Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Vietnam fits inside Peru 3.9 times
Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2024) · Vietnam: 331,338 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Vietnam’s coastline is 43% longer than Peru’s
Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 3,602 m above Vietnam’s
Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 39% of Vietnam, versus 19% of Peru
Peru: 19% (2024) · Vietnam: 39.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Vietnam has 2.9 times as many people as Peru
Peru: 34.6 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Vietnam is 12 times as densely populated as Peru
Peru: 27 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Vietnam are 2.1 cm taller than in Peru
Peru: 166.8 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 168.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Vietnam are 4.0 cm taller than in Peru
Peru: 154.4 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 158.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Vietnam is 3 years older than in Peru
Peru: 29.5 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Peru have 0.1 more children on average than in Vietnam
Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024) · Vietnam: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Vietnam and Peru are practically level
Peru: 9.5% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Peru hosts 1,534 times as many refugees per resident as Vietnam
Peru: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Peru has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Vietnam 0.1
Peru: 0.3 (2026) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Vietnam 1
Peru: 3 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Vietnam’s economy is 54% larger than Peru’s
Peru: $335 billion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Peru produces 4% more per person than Vietnam
Peru: Int$18,816 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Vietnam (Gini 4 points higher)
Peru: 40.1 (2024) · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
5.1% of people in Peru live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.6% in Vietnam
Peru: 5.1% (2024) · Vietnam: 1.6% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in Peru, versus 1.5% in Vietnam
Peru: 5.1% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Vietnam spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.8%
Peru: 0.8% (2025) · Vietnam: 2.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Peru: 15.9% (2021) · Vietnam: no data
How expensive is it?
Peru’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Vietnam’s
Peru: 51% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Peru spends 2.3 times as much on health per person as Vietnam
Peru: $446 (2023) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Peru live 3.2 years longer than in Vietnam
Peru: 77.9 years (2024) · Vietnam: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Vietnam is 9% more likely to die before turning one than in Peru
Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Peru has 52% more doctors per person than Vietnam
Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Vietnam has 62% more hospital beds per person than Peru
Peru: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Vietnam: 2.5 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Vietnam is 3.4 times that in Peru
Peru: 2.9 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam
Peru: 29.1% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Vietnam smoke, versus 12% in Peru
Peru: 12.4% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Vietnam rate their lives 0.45 points higher than in Peru
Peru: 5.97 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Vietnam drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Peru
Peru: 4.8 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Vietnam has 9% more meat per person than Peru
Peru: 55.4 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Vietnam has 276 kcal more food per person per day than Peru
Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Vietnam put in 18 more hours a year than in Peru
Peru: 2,143 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Peru went to school 1.2 years longer than in Vietnam
Peru: 10.2 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Vietnam welcomed 36% more tourists per resident than Peru (2019)
Peru: 0.06 (2022) · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)
How many World Heritage sites?
Peru has 4 more World Heritage sites than Vietnam (13 against 9)
Peru: 13 (2026) · Vietnam: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Peru and Vietnam are practically level
Peru: 5 (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Vietnam are online, versus 82% in Peru
Peru: 82% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Peru is 21% faster than in Vietnam
Peru: 294 Mbps (2026) · Vietnam: 244 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Vietnam have electricity, versus 97% in Peru
Peru: 96.5% (2024) · Vietnam: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 39% in Vietnam
Peru: 86% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Vietnam has 128 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Peru 125
Peru: 125 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Vietnam’s railway network is 70% longer than Peru’s
Peru: 1,854 km (2017) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Vietnam fly 6% more passengers per resident than those from Peru
Peru: 0.51 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Peru, but only 47% of Vietnam
Peru: 52.7% (2024) · Vietnam: 47.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Vietnam emits 79% more CO₂ than someone in Peru
Peru: 2.1 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 45% in Vietnam
Peru: 63.6% (2025) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 8% more fine dust than in Vietnam
Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021) · Vietnam: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Vietnam are 10% deadlier than in Peru
Peru: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 18.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Vietnam is on average 5.1 °C warmer than Peru
Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 1% more rain than Vietnam
Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 2,132 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Peru bigger than Vietnam?
Peru is larger. Vietnam fits inside Peru 3.9 times.
Which has more people, Peru or Vietnam?
Vietnam has 2.9 times as many people as Peru (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Peru or Vietnam?
People in Peru live 3.2 years longer than in Vietnam. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Peru and 74.7 in Vietnam.
Are people taller in Peru or Vietnam?
Men in Vietnam are 2.1 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
