Libya vs Peru: Land area

Libya
1.76 million sq. km
in 2023
Peru
1.28 million sq. km
in 2023
Libya rank
16th
Peru rank
19th

Land area over time

  • Libya
  • Peru
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Libya currently reports 1.76 million sq. km against 1.28 million sq. km in Peru, a difference of 479,540 sq. km.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.4 times Peru's.

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

Globally, Libya ranks 16th and Peru ranks 19th of 216 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.