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Algeria vs Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Algeria has a population of 46.8M (ranked 33/197), compared with 14.8M in Guinea (ranked 75/197). Algeria's land area is 919,595 sq mi versus 94,873 sq mi for Guinea (ranked 10th vs. 77th).

By GDP, Algeria ranks 52/197 ($264B) and Guinea ranks 117/197 ($25.3B). By GDP per capita, Algeria ranks 115/197 ($5,631), while Guinea ranks 161/197 ($1,717).

Main facts and rankings

Algeria Guinea
Population
47911682
15374667
Population rank 33/197 75/197
GDP
$264B
2024
$25.3B
2024
GDP rank 52/197 117/197
GDP per capita
$5,631
2024
$1,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 115/197 161/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,553
2024
$4,579
2024
Government debt
$122B
2024
$12.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
57.8%
2025
39.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,602
2024
$821
2024
Government debt per person rank 109/185 147/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,802
2025
$23,703
2025
Land area
919,595 sq mi
2025
94,873 sq mi
2025
Population density
50.9 ppl/mi²
2024
155.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.77
2023
4.22
2023
Median age
29.3 years
2024
19.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
61.1 years
2025

Algeria and Guinea: Comparison Charts

Algeria and Guinea economies compared

GDP
Algeria

Guinea
Year GDP
Algeria Guinea
1960 $2,723,615,451 -
1961 $2,434,747,056 -
1962 $2,001,444,544 -
1963 $2,702,982,018 -
1964 $2,909,316,435 -
1965 $3,136,284,307 -
1966 $3,039,859,187 -
1967 $3,370,870,376 -
1968 $3,852,147,027 -
1969 $4,257,253,264 -
1970 $4,863,526,897 $3,220,224,608
1971 $5,077,183,094 $3,594,302,908
1972 $6,766,743,957 $4,203,069,035
1973 $8,707,858,912 $5,152,080,388
1974 $13,209,871,626 $5,691,417,541
1975 $15,557,902,754 $6,102,769,605
1976 $17,728,240,932 $6,762,781,871
1977 $20,972,113,685 $6,914,381,291
1978 $26,364,491,313 $8,087,305,999
1979 $33,243,706,860 $8,877,094,497
1980 $42,345,829,079 $9,746,524,915
1981 $44,348,590,461 $9,646,440,667
1982 $45,207,167,470 $11,926,032,493
1983 $48,801,369,800 $15,129,893,722
1984 $53,698,548,293 $18,421,497,251
1985 $57,937,868,670 $22,787,644,566
1986 $63,692,007,897 $2,909,130,355
1987 $66,745,818,375 $2,976,714,019
1988 $59,089,396,860 $3,476,480,303
1989 $55,634,721,573 $3,546,079,263
1990 $62,048,507,531 $3,888,320,666
1991 $45,715,676,428 $4,396,178,694
1992 $48,003,133,347 $4,789,220,417
1993 $49,945,584,453 $4,781,166,117
1994 $42,543,176,829 $4,932,800,407
1995 $41,764,291,672 $5,385,704,166
1996 $46,941,554,225 $5,641,243,100
1997 $48,177,612,042 $5,516,916,163
1998 $48,187,781,984 $5,232,118,046
1999 $48,640,671,735 $5,046,806,783
2000 $54,790,398,570 $4,367,458,867
2001 $59,413,400,924 $4,125,527,603
2002 $61,516,103,406 $4,301,608,753
2003 $73,482,264,191 $5,025,167,975
2004 $91,913,680,985 $5,300,767,961
2005 $107,046,618,670 $4,282,468,637
2006 $123,084,258,693 $4,220,019,845
2007 $142,482,739,810 $6,281,918,226
2008 $180,383,848,331 $6,964,179,983
2009 $150,317,292,079 $6,716,905,340
2010 $177,785,053,940 $6,853,467,146
2011 $218,331,946,925 $6,785,137,203
2012 $227,143,746,076 $7,638,044,557
2013 $229,701,430,292 $8,376,613,539
2014 $238,942,664,193 $8,778,473,373
2015 $187,493,855,609 $8,794,201,743
2016 $180,763,839,522 $8,595,955,222
2017 $189,880,896,903 $10,324,668,271
2018 $194,554,483,656 $11,857,030,367
2019 $193,459,662,091 $13,442,861,496
2020 $164,873,415,325 $14,088,693,743
2021 $186,231,205,262 $17,069,115,738
2022 $225,638,456,572 $19,910,452,542
2023 $247,626,161,016 $22,407,615,556
2024 $263,619,794,507 $25,334,307,879

