Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Share of the population with access to basic services
Burkina Faso
34.0%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
39.2%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
207th
Sierra Leone rank
204th
Share of the population with access to basic services 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 207th and Sierra Leone ranks 204th of 214 countries.
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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.