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Guinea vs South Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea has a population of 14.8M (ranked 75/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Guinea's land area is 94,873 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 77th vs. 41st).

By GDP, Guinea ranks 117/197 ($25.3B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Guinea ranks 161/197 ($1,717), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea South Sudan
Population
15374667
12387398
Population rank 75/197 81/197
GDP
$25.3B
2024
$12B
2015
GDP rank 117/197 150/197
GDP per capita
$1,717
2024
$1,080
2015
GDP per capita rank 161/197 172/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,579
2024
$1,155
2015
Government debt
$12.1B
2024
$6.87B
2015
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.6%
2025
63.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$821
2024
$618
2015
Government debt per person rank 147/185 159/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,703
2025
$1,540
2025
Land area
94,873 sq mi
2025
243,990 sq mi
2025
Population density
155.5 ppl/mi²
2024
49 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.22
2023
3.86
2023
Median age
19.2 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Guinea and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Guinea and South Sudan economies compared

GDP
Guinea

South Sudan
Year GDP
Guinea South Sudan
1970 $3,220,224,608 -
1971 $3,594,302,908 -
1972 $4,203,069,035 -
1973 $5,152,080,388 -
1974 $5,691,417,541 -
1975 $6,102,769,605 -
1976 $6,762,781,871 -
1977 $6,914,381,291 -
1978 $8,087,305,999 -
1979 $8,877,094,497 -
1980 $9,746,524,915 -
1981 $9,646,440,667 -
1982 $11,926,032,493 -
1983 $15,129,893,722 -
1984 $18,421,497,251 -
1985 $22,787,644,566 -
1986 $2,909,130,355 -
1987 $2,976,714,019 -
1988 $3,476,480,303 -
1989 $3,546,079,263 -
1990 $3,888,320,666 -
1991 $4,396,178,694 -
1992 $4,789,220,417 -
1993 $4,781,166,117 -
1994 $4,932,800,407 -
1995 $5,385,704,166 -
1996 $5,641,243,100 -
1997 $5,516,916,163 -
1998 $5,232,118,046 -
1999 $5,046,806,783 -
2000 $4,367,458,867 -
2001 $4,125,527,603 -
2002 $4,301,608,753 -
2003 $5,025,167,975 -
2004 $5,300,767,961 -
2005 $4,282,468,637 -
2006 $4,220,019,845 -
2007 $6,281,918,226 -
2008 $6,964,179,983 $14,586,253,383
2009 $6,716,905,340 $12,231,264,525
2010 $6,853,467,146 $14,602,072,411
2011 $6,785,137,203 $14,907,308,933
2012 $7,638,044,557 $11,931,472,169
2013 $8,376,613,539 $18,426,469,017
2014 $8,778,473,373 $13,962,212,847
2015 $8,794,201,743 $11,997,800,760
2016 $8,595,955,222 -
2017 $10,324,668,271 -
2018 $11,857,030,367 -
2019 $13,442,861,496 -
2020 $14,088,693,743 -
2021 $17,069,115,738 -
2022 $19,910,452,542 -
2023 $22,407,615,556 -
2024 $25,334,307,879 -

Guinea and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea

South Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Guinea South Sudan
1970 $753 -
1971 $825 -
1972 $948 -
1973 $1,143 -
1974 $1,243 -
1975 $1,311 -
1976 $1,431 -
1977 $1,440 -
1978 $1,658 -
1979 $1,790 -
1980 $1,931 -
1981 $1,876 -
1982 $2,273 -
1983 $2,823 -
1984 $3,362 -
1985 $4,062 -
1986 $506 -
1987 $505 -
1988 $574 -
1989 $570 -
1990 $604 -
1991 $656 -
1992 $693 -
1993 $671 -
1994 $672 -
1995 $713 -
1996 $726 -
1997 $696 -
1998 $647 -
1999 $611 -
2000 $518 -
2001 $483 -
2002 $496 -
2003 $566 -
2004 $585 -
2005 $463 -
2006 $447 -
2007 $650 -
2008 $704 $1,654
2009 $662 $1,323
2010 $659 $1,498
2011 $637 $1,449
2012 $699 $1,109
2013 $748 $1,650
2014 $765 $1,243
2015 $747 $1,080
2016 $712 -
2017 $834 -
2018 $933 -
2019 $1,031 -
2020 $1,054 -
2021 $1,245 -
2022 $1,417 -
2023 $1,555 -
2024 $1,717 -

