Guinea vs Côte d’Ivoire
Guinea vs Côte d’Ivoire: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 20% in Guinea and 12.1% in Côte d’Ivoire, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Guinea, by 7.9 percentage points, or 1.65 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Guinea ranked 130 and Côte d’Ivoire ranked 155 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Guinea | Côte d’Ivoire | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20 | 12.1 | – |
| 2023 | 20.3 | 12.4 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 20.6 | 12.6 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 20.9 | 12.9 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 21.1 | 13.1 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 21.4 | 13.3 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 21.7 | 13.5 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 22 | 13.7 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 22.2 | 13.8 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 22.5 | 14 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 22.8 | 14.3 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 23 | 14.7 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 23.3 | 15 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 23.6 | 15.4 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 23.9 | 15.7 | 32 |
| 2009 | 24.1 | 16.1 | 32 |
| 2008 | 24.4 | 16.5 | 32 |
| 2007 | 24.7 | 16.8 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 25 | 17.2 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 25.2 | 17.6 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 25.5 | 17.9 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 25.8 | 18.3 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 26 | 18.7 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 26.3 | 19 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 26.6 | 19.4 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 26.9 | 20.1 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 27.1 | 20.7 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 27.4 | 21.4 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 27.7 | 22.1 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 28 | 22.7 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 28.2 | 23.4 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 28.5 | 24.1 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 28.8 | 24.8 | 33 |
| 1991 | 29 | 25.4 | – |
| 1990 | 29.3 | 26.1 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 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
Guinea vs Côte d’Ivoire
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Côte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Côte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025