Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Peru is 41% bigger than Venezuela
Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 16% longer than Peru’s
Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 1,768 m above Venezuela’s
Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 24% of Venezuela, versus 19% of Peru
Peru: 19% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Peru has 21% more people than Venezuela
Peru: 34.6 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Venezuela is 20% more densely populated than Peru
Peru: 27 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 6.8 cm taller than in Peru
Peru: 166.8 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Venezuela are 5.7 cm taller than in Peru
Peru: 154.4 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Peru is 0.43 years older than in Venezuela
Peru: 29.5 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.1 more children on average than in Peru
Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Venezuela are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Peru
Peru: 9.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Venezuela hosts 2.6 times as many refugees per resident as Peru
Peru: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Peru 0.3
Peru: 0.3 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Venezuela 1
Peru: 3 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Peru’s economy is 3.4 times the size of Venezuela’s
Peru: $335 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Peru: Int$18,816 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Peru: 40.1 (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Peru: 5.1% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Venezuela and Peru are practically level
Peru: 5.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.8%
Peru: 0.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Peru: 15.9% (2021) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Peru: 51% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Peru spends 2.4 times as much on health per person as Venezuela
Peru: $446 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Peru live 5.3 years longer than in Venezuela
Peru: 77.9 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 93% more likely to die before turning one than in Peru
Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Peru has 1% more doctors per person than Venezuela
Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Peru has 58% more hospital beds per person than Venezuela
Peru: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Venezuela is 2.8 times that in Peru
Peru: 2.9 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela
Peru: 29.1% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Peru: 12.4% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Peru rate their lives 0.22 points higher than in Venezuela
Peru: 5.97 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Peru drink 83% more alcohol than in Venezuela
Peru: 4.8 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Peru has 46% more meat per person than Venezuela
Peru: 55.4 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Peru and Venezuela are practically level
Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 314 more hours a year than in Venezuela
Peru: 2,143 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Peru went to school 0.48 years longer than in Venezuela
Peru: 10.2 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Peru welcomed 4.3 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
Peru: 0.06 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Peru has 10 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (13 against 3)
Peru: 13 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Venezuela has won 19 Olympic medals, Peru 5
Peru: 5 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Peru are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Peru: 82% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Peru is 67% faster than in Venezuela
Peru: 294 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Venezuela have electricity, versus 97% in Peru
Peru: 96.5% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 86% in Peru
Peru: 86% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Peru has 125 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Peru: 125 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Peru’s railway network is 4.1 times as long as Venezuela’s
Peru: 1,854 km (2017) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Peru fly 8.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
Peru: 0.51 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 53% of Peru
Peru: 52.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Peru
Peru: 2.1 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Peru
Peru: 63.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 75% more fine dust than in Venezuela
Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 47% more likely to be murdered in Venezuela than in Peru
Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Peru are 13% deadlier than in Venezuela
Peru: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 6.6 °C warmer than Peru
Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 2% more rain than Venezuela
Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Peru bigger than Venezuela?
Peru is larger. Peru is 41% bigger than Venezuela.
Which has more people, Peru or Venezuela?
Peru has 21% more people than Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Peru or Venezuela?
People in Peru live 5.3 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Peru and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Peru or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 6.8 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
