What is the difference in goal 6: clean water and sanitation between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?

0 5 year moving average, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Burkina Faso

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Sierra Leone

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

1st

Sierra Leone rank

1st

GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation over time

Burkina Faso
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 215 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	0.75 5 year moving average	1 5 year moving average	0.25 5 year moving average	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.8033 5 year moving average	1 5 year moving average	0.1967 5 year moving average	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.8958 5 year moving average	0.9688 5 year moving average	0.073 5 year moving average	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 6: clean water and sanitation, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?: Burkina Faso, at 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 6: clean water and sanitation between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?: 0 5 year moving average, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for goal 6: clean water and sanitation?: Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

SDG Goal 6 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database