Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 9:06 PM

SERIAL · 324Africa

Guinea

CapitalConakry

CurrencyGNF · Guinean franc

LanguageFrench, languages of Guinea

Area245,860 km²

Since1958

ISOGIN · GN

Population

15.1Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in West Africa

Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country located in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Ivory Coast to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south. It is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry, after its capital Conakry, to distinguish it from other territories in the eponymous region, such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. At the census held on 1 July 2025, Guinea had a population of over 17.5 million and an area of 245,857 square kilometres (94,926 sq mi).

Text: Wikipedia — GuineaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-01

— FACTS —

Motto: Work, Justice, Solidarity
Capital: Conakry
Currency: Guinean franc (GNF)
Official language: French, languages of Guinea
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +224
Licence plate code: RG
Top-level domain: .gn
Independence / founding: 02 Oct 1958
Highest point: Mount Richard-Molard (1,752 m)
Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
Anthem: Liberté

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

24.7%% of land area

#119 of 2132023

78% of world average

Forest area

60,690km²

#68 of 2132023

32% of world average

Agricultural land

73.2%% of land area

#14 of 2092023

197% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

24.4%% of land area

#41 of 2062023

175% of world average

Land area

245,860km²

#78 of 2152023

38% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

15.1Mpeople

#74 of 2162025

40% of world average

Population growth

2.3%% per year

#34 of 2162025

234% of world average

Population density

59people per km²

#145 of 2152023

13% of world average

People living in cities

38.5%% of population

#177 of 2162025

61% of world average

Urban population growth

3.5%% per year

#30 of 2162025

227% of world average

People living rurally

61.5%% of population

#40 of 2162025

167% of world average

Population aged 0-14

40.5%% of population

#19 of 2162025

161% of world average

Population aged 15-64

56.0%% of population

#200 of 2162025

87% of world average

Population aged 65+

3.5%% of population

#178 of 2162025

32% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

78.6%% of working-age population

#17 of 2162025

137% of world average

Female population

50.5%% of population

#99 of 2162025

101% of world average

Births per woman

4births per woman

#20 of 2162024

176% of world average

Birth rate

33.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#16 of 2162024

193% of world average

Death rate

9.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#60 of 2162024

117% of world average

Net migration

-16,282people (5-year total)

#166 of 2162025

-14787% of world average

Migrants living in the country

0.8%% of population

#178 of 2152024

6% of world average

— MONEY —

Foreign reserves

$1.35Bcurrent US$

#138 of 1772024

1% of world average

External debt

$5.39Bcurrent US$

#41 of 1212024

7% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

300-100

#27 of 1472018

83% of world average

People below the poverty line

11.7%% of population

#108 of 1472018

91% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

23.1%%

#24 of 1472018

83% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

3.5%%

#32 of 1472018

125% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$616.4Mcurrent US$

#111 of 1862024

12% of world average

Foreign aid received

2.6%% of GNI

#67 of 1372023

43% of world average

Exchange rate

9,565local currency per US$

#8 of 2112020

660% of world average

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Agriculture's share of the economy

31.3%% of GDP

#11 of 1992025

314% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

25.4%% of GDP

#80 of 2022025

104% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

12.7%% of GDP

#68 of 1952022

116% of world average

Services' share of the economy

35.7%% of GDP

#196 of 2022025

62% of world average

26 of 39 figures unavailable for Guinea.

— TRADE —

Exports

41.4%% of GDP

#77 of 1872025

96% of world average

Imports

62.3%% of GDP

#53 of 1872025

125% of world average

Trade balance

-20.9%% of GDP

#154 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

82.7%% of GDP

#49 of 2052025

128% of world average

Goods exported

$15.10Bcurrent US$

#90 of 2072025

12% of world average

Goods imported

$8.34Bcurrent US$

#123 of 2072025

7% of world average

Services exported

$71.2Mcurrent US$

#182 of 1912024

0% of world average

Services imported

$3.15Bcurrent US$

#109 of 1912024

7% of world average

Goods and services exported

$11.72Bcurrent US$

#107 of 1912024

7% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$10.23Bcurrent US$

#119 of 1912024

6% of world average

High-tech share of exports

0.9%% of manufactured exports

#155 of 1792016

7% of world average

Terms of trade

132index

#20 of 2062024

125% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

60.9 yrsyears

#209 of 2162024

82% of world average

Life expectancy, women

62.1 yrsyears

#210 of 2162024

81% of world average

Life expectancy, men

59.7 yrsyears

#207 of 2162024

84% of world average

Infant deaths

59.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#190 of 1962024

323% of world average

Deaths under age 5

92.1 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#191 of 1962024

380% of world average

Maternal deaths

494per 100,000 live births

#185 of 1942023

425% of world average

Health spending

3.7%% of GDP

#162 of 1932023

54% of world average

Health spending per person

$59current US$

#166 of 1932023

4% of world average

Physicians

0.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#158 of 1872022

10% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

0.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#190 of 1962022

9% of world average

Hospital beds

0.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

not enough data to rank2011

10% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

74.2%% of population

#184 of 2142024

82% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

32.6%% of population

#194 of 2132024

41% of world average

Suicide rate

5per 100,000 people

#59 of 1852021

56% of world average

HIV prevalence

1.3%% aged 15-49

#125 of 1532024

95% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

178per 100,000 people

#169 of 2082024

179% of world average

Undernourishment

11.4%% of population

#117 of 1682023

113% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

60.0%% of children 12-23 months

#180 of 1932024

70% of world average

1 of 19 figures unavailable for Guinea.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

