Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Guinea: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 33.3% (2024), 165th of 188 in the world and 26th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 97.9 (2023), 143rd of 210 in the world and 22nd of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 0.0 (2022), 204th of 208 in the world and 45th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Internet users
GuineaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
GuineaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
9 indicators
Digital & energy access: Guinea in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 33.3%2024 | 165/188 | 26/46 | 0.1% | 1.0% | 26.1% | +26.9 ppsince 2014 | 35.7% | 62.9% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 97.92023 | 143/210 | 22/48 | 0.5 | 38.5 | 107.8 | +47%since 2013 | 90.4 | 89.9 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 0.02022 | 204/208 | 45/48 | · | 0.0 | 0.0 | −2.1%since 2012 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 0.02022 | 210/213 | 46/48 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.02021 | —since 2012 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 122024 | 203/215 | 38/48 | · | 0 | 7 | +2,246%since 2014 | 903 | 717 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 53.8%2024 | 196/215 | 30/48 | 15.2% | 28.1% | 44.7% | +20.3 ppsince 2014 | 55.1% | 91.4% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 29.4%2024 | 193/211 | 30/47 | · | 5.9% | 19.3% | +19.9 ppsince 2014 | 35.7% | 88.0% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 93.6%2024 | 175/213 | 15/48 | 55.9% | 71.9% | 88.3% | +15.0 ppsince 2014 | 82.9% | 96.2% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 2.0%2024 | 182/192 | 38/48 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | +1.0 ppsince 2014 | 22.9% | 63.8% | 75.4% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+26.9 pp33.3% in 2024
- Secure servers+2,246%12 in 2024
- Electricity access+20.3 pp53.8% in 2024
- Electricity access, rural+19.9 pp29.4% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Fixed broadband−2.1%0.0 in 2022
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Guinea and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Guinea. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Guinea | Côte d'Ivoire | Mali | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Liberia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 33.3%2024 | 41.4%2024 | 36.8%2024 | 60.1%2024 | 25.1%2024 | 32.2%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 97.92023 | 183.92024 | 112.12022 | 123.92024 | 107.92022 | 32.12022 |
| Fixed broadband | 0.02022 | 1.62024 | 0.82022 | 4.02024 | 0.02021 | 0.32022 |
| Fixed telephone | 0.02022 | 0.82024 | 1.32022 | 1.62024 | 0.02022 | 0.12022 |
| Secure servers | 122024 | 612024 | 212024 | 602024 | 112024 | 132024 |
| Electricity access | 53.8%2024 | 72.9%2024 | 49.5%2024 | 82.9%2024 | 39.2%2024 | 34.9%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 29.4%2024 | 47.7%2024 | 31.4%2024 | 67.1%2024 | 24.9%2024 | 9.2%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 93.6%2024 | 94.3%2024 | 88.6%2024 | 95.7%2024 | 56.4%2024 | 55.5%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 2.0%2024 | 48.0%2024 | 2.0%2024 | 39.0%2024 | 2.0%2024 | 1.0%2024 |