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Guinea vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea has a population of 14.8M (ranked 75/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Guinea's land area is 94,873 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 77th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Guinea ranks 117/197 ($25.3B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Guinea ranks 161/197 ($1,717), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea Palau
Population
15374667
17663
Population rank 75/197 194/197
GDP
$25.3B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 117/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$1,717
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 161/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,579
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$12.1B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.6%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$821
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 147/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,703
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
94,873 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
155.5 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.22
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
19.2 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Guinea and Palau: Comparison Charts

Guinea and Palau economies compared

GDP
Guinea

Palau
Year GDP
Guinea Palau
1970 $3,220,224,608 $11,563,041
1971 $3,594,302,908 $12,706,874
1972 $4,203,069,035 $13,956,474
1973 $5,152,080,388 $15,331,889
1974 $5,691,417,541 $16,848,759
1975 $6,102,769,605 $18,521,112
1976 $6,762,781,871 $20,364,420
1977 $6,914,381,291 $22,308,104
1978 $8,087,305,999 $24,530,015
1979 $8,877,094,497 $27,004,251
1980 $9,746,524,915 $29,728,054
1981 $9,646,440,667 $32,726,594
1982 $11,926,032,493 $36,027,583
1983 $15,129,893,722 $39,661,530
1984 $18,421,497,251 $44,814,259
1985 $22,787,644,566 $51,030,637
1986 $2,909,130,355 $58,109,314
1987 $2,976,714,019 $66,169,905
1988 $3,476,480,303 $75,348,615
1989 $3,546,079,263 $85,800,543
1990 $3,888,320,666 $97,702,303
1991 $4,396,178,694 $106,555,300
1992 $4,789,220,417 $104,771,300
1993 $4,781,166,117 $96,455,700
1994 $4,932,800,407 $106,138,500
1995 $5,385,704,166 $121,018,500
1996 $5,641,243,100 $137,494,600
1997 $5,516,916,163 $143,860,800
1998 $5,232,118,046 $149,079,600
1999 $5,046,806,783 $144,206,500
2000 $4,367,458,867 $149,535,800
2001 $4,125,527,603 $159,453,500
2002 $4,301,608,753 $162,665,500
2003 $5,025,167,975 $154,559,900
2004 $5,300,767,961 $166,391,600
2005 $4,282,468,637 $191,048,400
2006 $4,220,019,845 $193,679,700
2007 $6,281,918,226 $200,903,600
2008 $6,964,179,983 $201,167,300
2009 $6,716,905,340 $189,998,000
2010 $6,853,467,146 $188,174,300
2011 $6,785,137,203 $198,873,900
2012 $7,638,044,557 $215,762,400
2013 $8,376,613,539 $225,345,700
2014 $8,778,473,373 $243,156,500
2015 $8,794,201,743 $278,824,800
2016 $8,595,955,222 $298,323,500
2017 $10,324,668,271 $285,600,000
2018 $11,857,030,367 $288,546,300
2019 $13,442,861,496 $281,941,600
2020 $14,088,693,743 $258,990,800
2021 $17,069,115,738 $235,752,900
2022 $19,910,452,542 $255,591,100
2023 $22,407,615,556 $281,849,100
2024 $25,334,307,879 -

Guinea and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Guinea Palau
1970 $753 $1,017
1971 $825 $1,081
1972 $948 $1,145
1973 $1,143 $1,221
1974 $1,243 $1,328
1975 $1,311 $1,464
1976 $1,431 $1,616
1977 $1,440 $1,781
1978 $1,658 $1,972
1979 $1,790 $2,189
1980 $1,931 $2,423
1981 $1,876 $2,639
1982 $2,273 $2,838
1983 $2,823 $3,049
1984 $3,362 $3,360
1985 $4,062 $3,728
1986 $506 $4,144
1987 $505 $4,616
1988 $574 $5,145
1989 $570 $5,741
1990 $604 $6,403
1991 $656 $6,824
1992 $693 $6,553
1993 $671 $5,892
1994 $672 $6,329
1995 $713 $7,038
1996 $726 $7,788
1997 $696 $7,945
1998 $647 $8,048
1999 $611 $7,630
2000 $518 $7,797
2001 $483 $8,240
2002 $496 $8,341
2003 $566 $7,862
2004 $585 $8,395
2005 $463 $9,640
2006 $447 $9,885
2007 $650 $10,408
2008 $704 $10,583
2009 $662 $10,155
2010 $659 $10,229
2011 $637 $11,001
2012 $699 $12,145
2013 $748 $12,769
2014 $765 $13,726
2015 $747 $15,691
2016 $712 $16,763
2017 $834 $16,034
2018 $933 $16,198
2019 $1,031 $15,841
2020 $1,054 $14,557
2021 $1,245 $13,257
2022 $1,417 $14,392
2023 $1,555 $15,899
2024 $1,717 -

