Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre

Burkina Faso
2,087 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Sierra Leone
2,546 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
138th
Sierra Leone rank
136th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2,546 current US$ per square kilometre against 2,087 current US$ per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 459 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 138th and Sierra Leone ranks 136th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 530.21 current US$ per square kilometre 0.9725 current US$ per square kilometre 529.24 current US$ per square kilometre Burkina Faso
1990s 346.57 current US$ per square kilometre 135.7 current US$ per square kilometre 210.88 current US$ per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2000s 248.31 current US$ per square kilometre 283.01 current US$ per square kilometre 34.7 current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 1,235 current US$ per square kilometre 997.95 current US$ per square kilometre 236.84 current US$ per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2020s 2,002 current US$ per square kilometre 2,499 current US$ per square kilometre 497.34 current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 2,546 current US$ per square kilometre against 2,087 current US$ per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
459 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
Burkina Faso ranks 138th and Sierra Leone ranks 136th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 6,437 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.