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Guinea vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea has a population of 14.8M (ranked 75/197), compared with 405K in Iceland (ranked 172/197). Guinea's land area is 94,873 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 77th vs. 104th).

By GDP, Guinea ranks 117/197 ($25.3B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B). By GDP per capita, Guinea ranks 161/197 ($1,717), while Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea Iceland
Population
15374667
412970
Population rank 75/197 172/197
GDP
$25.3B
2024
$33.5B
2024
GDP rank 117/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$1,717
2024
$82,704
2024
GDP per capita rank 161/197 10/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,579
2024
$78,259
2024
Government debt
$12.1B
2024
$19.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.6%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$821
2024
$48,859
2024
Government debt per person rank 147/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,703
2025
$54,155
2025
Land area
94,873 sq mi
2025
38,931 sq mi
2025
Population density
155.5 ppl/mi²
2024
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.22
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
19.2 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Guinea and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Guinea and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Guinea

Iceland
Year GDP
Guinea Iceland
1960 - $252,169,712
1961 - $257,703,245
1962 - $289,200,704
1963 - $345,175,036
1964 - $440,797,869
1965 - $531,569,564
1966 - $638,349,755
1967 - $630,567,116
1968 - $481,532,848
1969 - $420,945,148
1970 $3,220,224,608 $526,704,545
1971 $3,594,302,908 $670,251,136
1972 $4,203,069,035 $839,652,164
1973 $5,152,080,388 $1,154,440,253
1974 $5,691,417,541 $1,515,190,595
1975 $6,102,769,605 $1,406,875,081
1976 $6,762,781,871 $1,669,488,390
1977 $6,914,381,291 $2,208,509,076
1978 $8,087,305,999 $2,511,826,196
1979 $8,877,094,497 $2,853,435,054
1980 $9,746,524,915 $3,381,419,251
1981 $9,646,440,667 $3,492,997,010
1982 $11,926,032,493 $3,206,626,645
1983 $15,129,893,722 $2,765,950,336
1984 $18,421,497,251 $2,864,441,387
1985 $22,787,644,566 $2,984,052,357
1986 $2,909,130,355 $3,989,622,739
1987 $2,976,714,019 $5,520,318,405
1988 $3,476,480,303 $6,106,635,816
1989 $3,546,079,263 $5,672,569,449
1990 $3,888,320,666 $6,468,736,356
1991 $4,396,178,694 $6,909,730,288
1992 $4,789,220,417 $7,080,981,738
1993 $4,781,166,117 $6,218,581,532
1994 $4,932,800,407 $6,389,460,343
1995 $5,385,704,166 $7,123,633,418
1996 $5,641,243,100 $7,426,082,271
1997 $5,516,916,163 $7,569,672,925
1998 $5,232,118,046 $8,503,746,468
1999 $5,046,806,783 $8,982,047,589
2000 $4,367,458,867 $9,025,660,362
2001 $4,125,527,603 $8,234,846,805
2002 $4,301,608,753 $9,318,395,055
2003 $5,025,167,975 $11,429,333,038
2004 $5,300,767,961 $13,825,302,536
2005 $4,282,468,637 $16,852,963,067
2006 $4,220,019,845 $17,465,318,552
2007 $6,281,918,226 $21,652,505,597
2008 $6,964,179,983 $18,074,622,987
2009 $6,716,905,340 $13,154,414,219
2010 $6,853,467,146 $13,751,161,918
2011 $6,785,137,203 $15,221,622,926
2012 $7,638,044,557 $14,751,508,134
2013 $8,376,613,539 $16,125,060,515
2014 $8,778,473,373 $17,867,662,178
2015 $8,794,201,743 $17,517,210,519
2016 $8,595,955,222 $20,793,168,031
2017 $10,324,668,271 $24,728,285,177
2018 $11,857,030,367 $26,260,850,582
2019 $13,442,861,496 $24,681,343,649
2020 $14,088,693,743 $21,629,953,194
2021 $17,069,115,738 $25,770,339,317
2022 $19,910,452,542 $28,696,453,180
2023 $22,407,615,556 $31,452,223,862
2024 $25,334,307,879 $33,462,807,983

