Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people
Burkina Faso
5.61 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sierra Leone
4.94 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
187th
Sierra Leone rank
190th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 5.61 arrivals per 1,000 people against 4.94 arrivals per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.67 arrivals per 1,000 people.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 187th and Sierra Leone ranks 190th of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.24 arrivals per 1,000 people | 3.15 arrivals per 1,000 people | 9.09 arrivals per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 15.21 arrivals per 1,000 people | 6.1 arrivals per 1,000 people | 9.11 arrivals per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 10.54 arrivals per 1,000 people | 7.57 arrivals per 1,000 people | 2.97 arrivals per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 3.97 arrivals per 1,000 people | 3.99 arrivals per 1,000 people | 0.0181 arrivals per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Burkina Faso, at 5.61 arrivals per 1,000 people against 4.94 arrivals per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 0.67 arrivals per 1,000 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people?
- Burkina Faso ranks 187th and Sierra Leone ranks 190th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of trips by visitors who arrive from abroad and stay overnight, per 1,000 people in the destination country's population.