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Guinea vs Mexico statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea has a population of 14.8M (ranked 75/197), compared with 131M in Mexico (ranked 11/197). Guinea's land area is 94,873 sq mi versus 750,563 sq mi for Mexico (ranked 77th vs. 13th).

By GDP, Guinea ranks 117/197 ($25.3B) and Mexico ranks 12/197 ($1.85T). By GDP per capita, Guinea ranks 161/197 ($1,717), while Mexico ranks 71/197 ($14,158).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea Mexico
Population
15374667
132790957
Population rank 75/197 11/197
GDP
$25.3B
2024
$1.85T
2024
GDP rank 117/197 12/197
GDP per capita
$1,717
2024
$14,158
2024
GDP per capita rank 161/197 71/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,579
2024
$25,688
2024
Government debt
$12.1B
2024
$1.08T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.6%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$821
2024
$8,272
2024
Government debt per person rank 147/185 64/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,703
2025
$9,601
2025
Land area
94,873 sq mi
2025
750,563 sq mi
2025
Population density
155.5 ppl/mi²
2024
174.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.22
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
19.2 years
2024
30.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
75.4 years
2025

Guinea and Mexico: Comparison Charts

Guinea and Mexico economies compared

GDP
Guinea

Mexico
Year GDP
Guinea Mexico
1960 - $13,040,000,000
1961 - $14,160,000,000
1962 - $15,200,000,000
1963 - $16,960,000,000
1964 - $20,080,000,000
1965 - $21,840,000,000
1966 - $24,320,000,000
1967 - $26,560,000,000
1968 - $29,360,000,000
1969 - $32,480,000,000
1970 $3,220,224,608 $35,520,000,000
1971 $3,594,302,908 $39,200,000,000
1972 $4,203,069,035 $45,200,000,000
1973 $5,152,080,388 $55,280,000,000
1974 $5,691,417,541 $72,000,000,000
1975 $6,102,769,605 $88,000,000,000
1976 $6,762,781,871 $88,875,923,765
1977 $6,914,381,291 $81,912,018,784
1978 $8,087,305,999 $102,648,570,299
1979 $8,877,094,497 $134,531,900,899
1980 $9,746,524,915 $205,577,055,466
1981 $9,646,440,667 $263,797,827,860
1982 $11,926,032,493 $184,602,611,610
1983 $15,129,893,722 $156,167,000,433
1984 $18,421,497,251 $184,230,754,105
1985 $22,787,644,566 $195,241,069,482
1986 $2,909,130,355 $134,556,034,673
1987 $2,976,714,019 $147,542,558,209
1988 $3,476,480,303 $181,611,150,497
1989 $3,546,079,263 $221,403,098,267
1990 $3,888,320,666 $261,253,675,693
1991 $4,396,178,694 $313,139,656,146
1992 $4,789,220,417 $363,157,832,924
1993 $4,781,166,117 $530,160,763,663
1994 $4,932,800,407 $553,618,247,901
1995 $5,385,704,166 $380,157,469,867
1996 $5,641,243,100 $432,157,945,024
1997 $5,516,916,163 $523,449,530,464
1998 $5,232,118,046 $557,461,102,631
1999 $5,046,806,783 $631,249,359,702
2000 $4,367,458,867 $742,061,329,749
2001 $4,125,527,603 $796,064,590,549
2002 $4,301,608,753 $810,666,116,402
2003 $5,025,167,975 $765,549,967,889
2004 $5,300,767,961 $819,459,227,375
2005 $4,282,468,637 $917,571,853,529
2006 $4,220,019,845 $1,020,265,057,882
2007 $6,281,918,226 $1,102,355,554,880
2008 $6,964,179,983 $1,161,553,459,985
2009 $6,716,905,340 $943,437,415,025
2010 $6,853,467,146 $1,105,424,238,573
2011 $6,785,137,203 $1,229,013,703,578
2012 $7,638,044,557 $1,255,110,424,666
2013 $8,376,613,539 $1,327,436,290,439
2014 $8,778,473,373 $1,364,507,717,765
2015 $8,794,201,743 $1,213,294,467,780
2016 $8,595,955,222 $1,112,233,497,453
2017 $10,324,668,271 $1,190,721,475,906
2018 $11,857,030,367 $1,256,300,182,776
2019 $13,442,861,496 $1,304,106,203,902
2020 $14,088,693,743 $1,121,064,767,402
2021 $17,069,115,738 $1,316,569,466,735
2022 $19,910,452,542 $1,466,464,899,304
2023 $22,407,615,556 $1,793,798,859,343
2024 $25,334,307,879 $1,852,722,885,258