Guinea and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
Guinea Iceland
1960 - $1,436
1961 - $1,439
1962 - $1,586
1963 - $1,859
1964 - $2,332
1965 - $2,764
1966 - $3,264
1967 - $3,173
1968 - $2,390
1969 - $2,070
1970 $753 $2,576
1971 $825 $3,252
1972 $948 $4,015
1973 $1,143 $5,437
1974 $1,243 $7,041
1975 $1,311 $6,454
1976 $1,431 $7,583
1977 $1,440 $9,957
1978 $1,658 $11,237
1979 $1,790 $12,641
1980 $1,931 $14,822
1981 $1,876 $15,137
1982 $2,273 $13,712
1983 $2,823 $11,672
1984 $3,362 $11,960
1985 $4,062 $12,361
1986 $506 $16,406
1987 $505 $22,453
1988 $574 $24,452
1989 $570 $22,434
1990 $604 $25,385
1991 $656 $26,803
1992 $693 $27,124
1993 $671 $23,580
1994 $672 $24,019
1995 $713 $26,634
1996 $726 $27,615
1997 $696 $27,919
1998 $647 $31,030
1999 $611 $32,382
2000 $518 $32,096
2001 $483 $28,897
2002 $496 $32,409
2003 $566 $39,477
2004 $585 $47,335
2005 $463 $56,795
2006 $447 $57,493
2007 $650 $69,496
2008 $704 $56,943
2009 $662 $41,301
2010 $659 $43,237
2011 $637 $47,715
2012 $699 $45,996
2013 $748 $49,805
2014 $765 $54,577
2015 $747 $52,952
2016 $712 $61,988
2017 $834 $72,010
2018 $933 $74,452
2019 $1,031 $68,452
2020 $1,054 $59,024
2021 $1,245 $69,178
2022 $1,417 $75,121
2023 $1,555 $79,960
2024 $1,717 $82,704

Guinea vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea Iceland
1950 35.6 71
1951 35.6 71
1952 35.7 72.4
1953 35.8 72.3
1954 35.9 73.3
1955 36 73.3
1956 36.1 72.9
1957 36.2 73.4
1958 36.4 73.3
1959 36.5 72.6
1960 36.6 74
1961 36.8 73.4
1962 37 73.6
1963 37.2 72.9
1964 37.4 73.5
1965 37.7 73.8
1966 38 73.1
1967 38.2 73.7
1968 38.5 73.9
1969 38.8 73.7
1970 39.1 73.8
1971 39.4 73.5
1972 39.7 74.4
1973 39.9 74.3
1974 40.2 74.1
1975 40.6 75.3
1976 41 76.6
1977 41.4 76.1
1978 41.9 76.4
1979 42.3 76.5
1980 42.8 76.6
1981 43.3 76.2
1982 43.9 76.8
1983 44.2 76.4
1984 44.9 77.3
1985 45.3 77.4
1986 45.7 77.9
1987 46.1 77.1
1988 46.5 76.9
1989 46.9 77.9
1990 47.3 77.7
1991 47.8 77.8
1992 48.3 78.6
1993 48.8 78.8
1994 49.2 79
1995 49.8 77.5
1996 50.5 78.6
1997 51.1 78.7
1998 51.6 79.4
1999 52 79.2
2000 52.4 79.5
2001 52.7 80.4
2002 53.2 80.3
2003 53.6 80.8
2004 54 80.7
2005 54.4 81.2
2006 54.9 80.9
2007 55.2 81.1
2008 55.7 81.2
2009 56.1 81.4
2010 56.4 81.6
2011 56.8 82
2012 57.1 82.3
2013 57.5 81.7
2014 57.6 82.4
2015 57.9 82.2
2016 58.5 81.8
2017 58.7 82.2
2018 59 82.5
2019 59.4 82.8
2020 59.3 82.7
2021 59.4 82.8
2022 60.4 81.6
2023 60.7 82.7
2024 60.9 83
2025 61.1 83.2

Guinea and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea

Iceland
Year Population
Guinea Iceland
1960 3,556,749 175,574
1961 3,619,551 179,029
1962 3,684,273 182,378
1963 3,750,954 185,653
1964 3,819,722 188,983
1965 3,890,716 192,286
1966 3,964,155 195,570
1967 4,040,153 198,751
1968 4,118,550 201,488
1969 4,198,300 203,369
1970 4,277,535 204,438
1971 4,355,200 206,098
1972 4,431,292 209,137
1973 4,506,324 212,317
1974 4,580,510 215,209
1975 4,653,876 217,979
1976 4,727,022 220,154
1977 4,801,128 221,799
1978 4,877,854 223,537
1979 4,959,283 225,735
1980 5,047,419 228,138
1981 5,143,288 230,755
1982 5,247,672 233,860
1983 5,359,814 236,977
1984 5,480,096 239,511
1985 5,610,373 241,405
1986 5,750,668 243,180
1987 5,900,198 245,859
1988 6,056,574 249,740
1989 6,215,811 252,852
1990 6,434,374 254,826
1991 6,697,166 257,797
1992 6,914,366 261,057
1993 7,128,177 263,725
1994 7,345,107 266,021
1995 7,553,249 267,468
1996 7,770,035 268,916
1997 7,931,370 271,128
1998 8,081,990 274,047
1999 8,265,123 277,381
2000 8,428,832 281,205
2001 8,539,960 284,968
2002 8,674,066 287,523
2003 8,870,781 289,521
2004 9,062,726 292,074
2005 9,245,844 296,734
2006 9,441,171 303,782
2007 9,662,281 311,566
2008 9,898,870 317,414
2009 10,143,534 318,499
2010 10,396,086 318,041
2011 10,656,810 319,014
2012 10,921,581 320,716
2013 11,191,873 323,764
2014 11,472,924 327,386
2015 11,767,070 330,815
2016 12,073,030 335,439
2017 12,385,659 343,400
2018 12,704,774 352,721
2019 13,034,346 360,563
2020 13,371,183 366,463
2021 13,710,513 372,520
2022 14,055,137 382,003
2023 14,405,468 393,349
2024 14,754,785 404,610