Algeria and Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Algeria

Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Algeria Guinea
1960 $238.4 -
1961 $209.4 -
1962 $169.6 -
1963 $225.6 -
1964 $238.9 -
1965 $253.6 -
1966 $241.4 -
1967 $261.8 -
1968 $292.4 -
1969 $316 -
1970 $353 $753
1971 $360 $825
1972 $469 $948
1973 $590 $1,143
1974 $873 $1,243
1975 $992 $1,311
1976 $1,080 $1,431
1977 $1,232 $1,440
1978 $1,506 $1,658
1979 $1,843 $1,790
1980 $2,276 $1,931
1981 $2,307 $1,876
1982 $2,275 $2,273
1983 $2,374 $2,823
1984 $2,524 $3,362
1985 $2,633 $4,062
1986 $2,800 $506
1987 $2,847 $505
1988 $2,451 $574
1989 $2,247 $570
1990 $2,445 $604
1991 $1,759 $656
1992 $1,803 $693
1993 $1,831 $671
1994 $1,526 $672
1995 $1,467 $713
1996 $1,617 $726
1997 $1,629 $696
1998 $1,603 $647
1999 $1,596 $611
2000 $1,773 $518
2001 $1,896 $483
2002 $1,937 $496
2003 $2,284 $566
2004 $2,817 $585
2005 $3,233 $463
2006 $3,661 $447
2007 $4,167 $650
2008 $5,181 $704
2009 $4,235 $662
2010 $4,913 $659
2011 $5,916 $637
2012 $6,034 $699
2013 $5,980 $748
2014 $6,095 $765
2015 $4,685 $747
2016 $4,425 $712
2017 $4,555 $834
2018 $4,577 $933
2019 $4,468 $1,031
2020 $3,744 $1,054
2021 $4,161 $1,245
2022 $4,962 $1,417
2023 $5,364 $1,555
2024 $5,631 $1,717

Algeria vs. Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Algeria

Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Algeria Guinea
1950 42.7 35.6
1951 43.3 35.6
1952 43.5 35.7
1953 43.6 35.8
1954 40.6 35.9
1955 40.9 36
1956 40.9 36.1
1957 40.9 36.2
1958 40.9 36.4
1959 40.9 36.5
1960 40.8 36.6
1961 40.8 36.8
1962 39.5 37
1963 43.1 37.2
1964 43 37.4
1965 42.8 37.7
1966 42.7 38
1967 42.7 38.2
1968 42.8 38.5
1969 43 38.8
1970 43.3 39.1
1971 43.8 39.4
1972 44.4 39.7
1973 45.1 39.9
1974 46 40.2
1975 46.9 40.6
1976 48 41
1977 49.2 41.4
1978 50.6 41.9
1979 52.4 42.3
1980 54.5 42.8
1981 57.4 43.3
1982 59.6 43.9
1983 61.3 44.2
1984 62.7 44.9
1985 64.2 45.3
1986 65.3 45.7
1987 66.1 46.1
1988 66.9 46.5
1989 67.5 46.9
1990 67.7 47.3
1991 67.7 47.8
1992 67.7 48.3
1993 67.8 48.8
1994 67.3 49.2
1995 67.7 49.8
1996 68.2 50.5
1997 68.9 51.1
1998 69.3 51.6
1999 70.1 52
2000 70.6 52.4
2001 71 52.7
2002 71.6 53.2
2003 71.9 53.6
2004 72.5 54
2005 72.8 54.4
2006 73.1 54.9
2007 73.3 55.2
2008 73.6 55.7
2009 73.9 56.1
2010 74.1 56.4
2011 74.4 56.8
2012 74.6 57.1
2013 74.8 57.5
2014 75 57.6
2015 75.2 57.9
2016 75.3 58.5
2017 75.4 58.7
2018 75.6 59
2019 75.7 59.4
2020 73.3 59.3
2021 75.2 59.4
2022 76.1 60.4
2023 76.3 60.7
2024 76.5 60.9
2025 76.7 61.1