Guinea and Mexico economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea

Mexico
Year GDP per capita
Guinea Mexico
1960 - $355
1961 - $374
1962 - $388
1963 - $420
1964 - $481
1965 - $506
1966 - $545
1967 - $576
1968 - $616
1969 - $660
1970 $753 $699
1971 $825 $748
1972 $948 $837
1973 $1,143 $993
1974 $1,243 $1,256
1975 $1,311 $1,492
1976 $1,431 $1,465
1977 $1,440 $1,315
1978 $1,658 $1,604
1979 $1,790 $2,049
1980 $1,931 $3,055
1981 $1,876 $3,829
1982 $2,273 $2,621
1983 $2,823 $2,170
1984 $3,362 $2,506
1985 $4,062 $2,602
1986 $506 $1,757
1987 $505 $1,888
1988 $574 $2,279
1989 $570 $2,725
1990 $604 $3,154
1991 $656 $3,709
1992 $693 $4,221
1993 $671 $6,048
1994 $672 $6,202
1995 $713 $4,184
1996 $726 $4,674
1997 $696 $5,567
1998 $647 $5,833
1999 $611 $6,500
2000 $518 $7,524
2001 $483 $7,953
2002 $496 $7,983
2003 $566 $7,434
2004 $585 $7,850
2005 $463 $8,672
2006 $447 $9,513
2007 $650 $10,134
2008 $704 $10,524
2009 $662 $8,424
2010 $659 $9,729
2011 $637 $10,664
2012 $699 $10,744
2013 $748 $11,217
2014 $765 $11,391
2015 $747 $10,021
2016 $712 $9,098
2017 $834 $9,649
2018 $933 $10,085
2019 $1,031 $10,370
2020 $1,054 $8,841
2021 $1,245 $10,314
2022 $1,417 $11,402
2023 $1,555 $13,826
2024 $1,717 $14,158

Guinea vs. Mexico life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea

Mexico
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea Mexico
1950 35.6 43.8
1951 35.6 44.8
1952 35.7 45.7
1953 35.8 47
1954 35.9 48.3
1955 36 49.6
1956 36.1 50.4
1957 36.2 51.1
1958 36.4 51.8
1959 36.5 52.7
1960 36.6 53.6
1961 36.8 54.4
1962 37 55.1
1963 37.2 55.5
1964 37.4 55.9
1965 37.7 56.7
1966 38 57.4
1967 38.2 58
1968 38.5 58.2
1969 38.8 58.4
1970 39.1 58.9
1971 39.4 59.4
1972 39.7 60.1
1973 39.9 60.5
1974 40.2 61.2
1975 40.6 61.9
1976 41 62.5
1977 41.4 63
1978 41.9 63.4
1979 42.3 63.9
1980 42.8 64.3
1981 43.3 64.7
1982 43.9 65.3
1983 44.2 65.8
1984 44.9 66.2
1985 45.3 66.8
1986 45.7 67.4
1987 46.1 67.9
1988 46.5 68.3
1989 46.9 68.6
1990 47.3 69
1991 47.8 69.4
1992 48.3 69.7
1993 48.8 70
1994 49.2 70.3
1995 49.8 70.7
1996 50.5 71.1
1997 51.1 71.5
1998 51.6 71.8
1999 52 72.2
2000 52.4 72.6
2001 52.7 72.9
2002 53.2 73.1
2003 53.6 73.3
2004 54 73.4
2005 54.4 73.6
2006 54.9 73.7
2007 55.2 73.8
2008 55.7 73.7
2009 56.1 73.6
2010 56.4 73.7
2011 56.8 73.9
2012 57.1 74.1
2013 57.5 74.3
2014 57.6 74.4
2015 57.9 74.4
2016 58.5 74.4
2017 58.7 74.3
2018 59 74.3
2019 59.4 74.5
2020 59.3 70.4
2021 59.4 69.7
2022 60.4 74
2023 60.7 75.1
2024 60.9 75.3
2025 61.1 75.4

