What is the difference in surface area between Niger and Peru?

18,220 sq. km, with Peru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Peru?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Niger vs Peru: Surface area

Niger

1.27 million sq. km

in 2023

Peru

1.29 million sq. km

in 2023

Niger rank

21st

Peru rank

19th

Surface area over time

Niger
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 1.29 million sq. km against 1.27 million sq. km in Niger, a difference of 18,220 sq. km.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 21st and Peru ranks 19th of 216 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.27 million sq. km	1.29 million sq. km	18,220 sq. km	Peru
1970s	1.27 million sq. km	1.29 million sq. km	18,220 sq. km	Peru
1980s	1.27 million sq. km	1.29 million sq. km	18,220 sq. km	Peru
1990s	1.27 million sq. km	1.29 million sq. km	18,220 sq. km	Peru
2000s	1.27 million sq. km	1.29 million sq. km	18,220 sq. km	Peru
2010s	1.27 million sq. km	1.29 million sq. km	18,220 sq. km	Peru
2020s	1.27 million sq. km	1.29 million sq. km	18,220 sq. km	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Niger or Peru?: Peru, at 1.29 million sq. km against 1.27 million sq. km in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Niger and Peru?: 18,220 sq. km, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Peru?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Niger and Peru rank globally for surface area?: Niger ranks 21st and Peru ranks 19th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,456 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.