What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?

0.0026, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Burkina Faso

0.2019

in 2023

Sierra Leone

0.2045

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

13th

Sierra Leone rank

12th

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

Burkina Faso
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.2045 against 0.2019 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0026.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 236 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4912	0.5459	0.0547	Sierra Leone
1960s	0.4571	0.4912	0.0341	Sierra Leone
1970s	0.4096	0.4352	0.0256	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.3476	0.4017	0.054	Sierra Leone
1990s	0.3291	0.3933	0.0642	Sierra Leone
2000s	0.2901	0.3455	0.0554	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.2335	0.2687	0.0352	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.2067	0.2134	0.0067	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.2045 against 0.2019 in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?: 0.0026, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.