Guinea and Mexico population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea

Mexico
Year Population
Guinea Mexico
1960 3,556,749 36,724,615
1961 3,619,551 37,890,118
1962 3,684,273 39,129,200
1963 3,750,954 40,424,065
1964 3,819,722 41,772,049
1965 3,890,716 43,174,477
1966 3,964,155 44,629,106
1967 4,040,153 46,129,608
1968 4,118,550 47,668,303
1969 4,198,300 49,233,194
1970 4,277,535 50,814,953
1971 4,355,200 52,412,558
1972 4,431,292 54,030,168
1973 4,506,324 55,667,284
1974 4,580,510 57,320,149
1975 4,653,876 58,982,400
1976 4,727,022 60,645,512
1977 4,801,128 62,308,493
1978 4,877,854 63,979,046
1979 4,959,283 65,648,865
1980 5,047,419 67,300,334
1981 5,143,288 68,892,108
1982 5,247,672 70,433,260
1983 5,359,814 71,971,240
1984 5,480,096 73,506,846
1985 5,610,373 75,043,414
1986 5,750,668 76,585,637
1987 5,900,198 78,136,651
1988 6,056,574 79,695,531
1989 6,215,811 81,247,182
1990 6,434,374 82,820,170
1991 6,697,166 84,430,572
1992 6,914,366 86,044,809
1993 7,128,177 87,653,807
1994 7,345,107 89,259,205
1995 7,553,249 90,862,455
1996 7,770,035 92,452,702
1997 7,931,370 94,021,207
1998 8,081,990 95,575,245
1999 8,265,123 97,115,707
2000 8,428,832 98,625,552
2001 8,539,960 100,099,099
2002 8,674,066 101,548,624
2003 8,870,781 102,978,515
2004 9,062,726 104,394,131
2005 9,245,844 105,811,504
2006 9,441,171 107,253,666
2007 9,662,281 108,774,360
2008 9,898,870 110,374,288
2009 10,143,534 111,999,721
2010 10,396,086 113,623,895
2011 10,656,810 115,243,504
2012 10,921,581 116,818,208
2013 11,191,873 118,343,573
2014 11,472,924 119,784,261
2015 11,767,070 121,072,306
2016 12,073,030 122,251,351
2017 12,385,659 123,400,057
2018 12,704,774 124,573,711
2019 13,034,346 125,762,982
2020 13,371,183 126,799,054
2021 13,710,513 127,648,148
2022 14,055,137 128,613,117
2023 14,405,468 129,739,759
2024 14,754,785 130,861,007

Fertility rates in Guinea and Mexico

Fertility rate
Guinea

Mexico
Year Fertility rate
Guinea Mexico
1960 6.11 6.76
1961 6.13 6.78
1962 6.14 6.8
1963 6.15 6.82
1964 6.17 6.83
1965 6.18 6.82
1966 6.19 6.79
1967 6.2 6.75
1968 6.21 6.71
1969 6.23 6.63
1970 6.24 6.53
1971 6.26 6.42
1972 6.28 6.28
1973 6.31 6.12
1974 6.34 5.95
1975 6.37 5.74
1976 6.4 5.54
1977 6.43 5.36
1978 6.44 5.2
1979 6.45 4.96
1980 6.46 4.74
1981 6.46 4.57
1982 6.49 4.43
1983 6.49 4.3
1984 6.51 4.18
1985 6.53 4.09
1986 6.55 3.97
1987 6.57 3.8
1988 6.56 3.64
1989 6.55 3.53
1990 6.52 3.44
1991 6.48 3.36
1992 6.45 3.29
1993 6.41 3.21
1994 6.36 3.13
1995 6.29 3.04
1996 6.21 2.96
1997 6.12 2.89
1998 6.05 2.82
1999 5.99 2.76
2000 5.92 2.71
2001 5.83 2.67
2002 5.78 2.63
2003 5.74 2.58
2004 5.73 2.54
2005 5.73 2.5
2006 5.7 2.46
2007 5.66 2.42
2008 5.6 2.39
2009 5.53 2.36
2010 5.44 2.34
2011 5.34 2.32
2012 5.23 2.29
2013 5.15 2.27
2014 5.07 2.21
2015 5 2.14
2016 4.92 2.09
2017 4.79 2.04
2018 4.67 2.03
2019 4.58 2.02
2020 4.49 1.99
2021 4.4 1.97
2022 4.3 1.94
2023 4.22 1.91

