Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
65.9 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
75.6 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
10th
Sierra Leone rank
9th
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 75.6 people per square kilometre against 65.9 people per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 9.7 people per square kilometre.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 214 countries.
Sierra Leone 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 | 44.68 people per square kilometre | 65.37 people per square kilometre | 20.69 people per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 56.9 people per square kilometre | 78.15 people per square kilometre | 21.25 people per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 65.31 people per square kilometre | 79.66 people per square kilometre | 14.36 people per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 75.6 people per square kilometre against 65.9 people per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 9.7 people per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.