Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ukraine fits inside Peru 2.1 times
Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ukraine’s coastline is 15% longer than Peru’s
Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 4,685 m above Ukraine’s
Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 19% of Peru
Peru: 19% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ukraine has 13% more people than Peru
Peru: 34.6 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ukraine is 2.5 times as densely populated as Peru
Peru: 27 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 14.2 cm taller than in Peru
Peru: 166.8 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 12.2 cm taller than in Peru
Peru: 154.4 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 13 years older than in Peru
Peru: 29.5 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Peru have 1.0 more children on average than in Ukraine
Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Peru
Peru: 9.5% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Peru hosts 3.2 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine
Peru: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3
Peru: 0.3 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Ukraine 1
Peru: 3 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Peru’s economy is 56% larger than Ukraine’s
Peru: $335 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ukraine and Peru are nearly identical here
Peru: Int$18,816 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Ukraine (Gini 14.5 points higher)
Peru: 40.1 (2024) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
5.1% of people in Peru live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Ukraine
Peru: 5.1% (2024) · Ukraine: 0% (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 5.1% in Peru
Peru: 5.1% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 40% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.8%
Peru: 0.8% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Peru’s 16%
Peru: 15.9% (2021) · Ukraine: 21% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Peru’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Ukraine’s
Peru: 51% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Peru spends 20% more on health per person than Ukraine
Peru: $446 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Peru live 3.2 years longer than in Ukraine
Peru: 77.9 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Peru is 45% more likely to die before turning one than in Ukraine
Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 2.1 times as many doctors per person as Peru
Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ukraine has 3.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Peru
Peru: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 6.5 times that in Peru
Peru: 2.9 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 28% in Ukraine
Peru: 29.1% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 12% in Peru
Peru: 12.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Peru rate their lives 1.32 points higher than in Ukraine
Peru: 5.97 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Peru drink 23% more alcohol than in Ukraine
Peru: 4.8 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Peru has 12% more meat per person than Ukraine
Peru: 55.4 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Peru has 25 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine
Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 98 more hours a year than in Ukraine
Peru: 2,143 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 0.97 year longer than in Peru
Peru: 10.2 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ukraine welcomed 9% more tourists per resident than Peru (2019)
Peru: 0.06 (2022) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Peru has 5 more World Heritage sites than Ukraine (13 against 8)
Peru: 13 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, Peru 5
Peru: 5 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 82% in Peru
Peru: 82% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Peru is 65% faster than in Ukraine
Peru: 294 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Ukraine have electricity, versus 97% in Peru
Peru: 96.5% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 70% in Ukraine
Peru: 86% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Peru 125
Peru: 125 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 12 times as long as Peru’s
Peru: 1,854 km (2017) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Peru fly 44 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine
Peru: 0.51 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Peru, but only 17% of Ukraine
Peru: 52.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 83% more CO₂ than someone in Peru
Peru: 2.1 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine
Peru: 63.6% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 94% more fine dust than in Ukraine
Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 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 Ukraine
Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ukraine are 12% deadlier than in Peru
Peru: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Peru is on average 9.0 °C warmer than Ukraine
Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 3.5 times as much rain as Ukraine
Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Peru bigger than Ukraine?
Peru is larger. Ukraine fits inside Peru 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Peru or Ukraine?
Ukraine has 13% more people than Peru (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Peru or Ukraine?
People in Peru live 3.2 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Peru and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Peru or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 14.2 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
