World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Guinea 2.2 times.
Guinea: 245,860 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The median country’s coastline is 38% longer than Guinea’s.
Guinea: 320 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 583 m above Guinea’s.
Guinea: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Guinea has 2 times as many people as the median country.
Guinea: 15.1 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 60% more densely populated than Guinea.
Guinea: 61 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 2.8 cm taller than in Guinea.
Guinea: 170.7 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 1.8 cm taller than in Guinea.
Guinea: 158.8 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 13 years older than in Guinea.
Guinea: 18 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Guinea have 2.2 more children on average than in the median country.
Guinea: 4.13 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 3.5% in Guinea.
Guinea: 3.5% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Guinea and the median country are practically level.
Guinea: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Guinea and the median country are practically level.
Guinea: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 60% larger than Guinea’s.
Guinea: $28.3 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 4.3 times as much per person as Guinea.
Guinea: Int$4,935 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Guinea (Gini 4.8 points higher).
Guinea: 29.6 (2018) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Guinea and the median country are practically level.
Guinea: 5.2% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Guinea and the median country are practically level.
Guinea: 2.1% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Guinea’s.
Guinea: 38% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 7.9 times as much on health per person as Guinea.
Guinea: $59 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 14 years longer than in Guinea.
Guinea: 60.9 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Guinea is 4.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in the median country.
Guinea: 59.8 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 8 times as many doctors per person as Guinea.
Guinea: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 9.4% in Guinea.
Guinea: 9.4% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Guinea: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 1.22 points higher than in Guinea.
Guinea: 4.61 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 9.2 times as much alcohol as in Guinea.
Guinea: 0.5 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 3.7 times as much meat per person as Guinea.
Guinea: 15.2 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Guinea and the median country are practically level.
Guinea: 2,948 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Guinea: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 7.4 years longer than in Guinea.
Guinea: 2.5 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 43 times as many tourists per resident as Guinea (2019).
Guinea: 0.01 (2017) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 33% in Guinea.
Guinea: 33% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 54% in Guinea.
Guinea: 53.8% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 39% in Guinea.
Guinea: 39% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guinea 98.
Guinea: 98 (2023) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 2 times as long as Guinea’s.
Guinea: 1,086 km (2017) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Guinea: no data · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 25% of Guinea.
Guinea: 24.7% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Guinea.
Guinea: 0.3 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
75% of Guinea’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country.
Guinea: 75.2% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guinea carries 44% more fine dust than in the median country.
Guinea: 23.9 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Guinea: no data · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Guinea are 3 times as deadly as in the median country.
Guinea: 37.4 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Guinea is on average 3.5 °C warmer than the median country.
Guinea: 26.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guinea gets 70% more rain than the median country.
Guinea: 1,724 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Guinea bigger than the median country?
Guinea is larger. The median country fits inside Guinea 2.2 times.
Which has more people, Guinea or the median country?
Guinea has 2 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Guinea or the median country?
People in the median country live 14 years longer than in Guinea. Life expectancy at birth is 60.9 years in Guinea and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Guinea or the median country?
Men in the median country are 2.8 cm taller than in Guinea (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
