use Algorithm::HowSimilar 'compare'; my ( $av_similarity, $sim_ary1_to_ary2, $sim_ary2_to_ary1, $ref_ary_matches, $ref_ary_in_ary1_but_not_ary2, $ref_ary_in_ary2_but_not_ary1 ) = compare( \@ary1, \@ary2 );