Guinea vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea Palau
1950 35.6 52.7
1951 35.6 52.9
1952 35.7 53.1
1953 35.8 53.3
1954 35.9 53.5
1955 36 53.7
1956 36.1 53.9
1957 36.2 54.1
1958 36.4 54.4
1959 36.5 54.6
1960 36.6 54.9
1961 36.8 55.1
1962 37 55.4
1963 37.2 55.6
1964 37.4 55.8
1965 37.7 55.9
1966 38 56.2
1967 38.2 56.5
1968 38.5 56.9
1969 38.8 57.3
1970 39.1 57.7
1971 39.4 58.1
1972 39.7 58.6
1973 39.9 59
1974 40.2 59.5
1975 40.6 60
1976 41 60.5
1977 41.4 60.9
1978 41.9 61.3
1979 42.3 61.6
1980 42.8 61.9
1981 43.3 62.1
1982 43.9 62.3
1983 44.2 62.5
1984 44.9 62.6
1985 45.3 62.7
1986 45.7 62.8
1987 46.1 62.8
1988 46.5 62.8
1989 46.9 62.8
1990 47.3 62.8
1991 47.8 62.8
1992 48.3 62.9
1993 48.8 63
1994 49.2 63.1
1995 49.8 63.3
1996 50.5 63.5
1997 51.1 63.7
1998 51.6 64
1999 52 64.2
2000 52.4 64.5
2001 52.7 64.8
2002 53.2 65.1
2003 53.6 65.4
2004 54 65.8
2005 54.4 66.2
2006 54.9 66.6
2007 55.2 67.1
2008 55.7 67.6
2009 56.1 68
2010 56.4 68.3
2011 56.8 68.6
2012 57.1 68.9
2013 57.5 69
2014 57.6 69.1
2015 57.9 69.1
2016 58.5 69
2017 58.7 69
2018 59 69
2019 59.4 69
2020 59.3 68.7
2021 59.4 68.6
2022 60.4 68.9
2023 60.7 69.3
2024 60.9 69.4
2025 61.1 69.5

Guinea and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea

Palau
Year Population
Guinea Palau
1960 3,556,749 9,328
1961 3,619,551 9,555
1962 3,684,273 9,793
1963 3,750,954 10,037
1964 3,819,722 10,292
1965 3,890,716 10,547
1966 3,964,155 10,805
1967 4,040,153 10,988
1968 4,118,550 11,080
1969 4,198,300 11,159
1970 4,277,535 11,368
1971 4,355,200 11,759
1972 4,431,292 12,194
1973 4,506,324 12,552
1974 4,580,510 12,687
1975 4,653,876 12,655
1976 4,727,022 12,598
1977 4,801,128 12,525
1978 4,877,854 12,440
1979 4,959,283 12,337
1980 5,047,419 12,271
1981 5,143,288 12,402
1982 5,247,672 12,694
1983 5,359,814 13,006
1984 5,480,096 13,337
1985 5,610,373 13,688
1986 5,750,668 14,024
1987 5,900,198 14,334
1988 6,056,574 14,645
1989 6,215,811 14,945
1990 6,434,374 15,259
1991 6,697,166 15,614
1992 6,914,366 15,989
1993 7,128,177 16,372
1994 7,345,107 16,770
1995 7,553,249 17,195
1996 7,770,035 17,654
1997 7,931,370 18,108
1998 8,081,990 18,524
1999 8,265,123 18,901
2000 8,428,832 19,178
2001 8,539,960 19,352
2002 8,674,066 19,503
2003 8,870,781 19,659
2004 9,062,726 19,820
2005 9,245,844 19,819
2006 9,441,171 19,593
2007 9,662,281 19,302
2008 9,898,870 19,009
2009 10,143,534 18,709
2010 10,396,086 18,396
2011 10,656,810 18,078
2012 10,921,581 17,765
2013 11,191,873 17,648
2014 11,472,924 17,715
2015 11,767,070 17,770
2016 12,073,030 17,797
2017 12,385,659 17,812
2018 12,704,774 17,814
2019 13,034,346 17,798
2020 13,371,183 17,792
2021 13,710,513 17,783
2022 14,055,137 17,759
2023 14,405,468 17,727
2024 14,754,785 17,695

