Guinea

Sub-Saharan Africa·Lower middle income

Population: 14.4M; 74th of 217
GDP: $25.3B; 118th of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $1,717; 179th of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 60.7; 210th of 217
Human development: 0.465; 180th of 189 · 2021

Benchmarked against

Guinea

Senegal

Cameroon

Comoros

Benin

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growing but primarily agrarian West African economy; major mining sector; improving fiscal and debt balances prior to COVID-19; economy increasingly vulnerable to climate change; slow infrastructure improvements; gender wealth and human capital gaps

Area: 245,857 km²
Languages: French (official), Pular, Maninka, Susu, other native languages
Resources: bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt
Borders: Cote d'Ivoire; Guinea-Bissau; Liberia; Mali; Senegal; Sierra Leone

Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Muslim86.8%▼ 1.1pt
Christian11.7%▲ 3.2pt
Unaffiliated1.3%▼ 2.0pt

Religious diversity: 2.71 / 10 · moderate · 103rd of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

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SEN

CMR

COM

GDP

current US$

$25.3B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$1.31B–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

63%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

29.6%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

25.3%–––

Unemployment

% of labor force

–––

Gini index

0–100

–––

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

–––

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

–––

Labor share of GDP

share, 0–1

0.422–––

Population

people

14.4M–––

Population density

people per km²

57.2–––

Urban population

% of total

38.1%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

4.2–––

Net migration

people

-12K–––

Population under 15

% of total

40.9%–––

Population 65+

% of total

3.5%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

4%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

2%–––

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

1,534.4–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

281.1–––

Electricity generation

TWh

4.1–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

–––

State-based conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

–––

One-sided violence deaths

civilian deaths per year

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

2.71–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

1.3%–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

–––

Happiness

Cantril ladder, 0–10

–––

Global Peace Index

1–5

–––

Military expenditure

% of GDP

2.1%–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

theme overview →

GDP

current US$

#118/214

$25.3B2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#179/214

$1,7172024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#168/203

$4,334latest

GDP growth

annual %

#30/214

5.7%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#175/207

$1,4702024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#166/213

7.4%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#83/201

$1.31B2023

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#78/205

63%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#14/206

29.6%2024

Industry value added

% of GDP

#88/208

25.3%2024

Unemployment

% of labor force

#92/187

5.2%latest

Gini index

0–100

#29/168

29.6latest

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

#115/168

11.7%latest

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

#147/165

$1,8092022

Labor share of GDP

share, 0–1

#104/139

0.4222023

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

theme overview →

Population

people

#74/217

14.4Mlatest

Population density

people per km²

#146/216

57.2latest

Urban population

% of total

#175/215

38.1%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#210/217

60.7latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#20/217

4.2latest

Net migration

people

#159/217

-12K2024

Population under 15

% of total

#20/217

40.9%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#178/217

3.5%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#193/196

61.5latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#191/196

95latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#157/192

4%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#195/195

0latest

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

#153/160

45.3%latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#184/199

2%latest

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

#171/194

6.7%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#190/210

26.5%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#121/214

108.92022

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#204/208

02022

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#203/215

12.32024

Access to electricity

% of population

#197/215

51.1%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

theme overview →

Energy use per capita

kWh

#172/198

1,534.42023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#169/202

281.12023

Electricity generation

TWh

#131/202

4.12023

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#38/202

74.8%2023

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#48/202

25.2%2023

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#63/204

42024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#21/204

0.32024

Share of global CO₂

#143/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#70/193

3.52023

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

theme overview →

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#8/210

0.1%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#49/210

0.4%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#43/210

0.2%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#26/210

0.2%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#45/210

0.4952024

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#141/175

0.1872025

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#147/175

0.0952025

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

#142/175

0.3532025

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

#146/175

0.8082025

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

#125/175

0.3012025

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

#147/178

252022

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#154/193

-1.012022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#160/193

-0.9422022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#163/193

-1.12022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#158/193

-0.8642022

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

#147/175

0.5322025

Conflict & Security

Organized violence since 1989 — every battle death georeferenced by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program

theme overview →

Conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

#58/126

02025

State-based conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

#72/126

02025

One-sided violence deaths

civilian deaths per year

#71/126

02025

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#103/193

2.712020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#116/193

1.3%2020

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

theme overview →

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#180/189

0.4652021

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

#157/170

0.6212021

Happiness

Cantril ladder, 0–10

#121/164

4.612025

Global Peace Index

1–5

#124/158

2.362023

Military expenditure

% of GDP

#54/161

2.1%latest

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