Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of)

Burkina Faso
50.7%
in 2017
Sierra Leone
56.6%
in 2017
Burkina Faso rank
87th
Sierra Leone rank
85th

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sierra Leone
0204060200020082017

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 56.6% against 50.7% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 5.9%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 87th and Sierra Leone ranks 85th of 97 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 52.3% 41.5% 10.8% Burkina Faso
2010s 51.1% 52.4% 1.2% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic drinking water services (% of), Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 56.6% against 50.7% in Burkina Faso as of 2017.
What is the difference in people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
5.9%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Burkina Faso ranks 87th and Sierra Leone ranks 85th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q3. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q3
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed