Country profile
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau ranks #147 of 215 for population, #191 of 209 for gdp per capita, #192 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
2,201,352
people · 2024
Rank #147 of 215
Life expectancy
64.3
years · 2024
Rank #192 of 216
Poverty headcount
39.9%
% of population · 2021
Rank #26 of 186
Under-5 mortality
67.3
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #23 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
8.56%
% net enrollment · 2000
Rank #230 of 232
Tobacco use
8.2%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #145 of 163
Calorie supply
2,560
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #149 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
52,400
arrivals · 2019
Rank #186 of 203
GDP per capita
$1,008
current US$ · 2024
Rank #191 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
3.77
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #76 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
130
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #127 of 210
Forest area
69.5%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #18 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
50.2
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #17 of 248
Protected areas
13.2%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #117 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #197 of 210
Fertilizer use
8.34
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #154 of 194
Pesticide use
0.13
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #177 of 193
Cereal yield
1.33
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #151 of 182
Digital
Internet users
29.8%
% of population · 2024
Rank #185 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.39
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #229 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
147
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #34 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
40.5%
% of population · 2023
Rank #202 of 215
Renewable electricity output
7.09%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #198 of 257
Energy use per person
689
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #195 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.25
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #127 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Guinea-Bissau; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield