Guinea vs Mozambique
Guinea vs Mozambique: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 3.1% a year in Guinea and 4.4% a year in Mozambique, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mozambique, by 1.2 percentage points, or 1.39 times that in Guinea.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Mozambique has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Guinea.
- In 2025, Guinea ranked 82 and Mozambique ranked 46 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Guinea at 4% a year and Mozambique at 5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Guinea | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.1 | 4.4 |
| 2024 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 7 |
| 2022 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| 2021 | 12.6 | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 10.6 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 9.5 | 5.7 |
| 2018 | 9.8 | 3.2 |
| 2017 | 8.9 | 15.8 |
| 2016 | 8.2 | 18.4 |
| 2015 | 8.2 | 3.6 |
| 2014 | 9.7 | 2.6 |
| 2013 | 11.9 | 4.3 |
| 2012 | 15.2 | 2.6 |
| 2011 | 21.4 | 11.2 |
| 2010 | 15.5 | 12.4 |
| 2009 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| 2008 | 18.4 | 14.5 |
| 2007 | 22.9 | 10.4 |
| 2006 | 34.7 | 13.2 |
| 2005 | 31.4 | 6.4 |
| 2004 | 17.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11 | 13.5 |
| 2002 | 3 | 16.8 |
| 2001 | 5.4 | 9.1 |
| 2000 | 6.8 | 12.7 |
| 1999 | 4.6 | 2.9 |
| 1998 | 5.1 | 1.5 |
| 1997 | 1.9 | 7.4 |
| 1996 | 3 | 48.5 |
| 1995 | 5.6 | 47.7 |
| 1994 | 4.2 | 63.1 |
| 1993 | 7.1 | 42.3 |
| 1992 | 16.6 | 45.1 |
| 1991 | 19.7 | 33.3 |
| 1990 | 25.7 | 43.7 |
| 1989 | 28.3 | 42.1 |
| 1988 | 27.3 | 58.5 |
| 1987 | 36.9 | 164.1 |
| 1986 | 64.7 | 40.5 |
| 1985 | 19 | 30.8 |
| 1984 | 26 | 30 |
| 1983 | 30.3 | 28.2 |
| 1982 | 29.9 | 17.7 |
| 1981 | 35 | 4.2 |
| 1980 | 40 | 2 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Guinea | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.3 | 5.6 |
| 2027 | 5.8 | 6.8 |
| 2028 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 2029 | 4 | 5 |
| 2030 | 4 | 5 |
| 2031 | 4 | 5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guinea vs Mozambique
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Mozambique: 63.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Mozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Mozambique: 3.9% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Mozambique: 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Mozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Mozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Mozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Mozambique: 37.2% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Mozambique: 16.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Mozambique: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Mozambique: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Mozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025Mozambique: $446M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Mozambique: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Mozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Mozambique: 11,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Mozambique: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Mozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Mozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025