Guinea vs Zambia
Guinea vs Zambia: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 33.3% in Guinea and 17.1% in Zambia, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Guinea, by 16.2 percentage points, or 1.95 times that in Zambia.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Zambia.
- In 2024, Guinea ranked 160 and Zambia ranked 176 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Guinea | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 33.3 | 17.1 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 32.3 | 16.5 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 31.3 | 15 | 67 |
| 2021 | 28.6 | 14.8 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 26.2 | 14.7 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 23.9 | 14.5 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 21.8 | 14.3 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 18.7 | 12.2 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3.5 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.5 | 1.1 | – |
| 2003 | 0.5 | 1 | – |
| 2002 | 0.4 | 0.5 | – |
| 2001 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – |
| 2000 | 0.1 | 0.2 | – |
| 1999 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 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 Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024