Algeria and Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Algeria

Guinea
Year Population
Algeria Guinea
1960 11,424,922 3,556,749
1961 11,628,883 3,619,551
1962 11,800,771 3,684,273
1963 11,982,118 3,750,954
1964 12,179,813 3,819,722
1965 12,365,976 3,890,716
1966 12,590,069 3,964,155
1967 12,876,118 4,040,153
1968 13,172,614 4,118,550
1969 13,475,960 4,198,300
1970 13,783,719 4,277,535
1971 14,098,936 4,355,200
1972 14,427,072 4,431,292
1973 14,771,147 4,506,324
1974 15,133,502 4,580,510
1975 15,678,596 4,653,876
1976 16,409,170 4,727,022
1977 17,015,994 4,801,128
1978 17,506,974 4,877,854
1979 18,036,655 4,959,283
1980 18,607,174 5,047,419
1981 19,220,704 5,143,288
1982 19,872,348 5,247,672
1983 20,558,115 5,359,814
1984 21,271,969 5,480,096
1985 22,008,544 5,610,373
1986 22,745,499 5,750,668
1987 23,443,624 5,900,198
1988 24,109,536 6,056,574
1989 24,754,485 6,215,811
1990 25,375,810 6,434,374
1991 25,987,928 6,697,166
1992 26,628,568 6,914,366
1993 27,277,048 7,128,177
1994 27,887,279 7,345,107
1995 28,470,191 7,553,249
1996 29,033,044 7,770,035
1997 29,579,301 7,931,370
1998 30,054,133 8,081,990
1999 30,474,354 8,265,123
2000 30,903,893 8,428,832
2001 31,331,221 8,539,960
2002 31,750,835 8,674,066
2003 32,175,818 8,870,781
2004 32,628,286 9,062,726
2005 33,109,249 9,245,844
2006 33,623,506 9,441,171
2007 34,189,416 9,662,281
2008 34,816,961 9,898,870
2009 35,490,445 10,143,534
2010 36,188,236 10,396,086
2011 36,903,376 10,656,810
2012 37,646,166 10,921,581
2013 38,414,171 11,191,873
2014 39,205,031 11,472,924
2015 40,019,529 11,767,070
2016 40,850,721 12,073,030
2017 41,689,299 12,385,659
2018 42,505,035 12,704,774
2019 43,294,546 13,034,346
2020 44,042,091 13,371,183
2021 44,761,099 13,710,513
2022 45,477,389 14,055,137
2023 46,164,219 14,405,468
2024 46,814,308 14,754,785

Fertility rates in Algeria and Guinea

Fertility rate
Algeria

Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Algeria Guinea
1960 7.5 6.11
1961 7.56 6.13
1962 7.61 6.14
1963 7.65 6.15
1964 7.67 6.17
1965 7.71 6.18
1966 7.71 6.19
1967 7.71 6.2
1968 7.71 6.21
1969 7.71 6.23
1970 7.7 6.24
1971 7.67 6.26
1972 7.63 6.28
1973 7.59 6.31
1974 7.55 6.34
1975 7.49 6.37
1976 7.41 6.4
1977 7.31 6.43
1978 7.21 6.44
1979 7.12 6.45
1980 6.99 6.46
1981 6.85 6.46
1982 6.68 6.49
1983 6.5 6.49
1984 6.28 6.51
1985 6.04 6.53
1986 5.65 6.55
1987 5.3 6.57
1988 5.02 6.56
1989 4.76 6.55
1990 4.51 6.52
1991 4.37 6.48
1992 4.27 6.45
1993 4.08 6.41
1994 3.91 6.36
1995 3.49 6.29
1996 3.14 6.21
1997 2.89 6.12
1998 2.69 6.05
1999 2.62 5.99
2000 2.59 5.92
2001 2.52 5.83
2002 2.43 5.78
2003 2.45 5.74
2004 2.5 5.73
2005 2.56 5.73
2006 2.63 5.7
2007 2.7 5.66
2008 2.79 5.6
2009 2.83 5.53
2010 2.88 5.44
2011 2.9 5.34
2012 3 5.23
2013 3 5.15
2014 3.08 5.07
2015 3.09 5
2016 3.09 4.92
2017 3.09 4.79
2018 3.02 4.67
2019 3 4.58
2020 2.94 4.49
2021 2.87 4.4
2022 2.82 4.3
2023 2.77 4.22