Guinea vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea

South Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea South Sudan
1950 35.6 30.2
1951 35.6 30.6
1952 35.7 31
1953 35.8 31.4
1954 35.9 31.7
1955 36 32
1956 36.1 31.6
1957 36.2 30.9
1958 36.4 27.6
1959 36.5 27.8
1960 36.6 28.1
1961 36.8 28.3
1962 37 28.5
1963 37.2 28.2
1964 37.4 32.5
1965 37.7 28.8
1966 38 25.6
1967 38.2 25.9
1968 38.5 26.1
1969 38.8 25.4
1970 39.1 25.6
1971 39.4 31
1972 39.7 31.3
1973 39.9 36.3
1974 40.2 36.6
1975 40.6 36.9
1976 41 37.1
1977 41.4 37.4
1978 41.9 37.6
1979 42.3 37.8
1980 42.8 38
1981 43.3 38.3
1982 43.9 38.7
1983 44.2 34.7
1984 44.9 31.8
1985 45.3 32.4
1986 45.7 32.8
1987 46.1 20.7
1988 46.5 11
1989 46.9 28.2
1990 47.3 28.6
1991 47.8 29.2
1992 48.3 21.9
1993 48.8 22.3
1994 49.2 44.9
1995 49.8 31.5
1996 50.5 32.1
1997 51.1 33.1
1998 51.6 19
1999 52 44.5
2000 52.4 47.6
2001 52.7 48.6
2002 53.2 49.4
2003 53.6 52.3
2004 54 53.1
2005 54.4 54
2006 54.9 54.7
2007 55.2 55.4
2008 55.7 56.3
2009 56.1 56.8
2010 56.4 57.5
2011 56.8 57.7
2012 57.1 58.2
2013 57.5 58.3
2014 57.6 45.6
2015 57.9 39.8
2016 58.5 36.7
2017 58.7 35.4
2018 59 51.9
2019 59.4 58.1
2020 59.3 57.6
2021 59.4 57
2022 60.4 57.2
2023 60.7 57.6
2024 60.9 57.7
2025 61.1 57.9

Guinea and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea

South Sudan
Year Population
Guinea South Sudan
1960 3,556,749 2,931,559
1961 3,619,551 2,976,724
1962 3,684,273 3,024,308
1963 3,750,954 3,072,669
1964 3,819,722 3,129,918
1965 3,890,716 3,189,835
1966 3,964,155 3,236,423
1967 4,040,153 3,277,648
1968 4,118,550 3,321,528
1969 4,198,300 3,365,533
1970 4,277,535 3,409,614
1971 4,355,200 3,468,646
1972 4,431,292 3,542,497
1973 4,506,324 3,627,383
1974 4,580,510 3,723,259
1975 4,653,876 3,821,494
1976 4,727,022 3,921,910
1977 4,801,128 4,024,032
1978 4,877,854 4,127,657
1979 4,959,283 4,232,605
1980 5,047,419 4,339,030
1981 5,143,288 4,447,272
1982 5,247,672 4,557,686
1983 5,359,814 4,661,574
1984 5,480,096 4,750,627
1985 5,610,373 4,834,296
1986 5,750,668 4,921,240
1987 5,900,198 4,962,395
1988 6,056,574 4,848,029
1989 6,215,811 4,713,229
1990 6,434,374 4,737,633
1991 6,697,166 4,836,677
1992 6,914,366 4,909,749
1993 7,128,177 4,956,002
1994 7,345,107 5,071,184
1995 7,553,249 5,225,836
1996 7,770,035 5,356,925
1997 7,931,370 5,509,136
1998 8,081,990 5,620,068
1999 8,265,123 5,771,628
2000 8,428,832 6,032,267
2001 8,539,960 6,308,391
2002 8,674,066 6,596,806
2003 8,870,781 6,903,127
2004 9,062,726 7,233,041
2005 9,245,844 7,590,143
2006 9,441,171 7,976,526
2007 9,662,281 8,388,788
2008 9,898,870 8,817,647
2009 10,143,534 9,243,556
2010 10,396,086 9,745,953
2011 10,656,810 10,288,109
2012 10,921,581 10,756,240
2013 11,191,873 11,166,275
2014 11,472,924 11,235,073
2015 11,767,070 11,107,561
2016 12,073,030 10,830,102
2017 12,385,659 10,259,154
2018 12,704,774 10,122,977
2019 13,034,346 10,423,384
2020 13,371,183 10,698,467
2021 13,710,513 10,865,780
2022 14,055,137 11,021,177
2023 14,405,468 11,483,374
2024 14,754,785 11,943,408

