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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 387K in Iceland (ranked 173/197). Guinea's land area is 94,873 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 77th vs. 104th).

By GDP, Guinea ranks 118/197 ($25B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.3B). By GDP per capita, Guinea ranks 160/197 ($1,695), while Iceland ranks 9/197 ($86,041).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea Iceland
Population
15445735
395314
Population rank 75/197 173/197
GDP
$25B
2024
$33.3B
2024
GDP rank 118/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$1,695
2024
$86,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 160/197 9/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,565
2024
$81,924
2024
Government debt
$12B
2024
$19.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.1%
2026
49.8%
2026
Government debt per person
$811
2024
$50,830
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,703
2026
$54,155
2026
Land area
94,873 sq mi
2026
38,931 sq mi
2026
Population density
155.5 ppl/mi²
2024
9.93 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.22
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
19.2 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.2 years
2026
83.3 years
2026

Guinea and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Guinea and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Guinea

Iceland
Year GDP
Guinea Iceland
1960 - $260,984,499
1961 - $266,711,460
1962 - $299,309,938
1963 - $357,240,896
1964 - $456,206,299
1965 - $550,150,988
1966 - $660,663,763
1967 - $652,609,076
1968 - $498,365,200
1969 - $435,659,610
1970 $3,220,224,608 $545,115,909
1971 $3,594,302,908 $693,679,545
1972 $4,203,069,035 $869,002,946
1973 $5,152,080,388 $1,194,794,186
1974 $5,691,417,541 $1,568,154,077
1975 $6,102,769,605 $1,456,052,700
1976 $6,762,781,871 $1,727,845,419
1977 $6,914,381,291 $2,285,707,749
1978 $8,087,305,999 $2,599,627,089
1979 $8,877,094,497 $2,953,176,971
1980 $9,746,524,915 $3,499,616,683
1981 $9,646,440,667 $3,615,094,820
1982 $11,926,032,493 $3,318,714,326
1983 $15,129,893,722 $2,862,634,164
1984 $18,421,497,251 $2,964,568,006
1985 $22,787,644,566 $3,088,359,967
1986 $2,909,130,355 $4,129,080,094
1987 $2,976,714,019 $5,713,281,235
1988 $3,476,480,303 $6,320,093,411
1989 $3,546,079,263 $5,870,854,233
1990 $3,888,320,666 $6,694,851,159
1991 $4,396,178,694 $7,151,260,062
1992 $4,789,220,417 $7,328,497,599
1993 $4,781,166,117 $6,435,952,174
1994 $4,932,800,407 $6,612,804,056
1995 $5,385,704,166 $7,372,640,169
1996 $5,641,243,100 $7,686,566,105
1997 $5,516,916,163 $7,716,781,803
1998 $5,232,118,046 $8,637,732,542
1999 $5,046,806,783 $9,107,644,691
2000 $4,367,458,867 $9,140,168,922
2001 $4,125,527,603 $8,323,401,820
2002 $4,301,608,753 $9,416,199,700
2003 $5,025,167,975 $11,564,687,742
2004 $5,300,767,961 $13,963,943,244
2005 $4,282,468,637 $17,146,410,561
2006 $4,220,019,845 $17,671,649,843
2007 $6,281,918,226 $21,960,110,030
2008 $6,964,179,983 $18,247,921,360
2009 $6,716,905,340 $13,212,543,838
2010 $6,853,467,146 $13,922,711,577
2011 $6,785,137,203 $15,394,005,872
2012 $7,638,044,557 $14,943,757,823
2013 $8,376,613,539 $16,244,319,959
2014 $8,778,473,373 $18,052,183,515
2015 $8,794,201,743 $17,700,486,957
2016 $8,595,955,222 $21,083,713,310
2017 $10,324,668,271 $25,060,086,488
2018 $11,857,030,367 $26,677,652,544
2019 $13,442,861,496 $24,985,687,022
2020 $14,088,693,743 $22,034,665,041
2021 $17,069,115,738 $26,234,872,402
2022 $19,910,452,542 $29,166,102,877
2023 $22,407,615,556 $31,677,891,897
2024 $25,008,678,293 $33,255,181,469

Guinea and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
Guinea Iceland
1960 - $1,486
1961 - $1,490
1962 - $1,641
1963 - $1,924
1964 - $2,414
1965 - $2,861
1966 - $3,378
1967 - $3,284
1968 - $2,473
1969 - $2,142
1970 $753 $2,666
1971 $825 $3,366
1972 $948 $4,155
1973 $1,143 $5,627
1974 $1,243 $7,287
1975 $1,311 $6,680
1976 $1,431 $7,848
1977 $1,440 $10,305
1978 $1,658 $11,630
1979 $1,790 $13,082
1980 $1,931 $15,340
1981 $1,876 $15,666
1982 $2,273 $14,191
1983 $2,823 $12,080
1984 $3,362 $12,378
1985 $4,062 $12,793
1986 $506 $16,980
1987 $505 $23,238
1988 $574 $25,307
1989 $570 $23,219
1990 $604 $26,272
1991 $656 $27,740
1992 $693 $28,072
1993 $671 $24,404
1994 $672 $24,858
1995 $713 $27,565
1996 $726 $28,584
1997 $696 $28,462
1998 $647 $31,519
1999 $611 $32,834
2000 $518 $32,504
2001 $483 $29,208
2002 $496 $32,749
2003 $566 $39,944
2004 $585 $47,810
2005 $463 $57,784
2006 $447 $58,172
2007 $650 $70,483
2008 $704 $57,489
2009 $662 $41,484
2010 $659 $43,776
2011 $637 $48,255
2012 $699 $46,595
2013 $748 $50,173
2014 $765 $55,140
2015 $747 $53,506
2016 $712 $62,854
2017 $834 $72,976
2018 $933 $75,634
2019 $1,031 $69,296
2020 $1,054 $60,128
2021 $1,245 $70,425
2022 $1,417 $76,350
2023 $1,555 $82,139
2024 $1,695 $86,041

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
2026 61.2 83.3

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 14,405,468 385,663
2024 14,754,785 386,506

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
$21.3B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.6%
2026
43.5%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.72%
2023
7.29%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.05%
2024
n/a
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.72%
2026
-1.39%
2026
Unemployment rate
5.02%
2019
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
36.3%
2024
64.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.1%
2024
20.1%
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
15,686 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
5.21 megatons
2024
3.29 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
0.35 tons
2024
8.52 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
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
50,951 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
38.1%
2024
94.2%
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
2026
92.4
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
28
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
1
2026
79
2026
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
61.2 years
2026
83.3 years
2026
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
2026
98
2026
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%
2026
0.07%
2026
Land area per capita
6,430 sq mi
2024
100,725 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
69,475 sq mi
2026
6,324 sq mi
2026
Forest area
23,433 sq mi
2026
205.8 sq mi
2026
Roads length n/a
8,014 mi
2012

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