Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV
Burkina Faso
91,000
in 2025
Sierra Leone
92,000
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
49th
Sierra Leone rank
48th
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 92,000 against 91,000 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1,000.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 49th and Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 143 countries.
Burkina Faso 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 | 124,000 | 58,100 | 65,900 | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 104,900 | 76,600 | 28,300 | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 93,833 | 90,667 | 3,167 | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 92,000 against 91,000 in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 1,000, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Burkina Faso ranks 49th and Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 143 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.