Fertility rates in Guinea and South Sudan

Fertility rate
Guinea

South Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Guinea South Sudan
1960 6.11 7.16
1961 6.13 7.18
1962 6.14 7.2
1963 6.15 7.2
1964 6.17 7.22
1965 6.18 7.22
1966 6.19 7.25
1967 6.2 7.26
1968 6.21 7.26
1969 6.23 7.28
1970 6.24 7.29
1971 6.26 7.3
1972 6.28 7.31
1973 6.31 7.31
1974 6.34 7.31
1975 6.37 7.33
1976 6.4 7.33
1977 6.43 7.33
1978 6.44 7.33
1979 6.45 7.32
1980 6.46 7.33
1981 6.46 7.33
1982 6.49 7.34
1983 6.49 7.34
1984 6.51 7.35
1985 6.53 7.36
1986 6.55 7.38
1987 6.57 7.39
1988 6.56 7.38
1989 6.55 7.37
1990 6.52 7.38
1991 6.48 7.38
1992 6.45 7.37
1993 6.41 7.36
1994 6.36 7.35
1995 6.29 7.34
1996 6.21 7.32
1997 6.12 7.2
1998 6.05 7.08
1999 5.99 6.94
2000 5.92 6.8
2001 5.83 6.65
2002 5.78 6.52
2003 5.74 6.35
2004 5.73 6.19
2005 5.73 6.02
2006 5.7 5.85
2007 5.66 5.7
2008 5.6 5.57
2009 5.53 5.45
2010 5.44 5.32
2011 5.34 5.19
2012 5.23 5.06
2013 5.15 4.94
2014 5.07 4.82
2015 5 4.7
2016 4.92 4.58
2017 4.79 4.48
2018 4.67 4.37
2019 4.58 4.26
2020 4.49 4.16
2021 4.4 4.05
2022 4.3 3.96
2023 4.22 3.86

Guinea and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Guinea

South Sudan
Year Median age, years
Guinea South Sudan
1960 20.6 18.6
1961 20.5 18.5
1962 20.4 18.5
1963 20.4 18.4
1964 20.3 18.4
1965 20.2 18.3
1966 20.1 18.3
1967 20.1 18.2
1968 20 18
1969 20 17.9
1970 19.9 17.7
1971 19.8 17.6
1972 19.8 17.5
1973 19.7 17.5
1974 19.5 17.4
1975 19.4 17.4
1976 19.3 17.3
1977 19.2 17.2
1978 19 17.2
1979 18.9 17.1
1980 18.8 17.1
1981 18.7 17
1982 18.6 16.9
1983 18.5 16.8
1984 18.5 16.8
1985 18.4 16.7
1986 18.4 16.6
1987 18.4 16.5
1988 18.4 16.8
1989 18.3 17.1
1990 18.3 17
1991 18.3 17
1992 18.2 17
1993 18.2 16.9
1994 18.1 16.9
1995 18.1 16.9
1996 18 16.9
1997 17.9 16.9
1998 17.7 17
1999 17.6 17.1
2000 17.5 17.2
2001 17.3 17.3
2002 17.2 17.3
2003 17.2 17.3
2004 17.2 17.4
2005 17.2 17.6
2006 17.2 17.8
2007 17.2 18
2008 17.3 18.2
2009 17.3 18.4
2010 17.4 18.7
2011 17.5 19
2012 17.6 19.2
2013 17.7 19.3
2014 17.8 19
2015 18 18.6
2016 18.1 18.2
2017 18.2 17.4
2018 18.3 17.3
2019 18.5 17.8
2020 18.6 18.2
2021 18.8 18.4
2022 18.9 18.7
2023 19 19
2024 19.2 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea South Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$21.7B
2024
$11.7B
2015
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.3%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.72%
2023
1.57%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2023
6.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
53,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.77%
2025
+2%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.02%
2019
12.3%
2008
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
56.6%
2015
Industry, % of GDP
25.3%
2024
33.1%
2015
Economic freedom index
54.6
2025
41
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.1%
2018
33%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2018
1.8%
2016
Total reserves including gold
$1.89B
2023
$72.9M
2023
Personal remittances received
$616M
2024
$1.14B
2024
International tourist arrivals
99,000
2017
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.01%
2020
0.39%
2018
Banked people share
36%
2024
5.83%
2021

Energy

Guinea South Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
69 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$15.1
2015
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.72 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
73.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
66.6%
2022
32.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.4%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-860%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
46.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
88.1%
2021
0.34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
87.4%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.1%
2023
5.4%
2023

Society

Guinea South Sudan
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,024
2024
+15,374
2024
Urban population
38.5%
2024
21.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
29.7
2025
5.62
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
28
2024
8
2024
Higher education index
1
2025
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.82
2015
14.1
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
36.7
2019
Visa free countries
63
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
45.3%
2021
34.5%
2018
English speaking
1%
2025
94%
2023
People using the Internet
26.5%
2023
9.27%
2020

Health

Guinea South Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$55
2022
$49.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$30.5
2022
$17
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.7%
2022
49.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2022
0.04
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
494
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
95
2023
98.7
2023
Obesity rate
9.74%
2022
8.79%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
21
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.52 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Guinea South Sudan
% of world land
0.16%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
6,430 sq mi
2024
20,429 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
69,475 sq mi
2025
109,449 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,433 sq mi
2025
27,633 sq mi
2025

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