Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: People without electricity country, per square kilometre

Burkina Faso
65.9 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
75.6 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
10th
Sierra Leone rank
9th

People without electricity country, per square kilometre over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 75.6 units per square kilometre against 65.9 units per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 9.7 units 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 units per square kilometre 65.37 units per square kilometre 20.69 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 56.9 units per square kilometre 78.15 units per square kilometre 21.25 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 65.31 units per square kilometre 79.66 units per square kilometre 14.36 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people without electricity country, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 75.6 units per square kilometre against 65.9 units per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in people without electricity country, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
9.7 units 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 people without electricity country, 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 People without electricity country, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
People without electricity country, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,316 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

People without electricity country 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.