World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Peru 12 times
Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Peru’s coastline is 5.5 times as long as the median country’s
Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 4,411 m above the median country’s
Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of the median country, versus 19% of Peru
Peru: 19% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Peru has 4.7 times as many people as the median country
Peru: 34.6 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 3.6 times as densely populated as Peru
Peru: 27 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 6.8 cm taller than in Peru
Peru: 166.8 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 6.2 cm taller than in Peru
Peru: 154.4 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 1.7 years older than in Peru
Peru: 29.5 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Peru have 0.1 more children on average than in the median country
Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.5% of people in Peru are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country
Peru: 9.5% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The median country hosts 4.2 times as many refugees per resident as Peru
Peru: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Peru has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country none
Peru: 0.3 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, the median country 1
Peru: 3 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Peru’s economy is 7.4 times the size of the median country’s
Peru: $335 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 12% more per person than Peru
Peru: Int$18,816 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in the median country (Gini 5.7 points higher)
Peru: 40.1 (2024) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
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 the median country
Peru: 5.1% (2024) · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
The median country and Peru are practically level
Peru: 5.1% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.8%
Peru: 0.8% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The median country’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Peru’s 16%
Peru: 15.9% (2021) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Peru’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× the median country’s
Peru: 51% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 6% more on health per person than Peru
Peru: $446 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Peru live 3.3 years longer than in the median country
Peru: 77.9 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 15% more likely to die before turning one than in Peru
Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Peru and the median country are nearly identical here
Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
The median country has 55% more hospital beds per person than Peru
Peru: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the median country is 3.4 times that in Peru
Peru: 2.9 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Peru: 29.1% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 12% in Peru
Peru: 12.4% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Peru rate their lives 0.14 points higher than in the median country
Peru: 5.97 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Peru drink 10% more alcohol than in the median country
Peru: 4.8 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 1% more meat per person than Peru
Peru: 55.4 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 127 kcal more food per person per day than Peru
Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 169 more hours a year than in the median country
Peru: 2,143 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Peru went to school 0.22 years longer than in the median country
Peru: 10.2 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 5.7 times as many tourists per resident as Peru (2019)
Peru: 0.06 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Peru has 10 more World Heritage sites than the median country (13 against 3)
Peru: 13 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Peru has won 5 Olympic medals, the median country 4
Peru: 5 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Peru and the median country are practically level
Peru: 82% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Peru is 83% faster than in the median country
Peru: 294 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 97% in Peru
Peru: 96.5% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 64% in the median country
Peru: 86% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Peru has 125 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115
Peru: 125 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 15% longer than Peru’s
Peru: 1,854 km (2017) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Peru fly 2.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from the median country
Peru: 0.51 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Peru, but only 33% of the median country
Peru: 52.7% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 45% more CO₂ than someone in Peru
Peru: 2.1 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country
Peru: 63.6% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 66% more fine dust than in the median country
Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.8 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in the median country
Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 11% deadlier than in Peru
Peru: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 3.7 °C warmer than Peru
Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 2.1 times as much rain as the median country
Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Peru bigger than the median country?
Peru is larger. The median country fits inside Peru 12 times.
Which has more people, Peru or the median country?
Peru has 4.7 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Peru or the median country?
People in Peru live 3.3 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Peru and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Peru or the median country?
Men in the median country are 6.8 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