Fertility rates in Guinea and Iceland

Fertility rate
Guinea

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
Guinea Iceland
1960 6.11 4.29
1961 6.13 3.88
1962 6.14 3.98
1963 6.15 3.99
1964 6.17 3.88
1965 6.18 3.73
1966 6.19 3.59
1967 6.2 3.28
1968 6.21 3.06
1969 6.23 2.99
1970 6.24 2.81
1971 6.26 2.92
1972 6.28 3.09
1973 6.31 2.94
1974 6.34 2.66
1975 6.37 2.65
1976 6.4 2.52
1977 6.43 2.31
1978 6.44 2.35
1979 6.45 2.49
1980 6.46 2.48
1981 6.46 2.33
1982 6.49 2.27
1983 6.49 2.24
1984 6.51 2.08
1985 6.53 1.93
1986 6.55 1.92
1987 6.57 2.06
1988 6.56 2.26
1989 6.55 2.19
1990 6.52 2.3
1991 6.48 2.18
1992 6.45 2.21
1993 6.41 2.22
1994 6.36 2.14
1995 6.29 2.08
1996 6.21 2.12
1997 6.12 2.04
1998 6.05 2.05
1999 5.99 1.99
2000 5.92 2.08
2001 5.83 1.95
2002 5.78 1.93
2003 5.74 1.99
2004 5.73 2.04
2005 5.73 2.05
2006 5.7 2.08
2007 5.66 2.09
2008 5.6 2.15
2009 5.53 2.23
2010 5.44 2.2
2011 5.34 2.02
2012 5.23 2.04
2013 5.15 1.93
2014 5.07 1.93
2015 5 1.8
2016 4.92 1.74
2017 4.79 1.71
2018 4.67 1.71
2019 4.58 1.74
2020 4.49 1.72
2021 4.4 1.82
2022 4.3 1.59
2023 4.22 1.59

Guinea and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
Guinea

Iceland
Year Median age, years
Guinea Iceland
1960 20.6 25.4
1961 20.5 25.2
1962 20.4 24.9
1963 20.4 24.7
1964 20.3 24.4
1965 20.2 24.2
1966 20.1 24.1
1967 20.1 24.1
1968 20 24.2
1969 20 24.3
1970 19.9 24.5
1971 19.8 24.7
1972 19.8 24.8
1973 19.7 24.9
1974 19.5 25.1
1975 19.4 25.4
1976 19.3 25.7
1977 19.2 26
1978 19 26.4
1979 18.9 26.7
1980 18.8 26.9
1981 18.7 27.2
1982 18.6 27.5
1983 18.5 27.7
1984 18.5 28
1985 18.4 28.4
1986 18.4 28.8
1987 18.4 29.1
1988 18.4 29.3
1989 18.3 29.6
1990 18.3 30
1991 18.3 30.2
1992 18.2 30.5
1993 18.2 30.8
1994 18.1 31.1
1995 18.1 31.5
1996 18 31.8
1997 17.9 32.1
1998 17.7 32.4
1999 17.6 32.6
2000 17.5 32.8
2001 17.3 33
2002 17.2 33.4
2003 17.2 33.7
2004 17.2 34
2005 17.2 34.2
2006 17.2 34.5
2007 17.2 34.6
2008 17.3 34.5
2009 17.3 34.6
2010 17.4 34.9
2011 17.5 35.1
2012 17.6 35.4
2013 17.7 35.5
2014 17.8 35.7
2015 18 36
2016 18.1 36.2
2017 18.2 36.3
2018 18.3 36.4
2019 18.5 36.5
2020 18.6 36.6
2021 18.8 36.7
2022 18.9 36.7
2023 19 36.9
2024 19.2 37.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$21.7B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.3%
2025
44.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.72%
2023
7.29%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.77%
2025
-1.64%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.02%
2019
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
65.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.3%
2024
19.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.6
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.1%
2018
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2018
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2004
Total reserves including gold
$1.89B
2023
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$616M
2024
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals
99,000
2017
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.01%
2020
11.9%
2008
Banked people share
36%
2024
99.9%
2024

Energy

Guinea Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
15,379 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.72 megatons
2023
3.09 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
7.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
10.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
66.6%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
49,956 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
88.1%
2021
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
87.4%
2021
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guinea Iceland
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,024
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
38.5%
2024
94.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.7
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
28
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
1
2025
79
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.82
2015
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
2
2019
Visa free countries
63
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
45.3%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
1%
2025
98%
2023
People using the Internet
26.5%
2023
99.8%
2023

Health

Guinea Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita
$55
2022
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$30.5
2022
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.7%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2022
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
494
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
95
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
9.74%
2022
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
98
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.52 liters
2020
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea Iceland
% of world land
0.16%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
6,430 sq mi
2024
96,218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
69,475 sq mi
2025
6,324 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,433 sq mi
2025
205.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
8,014 mi
2012

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