Guinea vs Zimbabwe

Guinea and Zimbabwe compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Zimbabwe has about 1.1 times as many people as Guinea: 17 million against 15.1 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Zimbabwe ($3,021) is 61% higher than in Guinea ($1,877) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Zimbabwe (8.1%) than in Guinea (7.4%), a difference of 0.7 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Zimbabwe (104.7% in 2022) than in Guinea (3.6% in 2025), a difference of 101.1 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Zimbabwe (9.3%) than in Guinea (5.2%), a difference of 4.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Zimbabwe can expect to live 2.2 years longer than one born in Guinea: 63.1 years against 60.9 years in 2024.
• Half of the population is older than about 18 years in both Guinea and Zimbabwe in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Zimbabwe (41.6%) than in Guinea (33.3%), a difference of 8.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Zimbabwe (0.77 tonnes) are about 2.2 times as high as in Guinea (0.35 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Zimbabwe (35.7%) than in Guinea (20%), a difference of 15.7 percentage points in 2024.