Population
14.0M
Unitary presidential system
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,432
in 2031
Passport power
#156
28 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
4
Top: Nzérékoré
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Guinea
- Capital
- Conakry
- Continent
- Africa / Western Africa
- Area
- 245,857 km²
- Population
- 14.0M
- Density
- 51.7/km²
- Government
- Unitary presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .gn
- Calling code
- +224
- Timezone
- UTC
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #156 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 28
- Total accessible
- 53
Culture and society
- Languages
- French (français)
- Religions
- Islam 85.2%, Christianity 13.4%, Animism 0.2%, None 1.2%
- Currencies
- Fr GNF — Guinean franc
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.500
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $7,432
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 60.9 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 33.3%
- Gini index (2012)
- 33.7
- Inflation (2031)
- 4.0%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 5.2%
- Urban population (2025)
- 38.5%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 4.6/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 23.9 µg/m³
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.37