Guinea-Bissau

Sub-Saharan Africa·Low income

Population: 2.15M; 147th of 217
GDP: $2.12B; 190th of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $963; 198th of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 64.1; 193rd of 217
Human development: 0.483; 175th of 189 · 2021

Benchmarked against

Guinea-Bissau

Lesotho

Burkina Faso

Sudan

Rwanda

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extremely poor West African economy; ethnically diverse labor force; increasing government expenditures; slight inflation due to food supply disruptions; major cashew exporter; systemic banking instabilities and corruption; vulnerable to oil price shocks

Area: 36,125 km²
Languages: Portuguese-based Creole, Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third…
Resources: fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite, limestone, unexploited deposits of…
Borders: Guinea; Senegal

Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Muslim56%▲ 2.3pt
Christian21.7%▼ 4.5pt
Unaffiliated11.6%▲ 9.2pt
Other10.7%▼ 7.0pt

Religious diversity: 7.17 / 10 · very high · 5th of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

GNB

LSO

BFA

SDN

GDP

current US$

$2.12B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$25.1M–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

34.6%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

36.8%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

16.6%–––

Unemployment

% of labor force

–––

Gini index

0–100

–––

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

–––

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

–––

Population

people

2.15M–––

Population density

people per km²

74.9–––

Urban population

% of total

45.5%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

3.8–––

Net migration

people

-1,712–––

Population under 15

% of total

38.8%–––

Population 65+

% of total

3.2%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

8.1%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

2%–––

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

–––

Safe drinking water

% of population

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

689.1–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

38–––

Electricity generation

TWh

0.1–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

–––

State-based conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

–––

One-sided violence deaths

civilian deaths per year

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

7.17–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

11.6%–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

–––

Global Peace Index

1–5

–––

Military expenditure

% of GDP

1.5%–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

theme overview →

GDP

current US$

#190/214

$2.12B2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#198/214

$9632024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#187/203

$2,907latest

GDP growth

annual %

#49/214

4.8%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#190/207

$9602024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#3/213

-2.7%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#164/201

$25.1M2023

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#167/205

34.6%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#3/206

36.8%2024

Industry value added

% of GDP

#159/208

16.6%2024

Unemployment

% of labor force

#26/187

2.7%latest

Gini index

0–100

#61/168

33.4latest

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

#146/168

39.9%latest

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

#152/165

$1,6252022

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

theme overview →

Population

people

#147/217

2.15Mlatest

Population density

people per km²

#129/216

74.9latest

Urban population

% of total

#157/215

45.5%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#193/217

64.1latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#32/217

3.8latest

Net migration

people

#119/217

-1,7122024

Population under 15

% of total

#32/217

38.8%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#187/217

3.2%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#174/196

43.1latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#182/196

69.3latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#61/192

8.1%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#158/195

0.2latest

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

#147/160

53.9%latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#181/199

2%latest

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

#191/194

2.5%latest

Safe drinking water

% of population

#125/139

23.9%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#183/210

32.5%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#64/214

128.12023

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#181/208

0.32023

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#205/215

10.92024

Access to electricity

% of population

#202/215

40.5%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

theme overview →

Energy use per capita

kWh

#184/198

689.12023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#195/202

382022

Electricity generation

TWh

#198/202

0.12022

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#194/202

0%2022

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#195/202

100%2022

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#17/204

0.32024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#14/204

0.22024

Share of global CO₂

#183/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#38/193

2.32023

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

theme overview →

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#33/210

0.1%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#65/210

0.4%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#72/210

0.2%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#41/210

0.2%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#66/210

0.5372024

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#129/175

0.2522025

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#146/175

0.0952025

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

#116/175

0.5572025

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

#150/175

0.8282025

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

#102/175

0.5232025

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

#163/178

212022

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#168/193

-1.192022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#179/193

-1.492022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#179/193

-1.452022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#128/193

-0.3952022

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

#152/175

0.5022025

Conflict & Security

Organized violence since 1989 — every battle death georeferenced by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program

theme overview →

Conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

#30/126

02025

State-based conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

#36/126

02025

One-sided violence deaths

civilian deaths per year

#36/126

02025

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#5/193

7.172020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#54/193

11.6%2020

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

theme overview →

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#175/189

0.4832021

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

#159/170

0.6272021

Global Peace Index

1–5

#84/158

2.052023

Military expenditure

% of GDP

#96/161

1.5%latest

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