1.7%% of GDP

#180 of 1902023

40% of world average

Education spending

9.2%% of government spending

#159 of 1892025

68% of world average

Adult literacy

39.6%% aged 15+

#115 of 1192018

47% of world average

Youth literacy

53.9%% aged 15-24

#122 of 1262018

59% of world average

Primary school enrolment

100.5%% gross

#98 of 2002020

100% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

38.6%% gross

not enough data to rank2014

44% of world average

University enrolment

10.9%% gross

not enough data to rank2014

22% of world average

Primary school completion

59.9%% of relevant age group

#169 of 1802020

67% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

47pupils per teacher

#153 of 1602016

212% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

6.0 yrsyears

#182 of 1972025

60% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

5.2%% of labour force

#94 of 1862025

75% of world average

Youth unemployment

7.0%% of labour force aged 15-24

#44 of 1862025

45% of world average

Labour force participation

52.6%% aged 15+

#146 of 1862025

87% of world average

Women in the labour force

42.6%% of women aged 15+

#141 of 1862025

84% of world average

Men in the labour force

63.1%% of men aged 15+

#142 of 1862025

90% of world average

Labour force

4.7Mpeople

#92 of 1862025

23% of world average

Working in agriculture

47.4%% of employment

#25 of 1862025

215% of world average

Working in industry

14.2%% of employment

#148 of 1862025

72% of world average

Working in services

38.5%% of employment

#158 of 1862025

66% of world average

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Self-employed

81.9%% of employment

#15 of 1862025

212% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

79.5%% of labour force

#66 of 1712019

105% of world average

Employed

49.9%% aged 15+

#141 of 1862025

88% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

33.3%% of population

#180 of 2072024

47% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

98per 100 people

#143 of 2102023

85% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

0per 100 people

#204 of 2082022

0% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

0per 100 people

#210 of 2132022

0% of world average

Access to electricity

53.8%% of population

#195 of 2142024

61% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

1.0%% of population

#184 of 1892023

1% of world average

Air passengers carried

58,500passengers

not enough data to rank1999

0% of world average

Air freight

1million tonne-km

not enough data to rank1999

0% of world average

Container port traffic

286,286TEU

#99 of 1672023

5% of world average

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Scientific journal articles published

55count

#151 of 1972023

0% of world average

Tourists arriving

99,000count

#163 of 1942017

2% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$1.3Mcurrent US$

#175 of 1752020

0% of world average

6 of 18 figures unavailable for Guinea.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

0tonnes per person

#34 of 2032024

8% of world average

Carbon emissions

5Mt CO2

#71 of 2032024

3% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

29Mt CO2-equivalent

#94 of 2032024

12% of world average

Protected land

42.6%% of land area

#8 of 2132025

226% of world average

Protected coastal waters

0.6%% of territorial waters

#116 of 1742025

6% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

0.4%% of internal resources

#12 of 1772022

0% of world average

Renewable water available per person

16,080m³ per person

#38 of 1832022

114% of world average

Renewable energy use

66.6%% of final energy consumption

#31 of 2122022

229% of world average

Electricity from renewables

88.1%% of total

#19 of 2062021

255% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

11.9%% of total

#28 of 2092021

20% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#99 of 2082021

0% of world average

1 of 12 figures unavailable for Guinea.

— STATE —

Military spending

2.1%% of GDP

#56 of 1562024

92% of world average

Military spending

$562.5Mcurrent US$

#99 of 1602024

3% of world average

Military spending

12.8%% of government spending

#21 of 1532024

172% of world average

Armed forces personnel

13,000people

#123 of 1702020

8% of world average

Armed forces

0.3%% of labour force

#144 of 1682020

26% of world average

Tax revenue

7.4%% of GDP

not enough data to rank1992

44% of world average

1 of 7 figures unavailable for Guinea.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Guinea.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

LibertéAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Conakry · approx. UTC-1

Neighbours

Landmarks

People

Alpha CondéPresident of Guinea from 2010 to 2021

Ahmed Sékou TouréPresident of Guinea (1922-1984)

Lansana Contésecond President of Guinea (1934–2008)

Robert SarahRoman Catholic archbishop and cardinal (1945-)

Naby KeïtaGuinean association football player

Mamady DoumbouyaGuinean military officer and politician (1980-)

Serhou GuirassyGuinean-French footballer (born 1996)

Bouna SarrSenegalese, Guinean and French footballer

Moussa Dadis CamaraPresident of Guinea

Stokely CarmichaelAmerican activist (1941-1998)

Samori TureAfrican warlord and religious leader, founder of the Wassoulou Empire (1830–1900)

Mory KantéGuinean musician (1950–2020)

History

02 Oct 1958Guinea — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population15.1M2025

GDP$28.35B2025

GDP per person$1,8772025