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Guinea-Bissau

Republic of Guinea-Bissau

Capital
Bissau
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Income group
Low income
Population
2.2M (2025)
Area
36,125 km²
Currency
West African CFA franc (XOF)
Data refreshed 11 Sep 2026Updated 7 h ago84 % coverage · 211 indicators
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At a glance

Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.

Population
148th of 218 · 41st in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP
167th of 187 · 43rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP per capita
172nd of 187 · 31st in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP growth
35th of 187 · 15th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Inflation
33rd of 177 · 7th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Unemployment
28th of 185 · 8th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Life expectancy
193rd of 217 · 25th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Median age
184th of 216 · 18th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gross debt / GDP
143rd of 179 · 34th in Sub-Saharan Africa
CO₂ per capita
18th of 212 · 14th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Renewable electricity
189th of 193 · 43rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Internet users
165th of 182 · 31st in Sub-Saharan Africa

What changed in Guinea-Bissau

Statistically notable movements in the latest data.

  1. Record high2025Major
    GDP reached a record high of US$ 2.5B in 2025 (series since 1970).
  2. Record high2025Major
    GDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 1,124 in 2025 (series since 1970).
  3. Record high2025Major
    Population reached a record high of 2.2M people in 2025 (series since 1960).
  4. Sharp rise2024Major
    CO₂ emissions from land-use change rose 0.5 Mt to 4.9 Mt in 2024 (largest rise since 2022).
  5. Record high2024Notable
    Life expectancy reached a record high of 64.3 years in 2024 (series since 1960).
  6. Record high2025Notable
    GDP per capita (PPP) reached a record high of intl $ 3,293 in 2025 (series since 1990).
  7. Record low2024Notable
    Fertility fell to a record low of 3.76 births/woman in 2024 (series since 1960).
  8. Record high2025Notable
    Imports reached a record high of US$ 682.9M in 2025 (series since 1970).

Countries similar to Guinea-Bissau

Nearest peers by standardised distance on the selected dimension.

  1. 1Comoros77
  2. 2Eritrea72
  3. 3Benin71
  4. 4Gambia70
  5. 5Burkina Faso70
  6. 6Yemen65
  7. 7Liberia64
  8. 8Togo62

Country DNA

Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.

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Key facts

Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.

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Borders: Guinea, Senegal

Languages: Portuguese, Upper Guinea Creole

Timeline

Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.

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Explore Guinea-Bissau by topic

19 topics · 245 indicators with data.