Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a
Burkina Faso
44.0%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
35.9%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
92nd
Sierra Leone rank
95th
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 44.0% against 35.9% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Sierra Leone ranks 95th of 106 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.3% | 13.6% | 5.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 30.3% | 7.0% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Burkina Faso, at 44.0% against 35.9% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 8.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Sierra Leone ranks 95th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB), published as Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, female (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Account denotes the percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution or report personally using a mobile money service in the past 12 months (female, % age 15+).