Guinea vs Liberia
Guinea vs Liberia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.1 per 100,000 people in Guinea and 13.2 per 100,000 people in Liberia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Liberia, by 2.1 per 100,000 people, or 1.19 times that in Guinea.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Liberia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Guinea | Liberia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | 13.2 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.2 | 13.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.3 | 13.3 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.3 | 13.4 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.2 | 13.6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.2 | 13.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.1 | 13.4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11 | 13.4 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10.9 | 13.3 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10.7 | 13.2 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.6 | 13.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.4 | 13.1 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.1 | 13.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 10.1 | 12.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 10 | 12.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 10 | 12.4 | 13 |
| 2001 | 9.8 | 12.1 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 9.7 | 12.3 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 9.2 | 12.5 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9 | 12.5 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 8.8 | 11.7 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 8.7 | 11.9 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.5 | 11.6 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.2 | 11.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8.1 | 11.1 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, 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
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