Algeria and Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Algeria

Guinea
Year Median age, years
Algeria Guinea
1960 17.4 20.6
1961 17.2 20.5
1962 17 20.4
1963 16.9 20.4
1964 16.7 20.3
1965 16.6 20.2
1966 16.5 20.1
1967 16.4 20.1
1968 16.4 20
1969 16.4 20
1970 16.4 19.9
1971 16.4 19.8
1972 16.4 19.8
1973 16.5 19.7
1974 16.5 19.5
1975 16.5 19.4
1976 16.3 19.3
1977 16.3 19.2
1978 16.4 19
1979 16.5 18.9
1980 16.6 18.8
1981 16.7 18.7
1982 16.9 18.6
1983 17 18.5
1984 17.2 18.5
1985 17.4 18.4
1986 17.6 18.4
1987 17.8 18.4
1988 18.1 18.4
1989 18.3 18.3
1990 18.6 18.3
1991 18.8 18.3
1992 19 18.2
1993 19.3 18.2
1994 19.5 18.1
1995 19.8 18.1
1996 20.1 18
1997 20.4 17.9
1998 20.9 17.7
1999 21.4 17.6
2000 21.9 17.5
2001 22.4 17.3
2002 22.9 17.2
2003 23.3 17.2
2004 23.8 17.2
2005 24.2 17.2
2006 24.6 17.2
2007 25 17.2
2008 25.4 17.3
2009 25.8 17.3
2010 26.2 17.4
2011 26.5 17.5
2012 26.8 17.6
2013 27.1 17.7
2014 27.3 17.8
2015 27.6 18
2016 27.8 18.1
2017 28 18.2
2018 28.2 18.3
2019 28.4 18.5
2020 28.6 18.6
2021 28.7 18.8
2022 28.9 18.9
2023 29.1 19
2024 29.3 19.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Algeria Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$249B
2024
$21.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.4%
2025
17.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.61%
2023
1.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
8.17%
2023
2.13%
2023
Armed forces personnel
326,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-14.4%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
12%
2017
5.02%
2019
Services, % of GDP
45.6%
2023
37.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37.8%
2023
25.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.5
2025
54.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2011
23.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2011
3.5%
2018
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.000003%
2025
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$371M
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$83B
2024
$1.89B
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.8B
2024
$616M
2024
International tourist arrivals
591,000
2020
99,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
0.2%
2020
0.01%
2020
Banked people share
35.3%
2024
36%
2024

Energy

Algeria Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,503 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.2
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
180.4 megatons
2023
3.72 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.91 tons
2023
0.26 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
66.6%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.09%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-129.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,828 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.91%
2021
88.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.02%
2023
87.4%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

Algeria Guinea
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-31,240
2024
-12,024
2024
Urban population
75.7%
2024
38.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.1
2025
29.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
28
2024
Higher education index
36
2025
1
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.16
2023
8.82
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
29.7
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
63
2025
Adult literacy rate
81.4%
2018
45.3%
2021
English speaking
7%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
76.9%
2023
26.5%
2023

Health

Algeria Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$179.7
2022
$55
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$89.8
2022
$30.5
2022
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
61.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.46%
2022
20.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.99
2019
0.02
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
62
2023
494
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22
2023
95
2023
Obesity rate
24.6%
2022
9.74%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.5%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
68
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.54 liters
2020
0.52 liters
2020

Territory

Algeria Guinea
% of world land
1.6%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
19,643 sq mi
2024
6,430 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
159,633 sq mi
2025
69,475 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,636 sq mi
2025
23,433 sq mi
2025
Roads length
87,613 mi
2023
n/a

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