Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Burkina Faso
4.5%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
5.1%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
95th
Sierra Leone rank
92nd
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 5.1% against 4.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 95th and Sierra Leone ranks 92nd of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 18.7% | 0.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 10.7% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.7% | 0.6% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who smoke or use other tobacco, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 5.1% against 4.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 0.6%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Burkina Faso ranks 95th and Sierra Leone ranks 92nd of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated percentage of female adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.