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Guinea-Bissau

Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeCapital: Bissau182,340 observations
Population
2.25M
world rank #147 / 217
GDP
2.53B
world rank #166 / 186
GDP / capita
2,814.1
world rank #170 / 185
Life expectancy
64.3
world rank #193 / 217

Governance

573 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile20.6#186Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile24.7#190Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile55.3#154Rule of Law0-100 percentile35.7#185
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,521 indicators
GDPcurrent US$2.53B#166GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $2,814.1#170GDP growth%5.8%#34Inflation%0.87%#31
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

124 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$313M#174Merchandise importscurrent US$489M#192Exports of goods & services% GDP13.9%#127Imports of goods & services% GDP27%#108
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,521 indicators
Life expectancyyears64.3#193Infant mortalityper 1k births42.1#127Maternal mortalityper 100k505#109Health spending% GDP8.8%#48
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,244 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross34.4%#127Education spending% GDP2%#143Adult literacy%63.9%#38Primary enrollment% gross113.4%#31
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

428 indicators
Populationpeople2.25M#147Population growth%2.2%#41Urban population%46.7%#146Fertility ratebirths/woman3.8#34
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

230 indicators
Electricity access% pop43.7%#68Renewable energy share%87.4%#4Forest area% land69.5%#17CO₂ per capitat0.16#192
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

194 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop24.9%#66Electricity access, urban% urban pop65.6%#58Energy use per capitakg oil eq.65.5#175Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

325 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area26.2%#51Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources1.1%#27Capture fisheries productiontonnes54,110#101
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

281 indicators
Agricultural land% land area29.9%#125Cereal yieldkg per hectare1,333.4#65Aquaculture productiontonnes18#172Food production index2014-16 = 100122.3#40
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

50 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people147.2#27Secure internet serversper 1M people10.9#205Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0#207
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

1,765 indicators
Gini indexindex33.4#28Extreme poverty% pop39.9%#41Internet users% pop29.8%#163Homicide rateper 100k1.1#31
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

377 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-104.3#32Hazard & exposure0-102.2#17Vulnerability0-104.8#37
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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