Fertility rates in Guinea and Palau

Fertility rate
Guinea

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Guinea Palau
1960 6.11 7.19
1961 6.13 7.17
1962 6.14 7.15
1963 6.15 7.12
1964 6.17 7.08
1965 6.18 7.01
1966 6.19 6.93
1967 6.2 6.84
1968 6.21 6.71
1969 6.23 6.58
1970 6.24 6.39
1971 6.26 6.16
1972 6.28 5.9
1973 6.31 5.59
1974 6.34 5.26
1975 6.37 4.9
1976 6.4 4.53
1977 6.43 4.09
1978 6.44 3.74
1979 6.45 3.49
1980 6.46 3.35
1981 6.46 3.28
1982 6.49 3.22
1983 6.49 3.14
1984 6.51 3.08
1985 6.53 3.01
1986 6.55 2.98
1987 6.57 2.93
1988 6.56 2.91
1989 6.55 2.92
1990 6.52 2.88
1991 6.48 2.74
1992 6.45 2.71
1993 6.41 2.73
1994 6.36 2.66
1995 6.29 2.55
1996 6.21 2.39
1997 6.12 2.19
1998 6.05 2.01
1999 5.99 1.91
2000 5.92 1.82
2001 5.83 1.87
2002 5.78 1.92
2003 5.74 1.96
2004 5.73 1.99
2005 5.73 2.02
2006 5.7 2
2007 5.66 1.97
2008 5.6 1.95
2009 5.53 1.94
2010 5.44 1.94
2011 5.34 1.97
2012 5.23 2.01
2013 5.15 2.05
2014 5.07 2.03
2015 5 2
2016 4.92 2.06
2017 4.79 2.02
2018 4.67 1.97
2019 4.58 1.98
2020 4.49 1.97
2021 4.4 1.95
2022 4.3 1.93
2023 4.22 1.91

Guinea and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Guinea

Palau
Year Median age, years
Guinea Palau
1960 20.6 16.7
1961 20.5 16.1
1962 20.4 15.5
1963 20.4 15.1
1964 20.3 15
1965 20.2 14.9
1966 20.1 14.9
1967 20.1 15.2
1968 20 15.7
1969 20 16.1
1970 19.9 16.5
1971 19.8 16.6
1972 19.8 16.6
1973 19.7 16.8
1974 19.5 17.1
1975 19.4 17.4
1976 19.3 17.8
1977 19.2 18.1
1978 19 18.3
1979 18.9 18.6
1980 18.8 18.9
1981 18.7 19.3
1982 18.6 19.9
1983 18.5 20.5
1984 18.5 21.1
1985 18.4 21.6
1986 18.4 22.2
1987 18.4 23.1
1988 18.4 24
1989 18.3 24.9
1990 18.3 25.6
1991 18.3 26
1992 18.2 26.4
1993 18.2 26.9
1994 18.1 27.4
1995 18.1 27.8
1996 18 28.3
1997 17.9 28.8
1998 17.7 29.4
1999 17.6 30.2
2000 17.5 30.8
2001 17.3 31.2
2002 17.2 31.5
2003 17.2 31.8
2004 17.2 32
2005 17.2 32.3
2006 17.2 32.7
2007 17.2 33.1
2008 17.3 33.5
2009 17.3 33.9
2010 17.4 34.2
2011 17.5 34.6
2012 17.6 35
2013 17.7 35.3
2014 17.8 35.6
2015 18 36
2016 18.1 36.3
2017 18.2 36.7
2018 18.3 37
2019 18.5 37.4
2020 18.6 37.8
2021 18.8 38.1
2022 18.9 38.5
2023 19 38.8
2024 19.2 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$21.7B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.3%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.72%
2023
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.77%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.02%
2019
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
25.3%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
54.6
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.1%
2018
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.89B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$616M
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
99,000
2017
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.01%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
36%
2024
n/a

Energy

Guinea Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.72 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
66.6%
2022
0.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
88.1%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
87.4%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guinea Palau
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,024
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
38.5%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.7
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
28
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
1
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
8.82
2015
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
63
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
45.3%
2021
100%
2020
English speaking
1%
2025
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
26.5%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Guinea Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$55
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$30.5
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.7%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2022
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
494
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
95
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
9.74%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.52 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Guinea Palau
% of world land
0.16%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
6,430 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
69,475 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,433 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025

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