Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 71.9% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 29.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Peru, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2024.
live 16.0 years less
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
see 83.4% less spent on your healthcare
Peru spends $956 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sierra Leone spends $159 as of 2023.
have 92.1% fewer doctors per person
Peru has 16.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Sierra Leone has 1.3 as of 2022.
have 42.3% less access to essential health services
Peru scores 71 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Sierra Leone scores 41 as of 2021.
be 4.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Peru has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 38.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
make 91.3% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $846 as of 2025.
Life
have 91.2% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 51.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, 354.0 women do as of 2023.
be 48.1% less likely to be literate
In Peru, the literacy rate is 93.7% as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 11.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 54.6 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 63.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Peru, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 36% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 69.4% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, about 25.1% do as of 2024.
be 28.8% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Peru, approximately 96% of people have access to drinking water (98% in urban areas, and 87% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, that number is 68% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 57% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 39.9% less on education
Peru spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Sierra Leone spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 16.3% less on healthcare
Peru spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 83.3% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
Safety
be 74.2% less likely to be murdered
Peru has a homicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
live with 89.6% less strain on fresh water
Peru withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sierra Leone withdraws 0% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 91.6% less CO2
Peru emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sierra Leone emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Peru, air pollution causes 26.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, it causes 97.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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