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Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau / GW

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Guinea-Bissau in numbers.

Area36,130 kmยฒWorld # 135 โ†’Population2.2MWorld # 147 โ†’Population density62.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 138 โ†’Life expectancy64.3 yearsWorld # 191 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 1,124World # 192 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Guinea-Bissau across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area36,130 kmยฒWorld # 135 / 2023 โ†’Population2.2MWorld # 147 / 2025 โ†’Population density62.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 138 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,973World # 49 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.2%World # 41 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.8World # 34 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate29.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 33 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 118 / 2024 โ†’Median age18.9 yearsWorld # 203 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.2%World # 185 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1438.3%World # 31 / 2025 โ†’Urban population46.7%World # 156 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-1.4KWorld # 115 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 124 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.7%World # 182 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy64.3 yearsWorld # 191 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy51.5 yearsWorld # 177 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 155 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate8.2%World # 145 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 1,124World # 192 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 2.5BWorld # 186 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 3,293World # 183 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth5.8%World # 38 / 2025 โ†’Inflation0.9%World # 156 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment2.7%World # 159 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment2.8%World # 177 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)33.4World # 102 / 2021 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2%World # 173 / 2013 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,560 kcal/dayWorld # 151 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person14 kg/person/yearWorld # 168 / 2023 โ†’Rice production243.9K tWorld # 63 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area69.5%World # 17 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.2 tWorld # 200 / 2024 โ†’Internet use29.8%World # 184 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions147.2 per 100 peopleWorld # 33 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 134 / 2017 โ†’Road traffic death rate32.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 17 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.2%World # 104 / 2023 โ†’Women in parliament9.8%World # 170 / 2024 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals52.4KWorld # 183 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 18.9MWorld # 173 / 2019 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2020 / 46.1%Main languagePortugueseMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryCrops and oils2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal63 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightPortugueseLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyCFA Franc BCEAOXOFDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country