Quality of life comparison

be 55.8% less likely to be obese

In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

be 5.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Peru, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

live 10.2 years less

In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.

be 34.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Peru, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

make 88.7% less money

Peru has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.

be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Peru, 27.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

have 84.4% more children

In Peru, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Peru, approximately 69.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 48.6% less likely to be literate

In Peru, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 6.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Peru, approximately 10.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.

be 69.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Peru, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 29% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 82.1% less likely to have internet access

In Peru, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

be 22.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Peru, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 73% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 2.3 times more on education

Peru spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 39.7% more on healthcare

Peru spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 83.3% less coastline

Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.