Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use
Burkina Faso
21.7%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
35.5%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
207th
Sierra Leone rank
204th
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 35.5% against 21.7% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 13.8%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.6 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 207th and Sierra Leone ranks 204th 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 | 11.0% | 11.5% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 18.7% | 2.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 29.7% | 10.0% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 35.5% against 21.7% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 13.8%, 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 share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Burkina Faso ranks 207th and Sierra Leone ranks 204th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.