Corsica is an Island of France located in the Mediterranean Sea, whereas Peru is a country located in Western South America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Corsica and Peru regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Corsica bigger than Peru?
The total area of Corsica is 8,722 sq km, and the total area of Peru is 1,285,216 sq km. Corsica is smaller than Peru by 1,276,494 sq km. Corsica is around 147.35 times smaller than Peru.
Area of Corsica: 3,368 sq mi ( 8,722 km2 )
Area of Peru: 496,225 sq mi ( 1,285,216 km2 )
Population
According to the INSEE, World Bank data, the total population of Corsica as of 2019 was estimated to be around 339,178.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Peru as of 26th December 2021, is estimated to be around 33,480,863.
Here is some more data comparison between Corsica and Peru.
The capital of Corsica is Ajaccio, and the capital city of Peru is Lima.
Official Languages
Corsica: French
Peru: Spanish
Human Development Index
HDI of Corsica as of 2018: 0.864
HDI of Peru as of 2019: 0.777
Corsica Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Peru Timezone:
UTC – 5 (Peru Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Corsica:
47° 0′ 0″ N, 2° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Peru:
10° 0′ 0″ S, 76° 0′ 0″ W
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