Photo: Julien Harneis · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Guinea: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Guinea is placed 90th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.51 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 17.81 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
90th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.51GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 17.81Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- 0.642Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 79.37Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Guinea on digital & technology — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
0.51
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Guinea: 0.51. Across the 196 countries in this edition, values run from 0.01 (North Korea) to 0.997 (South Korea); the world median is 0.63.
- World median
- 0.63
- Best in Western Africa
- 0.774 Cabo Verde
- Land neighbours
- Côte d’Ivoire 0.663 · Guinea-Bissau 0.177 · Liberia 0.36 · Mali 0.326 · Senegal 0.434 · Sierra Leone 0.421
17.81
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 183rd of 195 by Oxford Insights
Guinea: 17.81. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 12.12 (Guinea-Bissau) to 88.36 (United States); the world median is 40.19.
- World median
- 40.19
- Best in Western Africa
- 50.79 Nigeria
- Land neighbours
- Côte d’Ivoire 40.74 · Guinea-Bissau 12.12 · Liberia 15.65 · Mali 23.78 · Senegal 40.64 · Sierra Leone 19.68
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.642
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Guinea: 0.642. Across the 176 countries in this edition, values run from -2.66 (Liberia) to 3.715 (Estonia); the world median is 0.196.
- World median
- 0.196
- Best in Western Africa
- 0.81 Côte d’Ivoire
- Land neighbours
- Côte d’Ivoire 0.81 · Guinea-Bissau -1.181 · Liberia -2.66 · Mali -1.602 · Senegal 0.675 · Sierra Leone -1.153
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
79.37
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Guinea: 79.37. Across the 170 countries in this edition, values run from 0.377 (Gambia) to 87.15 (Ireland); the world median is 25.42.
- World median
- 25.42
- Best in Western Africa
- 79.37 Guinea
- Land neighbours
- Côte d’Ivoire 16.74 · Mali 42.01 · Senegal 29.46
02Over time
Which way Guinea is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Government AI Readiness Index
AI readiness score (0–100) · higher is better
GuineaWorld median
Guinea fell from 29 in 2020 to 17.81 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Guinea World median 2025 17.8 40.2 2024 30.2 43.3 2023 27.4 41.4 2022 27.8 40.3 2021 27.5 44.1 2020 29.0 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
GuineaWorld median
Guinea rose from -3.118 in 2000 to 0.642 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Guinea World median 2025 0.64 0.20 2024 -0.78 0.11 2023 -1.14 0.14 2022 -1.14 0.16 2021 -1.14 0.12 2020 -1.14 0.12 2019 -2.58 0.10 2018 -2.17 -0.05 2017 -2.17 -0.08 2016 -2.17 -0.10 2015 -2.37 -0.17 2014 -2.37 -0.21 2013 -2.37 -0.21 2012 -2.33 -0.25 2011 -2.36 -0.32 2010 -2.36 -0.31 2009 -2.81 -0.50 2008 -2.81 -0.51 2007 -2.81 -0.51 2006 -2.81 -0.55 2005 -2.81 -0.55 2004 -3.12 -0.55 2003 -3.12 -0.55 2002 -3.12 -0.51 2001 -3.12 -0.51 2000 -3.12 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
GuineaWorld median
Guinea fell from 83 in 2010 to 79.37 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Guinea World median 2024 79.4 25.42 2023 53.8 26.03 2022 32.9 26.04 2021 18.5 29.80 2020 24.5 29.47 2019 62.6 18.36 2018 54.2 20.09 2017 44.7 18.32 2016 51.0 18.15 2015 29.4 19.57 2014 71.6 21.00 2013 82.3 20.50 2012 67.2 19.56 2011 68.6 19.21 2010 83.0 19.88
03In context
Guinea beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on digital & technology, never a place within the region.
Guinea and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GovTech Maturity IndexGTMI score (0–1) | Government AI Readiness IndexAI readiness score (0–100) | Government Cyber Security CapacityOriginal latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity | Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsDigitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Côte d’Ivoire | 84th | 0.663 | 40.74 | 0.81 | 16.74 |
 Senegal | 89th | 0.434 | 40.64 | 0.675 | 29.46 |
| Guinea | 90th | 0.51 | 17.81 | 0.642 | 79.37 |
 Mali | =143rd | 0.326 | 23.78 | -1.602 | 42.01 |
 Sierra Leone | 169th | 0.421 | 19.68 | -1.153 | — |
 Liberia | 189th | 0.36 | 15.65 | -2.66 | — |
 Guinea-Bissau | 193rd | 0.177 | 12.12 | -1.181 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Guinea in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Guinea is ahead of the world, and behind
16 more statistics filed under digital & technology, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Behind the world median13
Statistics on which Guinea does worse than the middle country measured.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2262.3764.22No earlier reading
Guinea: 62.37 · world median 64.22 · Payments made electronically in a typical month, excluding payroll and payments to government (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 2.172 to 99.91; higher is better.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.505-0.4180.505▲ Improved since 2015
Guinea: -0.418 · world median 0.505 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4.5 to +2.4); higher = less censorship. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.721 to 2.295; higher is better.
