Ethiopia vs Guinea
Ethiopia vs Guinea: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 21.9% in Ethiopia and 33.3% in Guinea, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Guinea, by 11.4 percentage points, or 1.52 times that in Ethiopia.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Ethiopia.
- In 2024, Ethiopia ranked 170 and Guinea ranked 160 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Ethiopia | Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 21.9 | 33.3 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 20.3 | 32.3 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 18 | 31.3 | 67 |
| 2021 | 16.7 | 28.6 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 16.1 | 26.2 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 16 | 23.9 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 15.9 | 21.8 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 15.6 | 18.7 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 15.4 | 13.1 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 13.9 | 9.2 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 1.1 | 2 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 0.8 | 1 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.2 | 0.5 | – |
| 2003 | 0.1 | 0.5 | – |
| 2002 | 0.1 | 0.4 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | 0.2 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | 0.1 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | 0.1 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ethiopia vs Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023Guinea: 60.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024Guinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017Guinea: 3.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateEthiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Guinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023Guinea: 14.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023Guinea: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023Guinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025Guinea: 38.5% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023Guinea: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023Guinea: 3.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Guinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025Guinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEthiopia: $785M in 2025Guinea: $586M in 2025
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025Guinea: $40 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Guinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020Guinea: 13,000 people in 2020
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022Guinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020Guinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025Guinea: 6 million TIV in 2025