Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural
Burkina Faso
34.0%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
39.2%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
222nd
Sierra Leone rank
219th
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 39.2% against 34.0% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 222nd and Sierra Leone ranks 219th of 229 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 | 11.0% | 11.5% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 18.7% | 2.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 31.6% | 9.0% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 39.2% against 34.0% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 5.2%, with Sierra Leone 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 proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Burkina Faso ranks 222nd and Sierra Leone ranks 219th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.