Guinea vs Somalia
Guinea vs Somalia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.1 per 100,000 people in Guinea and 9.9 per 100,000 people in Somalia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Guinea, by 1.2 per 100,000 people, or 1.12 times that in Somalia.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Somalia.
- In 2017, Guinea ranked 64 and Somalia ranked 82 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Guinea | Somalia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.2 | 10 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11 | 10.5 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 10 | 11.1 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 10 | 11.3 | 13 |
| 2001 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 9.7 | 12.2 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 9.2 | 12.6 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9 | 12.6 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 8.8 | 12.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 8.7 | 12.3 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.5 | 12 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.3 | 11.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 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 Somalia
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Somalia: 58.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Somalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Somalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Somalia: 3.79% in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Somalia: 18.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Somalia: 3.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Somalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Somalia: 55.1% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Somalia: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Somalia: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Somalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Somalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025Somalia: $193M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Somalia: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Somalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Somalia: 14,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Somalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Somalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Somalia: 2 million TIV in 2025