Guinea vs Liberia
Guinea vs Liberia: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 53.8% in Guinea and 34.9% in Liberia, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Guinea, by 18.9 percentage points, or 1.54 times that in Liberia.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2007.
- In 2024, Guinea ranked 194 and Liberia ranked 205 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Guinea | Liberia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53.8 | 34.9 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 51.1 | 32.5 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 47.7 | 31.8 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 46.8 | 29.8 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 44.7 | 27.6 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 42.2 | 23.1 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 45 | 22.8 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 35.4 | 24.2 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 33.5 | 17.7 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 34.9 | 15.2 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 33.5 | 9.4 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 32.2 | 9.8 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 26.2 | 9.3 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 29.5 | 4.1 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 28.1 | 5.3 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 26.7 | 1.9 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 25.4 | 1.3 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 24.1 | 3 | 82 |
| 2006 | 22.8 | – | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 20.2 | – | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 20.2 | – | 80 |
| 2003 | 18.9 | – | 80 |
| 2002 | 17.7 | – | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 16.4 | – | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 15.2 | – | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 16.4 | – | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | – | 73.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 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 Liberia
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Liberia: 62.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Liberia: 8.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Liberia: 55.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Liberia: 3.8% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Liberia: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Liberia: 5.49 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Liberia: 2.2% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Liberia: 3.95 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Liberia: 56.1% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Liberia: 18.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Liberia: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Liberia: -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Liberia: 0.85% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025Liberia: $40.3M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Liberia: $8 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Liberia: 3.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Liberia: 2,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Liberia: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Liberia: 0.09% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Liberia: 0 TIV in 2025