4% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Peru rate their lives 0.67 points higher than in Türkiye
Peru: 5.97 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Peru drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye
Peru: 4.8 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Peru has 12% more meat per person than Türkiye
Peru: 55.4 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Türkiye has 1,082 kcal more food per person per day than Peru
Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 396 more hours a year than in Türkiye
Peru: 2,143 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Peru went to school 1.2 years longer than in Türkiye
Peru: 10.2 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Türkiye welcomed 9.9 times as many tourists per resident as Peru (2019)
Peru: 0.06 (2022) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Türkiye has 9 more World Heritage sites than Peru (22 against 13)
Peru: 13 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Türkiye has won 111 Olympic medals, Peru 5
Peru: 5 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Türkiye are online, versus 82% in Peru
Peru: 82% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Peru is 43% faster than in Türkiye
Peru: 294 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Türkiye have electricity, versus 97% in Peru
Peru: 96.5% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 86% in Peru
Peru: 86% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Peru has 125 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108
Peru: 125 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Türkiye’s railway network is 5.7 times as long as Peru’s
Peru: 1,854 km (2017) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Türkiye fly 2.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Peru
Peru: 0.51 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Peru, but only 29% of Türkiye
Peru: 52.7% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Türkiye emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Peru
Peru: 2.1 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Türkiye
Peru: 63.6% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 8% more fine dust than in Türkiye
Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.7 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Türkiye
Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Peru are 45% deadlier than in Türkiye
Peru: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Peru is on average 6.5 °C warmer than Türkiye
Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 3.2 times as much rain as Türkiye
Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Peru bigger than Türkiye?
Peru is larger. Peru is 64% bigger than Türkiye.
Which has more people, Peru or Türkiye?
Türkiye has 2.5 times as many people as Peru (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Peru or Türkiye?
People in Peru live 0.52 years longer than in Türkiye. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Peru and 77.4 in Türkiye.
Are people taller in Peru or Türkiye?
Men in Türkiye are 9.6 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).