Guinea vs Madagascar
Guinea vs Madagascar: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 53.8% in Guinea and 42.5% in Madagascar, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Guinea, by 11.3 percentage points, or 1.27 times that in Madagascar.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher since 2004, when it overtook Madagascar.
- In 2024, Guinea ranked 194 and Madagascar ranked 202 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Guinea | Madagascar | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53.8 | 42.5 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 51.1 | 39.4 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 47.7 | 36.1 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 46.8 | 35.1 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 44.7 | 32 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 42.2 | 31 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 45 | 36.5 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 35.4 | 24.1 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 33.5 | 22.9 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 34.9 | 23.8 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 33.5 | 23 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 32.2 | 12.9 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 26.2 | 18.7 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 29.5 | 14.3 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 28.1 | 12.3 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 26.7 | 17.4 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 25.4 | 18.3 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 24.1 | 17.5 | 82 |
| 2006 | 22.8 | 16.8 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 20.2 | 16 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 20.2 | 15.3 | 80 |
| 2003 | 18.9 | 20.3 | 80 |
| 2002 | 17.7 | 14 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 16.4 | 14.8 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 15.2 | 12.6 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 16.4 | 12.8 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | 12.4 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | – | 10.9 | – |
| 1996 | – | 11.5 | – |
| 1995 | – | 11 | – |
| 1994 | – | 10.6 | – |
| 1993 | – | 10.1 | – |
| 1992 | – | 9.2 | – |
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 Madagascar
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Madagascar: 63.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Madagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Madagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Madagascar: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Madagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Madagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Madagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Madagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Madagascar: 32.9% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Madagascar: 18.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Madagascar: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Madagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Madagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025Madagascar: $111M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Madagascar: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Madagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Madagascar: 22,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Madagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Madagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Madagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025