Guinea
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.
- Capital
- Conakry
- Continent
- Africa
More Africa quizzes - Land neighbours
- Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
- Population
- 15,099,727 (2025)
- Total area
- 245,860 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 10.4° N, 10.9° W
Guinea at a glance
Guinea is a country in Africa. Its capital is Conakry. It shares land borders with 6 countries: Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
Flag of Guinea
Guinea’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
Guinea and Mali: the same three colours in reverse order, red–yellow–green for Guinea and green–yellow–red for Mali, reading from the flagpole.
Guinea in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 15,099,727 | 74thof 195 | 27thof 54 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 245,860 km² | 77thof 194 | 31stof 54 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $28.35B | 113thof 182 | 22ndof 52 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $1,877 | 152ndof 182 | 27thof 52 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 60.9 years | 188thof 195 | 47thof 54 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 4.13 | 20thof 195 | 18thof 54 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $59 | 164thof 191 | 35thof 54 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 38.5% | 156thof 195 | 36thof 54 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 33.3% | 158thof 180 | 32ndof 51 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 24.7% | 110thof 191 | 22ndof 54 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.35 t | 156thof 181 | 31stof 53 |
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Guinea compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 15,099,727 | 245,860 km² | $1,877 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2,249,515 | 36,130 km² | $1,124 |
| Ivory Coast | 32,711,547 | 322,460 km² | $3,050 |
| Liberia | 5,731,206 | 111,370 km² | $915 |
| Mali | 25,198,821 | 1,240,190 km² | $1,193 |
| Senegal | 18,931,966 | 196,710 km² | $1,955 |
| Sierra Leone | 8,819,794 | 72,300 km² | $846 |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Guinea · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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