Guinea and Mexico demographics compared

Median age
Guinea

Mexico
Year Median age, years
Guinea Mexico
1960 20.6 16.6
1961 20.5 16.5
1962 20.4 16.4
1963 20.4 16.3
1964 20.3 16.3
1965 20.2 16.2
1966 20.1 16.2
1967 20.1 16.1
1968 20 16.1
1969 20 16.1
1970 19.9 16.1
1971 19.8 16
1972 19.8 16
1973 19.7 16.1
1974 19.5 16.1
1975 19.4 16.2
1976 19.3 16.2
1977 19.2 16.4
1978 19 16.5
1979 18.9 16.6
1980 18.8 16.8
1981 18.7 17.1
1982 18.6 17.4
1983 18.5 17.7
1984 18.5 18
1985 18.4 18.3
1986 18.4 18.6
1987 18.4 18.9
1988 18.4 19.2
1989 18.3 19.4
1990 18.3 19.7
1991 18.3 20
1992 18.2 20.4
1993 18.2 20.7
1994 18.1 21
1995 18.1 21.4
1996 18 21.7
1997 17.9 22
1998 17.7 22.2
1999 17.6 22.5
2000 17.5 22.8
2001 17.3 23.1
2002 17.2 23.5
2003 17.2 23.8
2004 17.2 24.1
2005 17.2 24.4
2006 17.2 24.7
2007 17.2 25
2008 17.3 25.3
2009 17.3 25.6
2010 17.4 25.8
2011 17.5 26.1
2012 17.6 26.4
2013 17.7 26.7
2014 17.8 27
2015 18 27.3
2016 18.1 27.6
2017 18.2 28
2018 18.3 28.3
2019 18.5 28.6
2020 18.6 29
2021 18.8 29.2
2022 18.9 29.5
2023 19 29.9
2024 19.2 30.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea Mexico
GNI, Atlas method
$21.7B
2024
$1.67T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.3%
2025
29%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.72%
2023
4.07%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2023
0.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
341,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.77%
2025
-4.02%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.02%
2019
2.62%
2024
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
58.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.3%
2024
31.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.6
2025
61.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.1%
2018
34.4%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2018
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
331,538
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.38%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
22
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
129
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$418B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.89B
2023
$232B
2024
Personal remittances received
$616M
2024
$67.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
99,000
2017
51,128,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.01%
2020
2.57%
2020
Banked people share
36%
2024
53%
2024

Energy

Guinea Mexico
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,560 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$15.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.72 megatons
2023
487 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
3.75 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
88.7%
2023
Renewable energy use share
66.6%
2022
13%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
5.94%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
21.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,609 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
88.1%
2021
24.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
87.4%
2021
5.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
3.24%
2023
Electricity access
51.1%
2023
99.7%
2023

Society

Guinea Mexico
% of world population
0.18%
2024
1.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,024
2024
-104,581
2024
Urban population
38.5%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.7
2025
48.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
28
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
1
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.82
2015
24.9
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
12.8
2019
Visa free countries
63
2025
153
2025
Adult literacy rate
45.3%
2021
95.8%
2024
English speaking
1%
2025
13%
2023
People using the Internet
26.5%
2023
81.2%
2023

Health

Guinea Mexico
Government health expenditure per capita
$55
2022
$651
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$30.5
2022
$254.5
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
75.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.7%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2022
2.56
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
494
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
95
2023
12.5
2023
Obesity rate
9.74%
2022
36.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
16.4%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
49
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
14.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.52 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea Mexico
% of world land
0.16%
2025
1.31%
2025
Land area per capita
6,430 sq mi
2024
5,736 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
69,475 sq mi
2025
380,486 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,433 sq mi
2025
252,159 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
519,841 mi
2023

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