Indiana is a state in the United States of America located in the Midwestern region of the country, whereas Peru is a country located in Western South America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Indiana and Peru regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Indiana bigger than Peru?
The total area of Indiana is 36,418 sq mi, and the total area of Peru is 496,225 sq mi. Indiana is smaller than Peru by 459,807 sq mi. Indiana is around 13.63 times smaller than Peru.
Area of Indiana: 36,418 sq mi ( 94,321 km2 )
Area of Peru: 496,225 sq mi ( 1,285,216 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Indiana as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 6,805,985.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Peru as of 2020, was estimated to be around 32,971,846.
Here is some more data comparison between Indiana and Peru.
The capital of Indiana is Indianapolis, and the capital city of Peru is Lima.
Official Languages
Indiana: English
Peru: Spanish
Demonym(s)
Indiana: Hoosier
Peru: Peruvian
ISO 3166 Code
Indiana: US-IN
Peru: PE
Human Development Index
HDI of Indiana as of 2019: 0.912
HDI of Peru as of 2019: 0.777
Indiana Time Zone:
(80 Counties)
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
(12 Counties)
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Peru Time Zone:
UTC – 5 (Peru Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Indiana:
39° 53′ 39.12″ N, 86° 16′ 53.76″ W
Coordinates of Peru:
10° 0′ 0″ S, 76° 0′ 0″ W
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