Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita
Burkina Faso
0.66 people per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.608 people per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
8th
Sierra Leone rank
11th
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.66 people per person against 0.608 people per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.052 people per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 214 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8896 people per person | 0.8847 people per person | 0.0049 people per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.8406 people per person | 0.8126 people per person | 0.028 people per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.7746 people per person | 0.6842 people per person | 0.0904 people per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, per capita, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.66 people per person against 0.608 people per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per capita between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 0.052 people per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.