Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Female life expectancy at birth
Burkina Faso
63.22 years
in 2023
Sierra Leone
63.5 years
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
225th
Sierra Leone rank
223rd
Female life expectancy at birth over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 63.5 years against 63.22 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.28 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 225th and Sierra Leone ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Burkina Faso 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 | 35.48 years | 32.22 years | 3.26 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 38.82 years | 37.06 years | 1.76 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 43.64 years | 42.25 years | 1.39 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 49.36 years | 45.05 years | 4.31 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 50.77 years | 44.9 years | 5.87 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 54.46 years | 49.05 years | 5.4 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 60.04 years | 56.47 years | 3.57 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 62.48 years | 62.36 years | 0.1165 years | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 63.5 years against 63.22 years in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female life expectancy at birth between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 0.28 years, 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 female life expectancy at birth?
- Burkina Faso ranks 225th and Sierra Leone ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.