Position 115th of 176 · derived.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4510.415.45▼ Worsened since 2025
Guinea: 10.4 · world median 15.45 · Generative-AI users (% of population aged 15–64). Microsoft AI Economy Institute, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 6.1 to 73.3; higher is better.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6882.2491.68No earlier reading
Guinea: 82.24 · world median 91.68 · Adults who own a mobile phone (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 45.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 110th of 140 · derived.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6531.7751.65▲ Improved since 2014
Guinea: 31.77 · world median 51.65 · Adults who made or received a digital payment in the past year (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 12.26 to 94.91; higher is better.
Position 78th of 98 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3939.7962.39No earlier reading
Guinea: 39.79 · world median 62.39 · Firms with their own website (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.824 to 97.88; higher is better.
Position 145th of 181 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.3610.206▼ Worsened since 2015
Guinea: 0.361 · world median 0.206 · Digital STRI (0 = open, 1 = closed). OECD, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.021 to 0.649; lower is better.
Position 22nd of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.1920.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Guinea: 0.192 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 151st of 170 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3566.6932.35No earlier reading
Guinea: 66.69 · world median 32.35 · Firms that experienced internet outages or slow-downs (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.735 to 82.39; lower is better.
Position 13th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7826.5778.78No earlier reading
Guinea: 26.57 · world median 78.78 · Adults whose main mobile phone is a smartphone (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.663 to 97.36; higher is better.
Position 131st of 140 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-2.493-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Guinea: -2.493 · world median -0.114 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.2); higher = less disinformation. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.392 to 2.93; higher is better.
Position 165th of 176 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0531.0283.05No earlier reading
Guinea: 31.02 · world median 83.05 · Adults who used the internet in the past three months (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 11.06 to 99.12; higher is better.
Position 133rd of 140 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.023-2.0941.023▼ Worsened since 2015
Guinea: -2.094 · world median 1.023 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4 to +2); higher = fewer shutdowns. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.547 to 2.081; higher is better.
Position 169th of 176 · derived.
No better end3
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,67015,64484,670Moved since 2020
Guinea: 15,644 · world median 84,670 · Developer accounts located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 110 to 32,410,529.
GitHub RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,45421,969141,454Moved since 2020
Guinea: 21,969 · world median 141,454 · Public repositories located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 142 to 77,284,974.
GitHub Git PushesGitHub · 2025 · world median 148,71411,025148,714Moved since 2021
Guinea: 11,025 · world median 148,714 · Git pushes during the quarter. GitHub, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,967 to 40,768,192.
No current reading for Guinea
Anthropic AI Usage Index, ICT Goods Exports (last 2016), ICT Services Exports (last 2023), Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching (last 2016) and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Digital & Technology among Guinea’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Guinea’s 3rd best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability11th of 1863/4 keys
- Energyjoint 28th of 1652/3 keys
- Digital & Technology90th of 1984/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality81st of 1593/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture103rd of 1843/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience158th of 1934/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade146th of 1773/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 151st of 1834/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties165th of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Security151st of 1774/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions171st of 1944/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge183rd of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labour169th of 1824/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing188th of 2003/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation170th of 1764/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 191st of 1963/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Guinea can most readily be measured against.
=1
EstoniaNorthern Europe
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee, greyscale
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South KoreaEastern Asia
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
3rd of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius20th4/4 keysHighest in Western Africa
Ghana66th4/4 keysThis page
Guinea90th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Guinea on digital & technology: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Guinea rank on digital & technology?
Guinea is placed 90th of 198 countries on Digital & Technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GovTech Maturity Index, Government AI Readiness Index, Government Cyber Security Capacity and Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GovTech Maturity Index figure for Guinea?
0.51 in 2025 (gTMI score (0–1)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.63.
What is the latest Government AI Readiness Index figure for Guinea?
17.81 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Guinea compare with Côte d’Ivoire on digital & technology?
Côte d’Ivoire is placed 84th of 198, and Guinea 90th. GovTech Maturity Index: Côte d’Ivoire 0.663, Guinea 0.51; Government AI Readiness Index: Côte d’Ivoire 40.74, Guinea 17.81; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Côte d’Ivoire 0.81, Guinea 0.642; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Côte d’Ivoire 16.74, Guinea 79.37.
How have Guinea’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 29 in 2020 to 17.81 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -3.118 in 2000 to 0.642 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports fell from 83 in 2010 to 79.37 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Guinea?
No current reading is published for Guinea on Anthropic AI Usage Index, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Broadband and mobile subscriptions, connection speeds and the cost of getting online are absent, for the licence reason above; internet use and phone ownership, from the World Bank’s own household survey, and firms’ websites and internet disruptions, from its Enterprise Surveys, are published here as context. The ICT share of goods exports votes under Mobility & Trade. Digital public services and data-protection law are not held yet. Research and development spending is filed under Education & Knowledge, and what an economy knows how to make is under Economy & Innovation.
How the Digital & Technology standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The digital & technology method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GovTech Maturity Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Government AI Readiness Index — Oxford Insights, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Cyber Security Capacity — V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 16 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Guinea’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Guinea (banner) — Julien Harneis, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Estonia — Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Guinea: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/guinea/digital