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Sierra Leone vs Burkina Faso

Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso side by side across 200 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$8.27B vs $32.51BSierra Leone vs Burkina Faso
GDP per Capita$919 vs $1,319Sierra Leone vs Burkina Faso
Population8.82M vs 24.07MSierra Leone vs Burkina Faso

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Indicator Sierra Leone Burkina FasoPeriod
GDPEconomy$8.27B$32.51B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$919$1,3192026
Inflation RateEconomy7.5%1.5%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy3%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy24.09 LCU/USD569.51 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-2.2%-3.5%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy3.2%7.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy44.3%48.8%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-545.92M$1.37B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.5%4.9%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$830$9802025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,690$2,8902025
GDP (PPP)Economy$32.78B$73.95B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy29.5%19.9%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy25.7%30.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy7%6.6%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy41.6%41.5%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy23.2%17.2%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$320.83M$595.24M2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy4.6%2.6%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy31.1%48.8%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$433.27M2024
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy5.5%22.7%2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy18.7%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy53.4%70%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy51.6%64.1%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy35.737.42018/2021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy41.5%42.1%2018/2021
Account OwnershipEconomy38.6%51.4%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy25.9%24.5%2018/2025 ⚠
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.5%4.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy49.1%65%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy2.7%8.8%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$39M$173M2018/2019
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy71K67K2019/2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy-3.3%8.6%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$274M$82.94M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy4%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy22%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy27.8%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy2.2%14%2018/2025 ⚠
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy24.726.12024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy9%20.1%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.2%15.5%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy7.8%7.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$59$622023
Lending Interest RateEconomy21.4%6.3%2025/2021
Real Interest RateEconomy18.3%6.1%2025/2021
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy19.2%15.9%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$426$6702021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy44.5%51.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy11.5%16.7%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy44%31.6%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy86%80.6%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy78.2%60%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.9%7.3%2018/2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.12.72024
ATMs per 100,000Economy3.54.12024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.5%3%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy2.2%4.1%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy65%64.6%2018/2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy91.5%90.4%2018/2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.56B$9.67B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$2.11B$8.29B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8190.8732024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3890.7842024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade7.32021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.1%0%2018/2024 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade25.1%2.7%2018/2024 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade45.6%7.1%2018/2024 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade0.7%1.6%2018/2024 ⚠
Exports (% of GDP)Trade20.9%35%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade28.2%30%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4670.4592023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5660.5552023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2810.2732023
PopulationDemographics8.82M24.07M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2%2.2%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics62 years61.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19.9 years18 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.74.112024
Rural PopulationDemographics54.1%71.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics37.7%41.2%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics45.9%28.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics125.4/km²89.9/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics2930.42026
Death RateDemographics8.057.772026
Net Migration RateDemographics-1.37-1.152026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics63.7 years63.4 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics60.2 years59.1 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%4.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth54.643.62024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.4%0.5%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.7%7.8%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.130.152022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth48472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth13.827.82021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth23.9%23.4%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth54.5%43.8%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth16.8%24.7%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth353.6241.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth94.377.32023
Neonatal MortalityHealth29.324.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth372572024
Measles ImmunizationHealth90%88%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth91%91%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth57.2%2024
Basic SanitationHealth8.1%7.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.8%4.5%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.40.22006/2020 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth21.2%34%2019/2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth86.9%79.8%2019/2015
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.160.952022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth91.285.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$36$722023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth34.5%35.6%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth11.3%11.6%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth97.9%80.2%2019/2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare25.2%19.5%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare6.3%8.1%2021/2019
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare90.4%84.8%2019/2021
Child MarriageChild Welfare29.6%51.3%2019/2015
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare2.8%1.5%2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.6%5.3%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation2%10%2002/2024 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation43.6%41.6%2019/2023
Youth Literacy RateEducation73%62.8%2019/2022
Primary Completion RateEducation69.4%60.3%2019/2021
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation47%34.4%2019/2021
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation97.4%65.7%2023/2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation96.2%40.7%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation71.8%23.7%2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation19.6%16.2%2019/2021
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation69.8%91%2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation86.9%30%2023/2024
UndernourishmentFood Security24.1%13.1%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.25M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture54.7%53.4%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture104.7118.82022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture2.86M t16.61K t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture2.21K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture93.75K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture60K t1.9M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture7.44K t931.11K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture27.44K t1.85M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture1.39M t513.23K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,704 kg/ha1,682 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,409 kg/ha2,230 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture682.1K head10.3M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance2.21.32020/2017
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance33412024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.4710.1342025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.3480.1032025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.5710.3732025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.7-0.252024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.97-0.872024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.84-0.882024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.45-1.912024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.06-0.532024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.51-0.962024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian041K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian02.06M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian01.96K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology25.1%28.3%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology107.9116.62022/2024
4G CoverageTechnology81.6%63.7%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology00.92021/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology6.1%8.8%2025
3G CoverageTechnology97.2%79.6%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology38.2%31.4%2017/2025 ⚠
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology9.1%0.2%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.1%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure39.2%34%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure50.19K103.59K2012/2023 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure49.3%87.9%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy112.1 MW240.5 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy17.4 MW205.6 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy60.9 MW34 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy71.6%71.4%2022
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy0.9%17%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy133 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy17.1%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy16.2 MW22.2 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy24.9%12.7%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy9.5%6.5%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy85.7%5.3%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy4.8%82.8%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy0.2 TWh3.2 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy48 gCO₂/kWh562 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy674 kWh1,020 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.17 t0.27 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate75.3%13.9%2021
Forest AreaClimate34.3%22.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate5.1%16.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate0.1%6.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate22.5 µg/m³37.3 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Sierra Leone or Burkina Faso have the larger economy?

Burkina Faso has the larger economy: $8.27B for Sierra Leone versus $32.51B for Burkina Faso (GDP, current US$).

How do Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso compare across indicators?

This page compares Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso on 200 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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