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Guinea vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 114 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Guinea
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Leads on 33 of 114 metrics
Malaysia
mys
Leads on 76 of 114 metrics

Summary

Comparing Guinea and Malaysia: Guinea leads on Radios (357,000) against Malaysia (10.90); Guinea leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (550,000) against Malaysia (33); Guinea leads on Televisions (85,000) against Malaysia (10.80). Across 114 compared metrics, Guinea wins on 33 and Malaysia wins on 76.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇬🇳 Guinea🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)33.3 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)26.5 %97.69 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 27% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score52.53 points56.09 points★
Radios357,000★10.9
Televisions85,000★10.8
Waterways1,3007,200★

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇬🇳 Guinea🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country8.28B $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars30.57B $466.53B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)32.1 %★21.95 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)22.25 %★3 %
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)22.2 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.9 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index49.483.3★
Electricity Consumption556.1★136.9
Electricity Exports03★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels3378★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants67★18
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables04★
Electricity Imports033★
Electricity Installed Capacity550,000★33
Electricity Production598★148.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)5.24 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient29.640.7★
Gross Fixed Investment20.125.2★
Gross National Saving5.128.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)7.1 %★4.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)8.1 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.1 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption030.44★
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports02.8★
Natural Gas Production069.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.18★
Oil Consumption9,000561,000★
Oil Exports0644,900★
Oil Imports8,559355,300★
Oil Production0664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves04★
Population Below Poverty Line43.7 people6.2 people★
Public Debt41.8★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.7 USD★5.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption19,000704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports18,460304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0528,300★
Remittances2.2★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources4.81★1.57
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)11.650.03★
Taxes and Other Revenues16.6★11.65
Top Exporting Countries10.35B USD301.22B USD★
Unemployment Rate5.3 %3.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate52.61 %★66.12 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇳 Guinea🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)151,158★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions4.51★260.01
Population Distributionareas of highest density are in the west and south; interior is sparsely populated, as shown in this population distribution mapa highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation41.6 sq km★13.3 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country38 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources226580★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇳 Guinea🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.14 %4.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)131.19209.87★
Agricultural land186,372.2 sq. km★85,710 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)320 km4,675 km★
Dam capacity per capita116.68 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land9494,420★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇳 Guinea🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country19.93 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions713★
Independence231★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇬🇳 Guinea🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.621.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita198.7 USD1,703.34 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP4.4 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.5 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density0.3 people/sq km1.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)494 %26 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)7.7 %★15.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS110,00092,000★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 515★15.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇳 Guinea🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)13,000136,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇬🇳 Guinea🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)67.52 %★58.88 %
Human Capital Index0.380.65★
Life expectancy at birth62.86 years80.87 years★
Median age of population18.45 years31.44 years★
Population Change347,244.5 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density62.87 per sq. km★110.8 per sq. km
Total population15.44M persons36.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.3★0.29
Birth Rate (%)35.04 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate10.9 %52.2 %★
Death Rate (%)7.69 %5.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)1.7 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age3.83M persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate4.5318.26★
Learning-adjusted years of school4.61 years9.72 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.11 people8.62 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.54167.88★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization55.89 %83.21 %★
Physician Density0.21 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.74 %★0.97 %
Population living in slums45.86 %★0.2 %
Total deaths133,909.7 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)33.57 %42.17 %★
Total fertility rate3.95 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-17,688.1 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate88.71 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇳 Guinea🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.021.58★
Airports16100★
Civil Air Travel1053★
Heliports124★

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