Polity · 1960 CE – present
Guinea
République de Guinée · Guinée · République de Guinée
Also recorded as Republic of Guinea
- Peak recorded area
- 246,075 km²
- 1967 CE
- Rulers on record
- 24
- from 1958 CE
- Data series
- 379
- 1960 CE–2025 CE
Overview
Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Ivory Coast to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south. It is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry, after its capital Conakry, to distinguish it from other territories in the eponymous region, such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea.
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Territory
6 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated. CShapes 2.0 holds 2 further extents, measured on a different basis and deliberately not merged into this series.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before the last complete year, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 60 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population217 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 15.1Mpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy165 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 61.06years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Net Migration141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | -16.3Kpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Population Growth141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 2.27% annual2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Female140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 62.26years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Male140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 59.8years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
Economy
6 of 152 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita PPP200 obs · 1820 CE–2019 CE | 1,758int'l $ (inflation adj.)2019 CE · Gapminder |
| GDP Current Usd101 obs · 1970 CE–2025 CE | 28.3Bcurrent US$2025 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| GDP per capita73 obs · 1950 CE–2022 CE | 1,809.272011 int'l $2022 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| Fao Asses Stocks64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 2,422head2024 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Cattle Stocks64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 9.3Mhead2024 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Cereals Area Harvested64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 4Mha2024 CE · FAOSTAT |
Military
6 of 24 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| CINC Score59 obs · 1958 CE–2016 CE | 0.0006CINC (share of world capability)2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption59 obs · 1958 CE–2016 CE | 4Mcoal-ton equivalents2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production59 obs · 1958 CE–2016 CE | 0tons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Personnel59 obs · 1958 CE–2016 CE | 10Kpersons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Mil Equip Aircraft Transport45 obs · 1970 CE–2014 CE | 2count2014 CE · rDMC Military Capabilities v1.0 |
| Mil Equip Armoured Fighting Vehicles Attack44 obs · 1970 CE–2014 CE | 55count2014 CE · rDMC Military Capabilities v1.0 |
Territory & resources
6 of 60 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Arable Land %126 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 24.42% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Forest Area %68 obs · 1990 CE–2023 CE | 24.7% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Agricultural Land %63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 73.23%2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Arable Land per capita Ha63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 0.4165hectares per person2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Fao Agricultural Land63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 18Mha2023 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Arable Land63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 6Mha2023 CE · FAOSTAT |
Governance
6 of 29 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.161index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.075index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.124index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Regime Type125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0RoW index (0-3)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Rule Of Law Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.119index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Polity255 obs · 1958 CE–2012 CE | 1index (-10 to 10)2012 CE · Clio-Infra |
Development
6 of 54 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Tech Railway Line Km132 obs · 1862 CE–1993 CE | 940km1993 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Freedom Of Expression Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.545index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Tech Railway Passenger Km79 obs · 1860 CE–1967 CE | 50passenger-km1967 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Electricity Production57 obs · 1931 CE–1993 CE | 536MGWh1993 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Railway Freight Tkm53 obs · 1900 CE–1987 CE | 559tonne-km1987 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Mobile Subscriptions Per 10052 obs · 1960 CE–2023 CE | 128.11per_1002023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Rulers
24 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Ahmed Sékou TouréPresident of Guinea1958 CE – 1984 CE
- Louis Lansana BeavoguiPrime Minister of Guinea1972 CE – 1984 CE
- Diarra TraoréPrime Minister of Guinea1984 CE
- Lansana ContéPresident of Guinea1984 CE – 2008 CE
- Louis Lansana BeavoguiPresident of Guinea1984 CE
- Sidya TouréPrime Minister of Guinea1996 CE – 1999 CE
- Lamine SidiméPrime Minister of Guinea1999 CE – 2004 CE
- Cellou Dalein DialloPrime Minister of Guinea2004 CE – 2006 CE
- François Lonseny FallPrime Minister of Guinea2004 CE
- Eugène CamaraPrime Minister of Guinea2007 CE
- Lansana KouyatéPrime Minister of Guinea2007 CE – 2008 CE
- Ahmed Tidiane SouaréPrime Minister of Guinea2008 CE
- Kabiné KomaraPrime Minister of Guinea2008 CE – 2010 CE
- Moussa Dadis CamaraPresident of Guinea2008 CE – 2009 CE
- Sékouba KonatéPresident of Guinea2009 CE – 2010 CE
- Alpha CondéPresident of Guinea2010 CE – 2021 CE
- Jean-Marie DoréPrime Minister of Guinea2010 CE
- Mohamed Said FofanaPrime Minister of Guinea2010 CE – 2015 CE
- Mamady YoulaPrime Minister of Guinea2015 CE – 2018 CE
- Ibrahima Kassory FofanaPrime Minister of Guinea2018 CE – 2021 CE
- Mamady DoumbouyaHead of State2021 CE –
- Mohamed BéavoguiPrime Minister of Guinea2021 CE – 2022 CE
- Bernard GoumouPrime Minister of Guinea2022 CE – 2024 CE
- Bah OuryHead of Government2024 CE –
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- French, languages of Guinea
- Currency
- Guinean franc (GNF), Guinean syli (GNE)
Memberships
- United NationsUNInternational organisation · member1958 CE –
- Mali–Guinea–Ghana Defense Pact (1961)Military alliance · member1961 CE – 1963 CE
- African UnionAUInternational organisation · founding member1963 CE –
- ECOWASECOWASEconomic bloc · founding member1975 CE –
- 16-member Non-Aggression Pact (1977)Historical alliance · member1978 CE – 1981 CE
- 4-member Non-Aggression Pact (1979)Historical alliance · member1979 CE – 1991 CE
- Guinea-Bissau–Guinea Defense Pact (1980)Military alliance · member1980 CE – 1999 CE
- 16-member Defense Pact (1981)Military alliance · member1981 CE –
- Guinea–Liberia–Sierra Leone Non-Aggression Pact (1986)Historical alliance · member1986 CE – 1991 CE
- 4-member Non-Aggression Pact (1979)Historical alliance · member2004 CE –
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
CHAT (Comin-Hobijn)2009 (FinalCHAT_72909)
Comin, D. & Hobijn, B. (2009). The CHAT Dataset. NBER Working Paper 15319.
NBER research data, freely downloadable
Clio-Infra2017 datasets
Clio-Infra project (2017). Reconstructions of global inequality and well-being. International Institute of Social History.
Academic use, attribution
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
FAOSTAT2024 release
FAO (2024). FAOSTAT Statistical Database. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
CC BY 4.0
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
rDMC Military Capabilities v1.0v1.0
Reconstructed Data on Military Capabilities (rDMC), v1.0. Harvard Dataverse.
Academic use, attribution
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0