Country profile
Guinea
Guinea ranks #74 of 215 for population, #175 of 209 for gdp per capita, #209 of 216 for life expectancy, across 24 open-data indicators.
People
Population
15M
people · 2024
Rank #74 of 215
Life expectancy
60.9
years · 2024
Rank #209 of 216
Poverty headcount
11.7%
% of population · 2018
Rank #59 of 186
Under-5 mortality
92.1
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #6 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
32.2%
% net enrollment · 2014
Rank #210 of 232
Calorie supply
2,948
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #91 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
99,000
arrivals · 2017
Rank #170 of 203
GDP per capita
$1,695
current US$ · 2024
Rank #175 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
8.12
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #35 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
237
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #31 of 210
Forest area
24.7%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #157 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
43.8
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #27 of 248
Protected areas
29.6%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #30 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.27
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #190 of 210
Fertilizer use
2.4
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #182 of 194
Pesticide use
0.02
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #186 of 193
Cereal yield
1.35
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #149 of 182
Digital
Internet users
33.3%
% of population · 2024
Rank #180 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.01
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #252 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
97.9
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #174 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
51.1%
% of population · 2023
Rank #197 of 215
Renewable electricity output
88.1%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #21 of 257
Energy use per person
1,534
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #183 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.19
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #138 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Guinea; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield