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Australia vs Guinea: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 69 of 108 metrics
Guinea
gin
Leads on 30 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Guinea: Guinea leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (19,000) against Australia (1.18); Guinea leads on Radios (357,000) against Australia (25.50); Guinea leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (550,000) against Australia (65.56). Across 108 compared metrics, Australia wins on 69 and Guinea wins on 30.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇬🇳 GuineaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★26.5 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 27% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★52.53 points
Radios25.5357,000★
Televisions10.1585,000★
Waterways2,000★1,300

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇬🇳 GuineaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★8.28B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★30.57B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %22.25 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %22.2 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★3.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79★49.4
Electricity Consumption229.4556.1★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★33
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1167★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★0
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56550,000★
Electricity Production243598★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★5.24 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.3★29.6
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★20.1
Gross National Saving21★5.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %7.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★8.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★0
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99★0
Oil Consumption960,800★9,000
Oil Exports312,600★0
Oil Imports731,400★8,559
Oil Production549,200★0
Oil Proved Reserves3.32★0
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★43.7 people
Public Debt5841.8★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD5.7 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.1819,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★18,460
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★0
Remittances0.12.2★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.134.81★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.5★11.65
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★16.6
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★5.3 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇬🇳 GuineaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M151,158★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.654.51★
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, byareas of highest density are in the west and south; interior is sparsely populated, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★38 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★226

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇬🇳 GuineaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %1.14 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98131.19★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★186,372.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★320 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★116.68 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★949

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇬🇳 GuineaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★19.93 %
Administrative Divisions67★
Independence12★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇬🇳 GuineaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.4★4.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★1.5 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★0.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★494 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★19.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %7.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000★110,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA16.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇬🇳 GuineaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★13,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇬🇳 GuineaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %67.52 %★
Human Capital Index0.79★0.38
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★62.86 years
Median age of population38.51 years★18.45 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons347,244.5 persons★
Population density3.54 per sq. km★62.87 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★15.44M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.3
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %35.04 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★10.9 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %★7.69 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★1.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★3.83M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★4.53
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★4.61 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people★2.11 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★167.54
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★55.89 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★0.21 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %2.74 %★
Population living in slums0.03 %45.86 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons133,909.7 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★33.57 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman3.95 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-17,688.1 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★88.71 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇬🇳 GuineaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.02
Airports2,257★16
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft10
Heliports392★1

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