Country size comparison
compared to
South Africa is around the same size as Peru.
Peru is approximately 1,285,216 sq km,
while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making
South Africa 94.85% the size of Peru.
Meanwhile, the population of Peru is ~32.3 million people
(25.2 million more people live in South Africa).
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This to-scale map shows a size comparison of Peru compared to South Africa. For more details, see an in-depth quality of life comparison of South Africa vs. Peru using our country comparison tool.