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Guinea-Bissau

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Bissau · pop. 2M · Portuguese, Upper Guinea Creole · West African CFA franc

Trajectories

economic momentum

$1,008

Tripled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $1,008

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
1990$651
1991$672+3.2%
1992$574−14.5%
1993$582+1.3%
1994$561−3.6%
1995$589+5.1%
1996$615+4.3%
1997$599−2.6%
1998$498−16.9%
1999$479−3.8%
2000low$317−33.8%
2001$327+3.2%
2002$362+10.7%
2003$420+16.0%
2004$431+2.8%
2005$463+7.3%
2006$449−3.1%
2007$519+15.7%
2008$640+23.3%
2009$583−8.9%
2010$600+2.9%
2011$720+19.9%
2012$635−11.7%
2013$654+3.0%
2014$652−0.3%
2015$645−1.1%
2016$680+5.4%
2017$783+15.2%
2018$809+3.2%
2019$811+0.3%
2020$847+4.4%
2021$927+9.4%
2022$883−4.7%
2023$988+11.9%
2024latest$1,008+2.0%

prices

3.8%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 3.8%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
199033.0%
199157.6%+24.6 pts
1992high69.6%+12.0 pts
199348.1%−21.5 pts
199415.2%−32.9 pts
199545.4%+30.2 pts
199650.7%+5.37 pts
199749.1%−1.63 pts
19988.0%−41.1 pts
1999−2.1%−10.1 pts
20008.6%+10.7 pts
20013.3%−5.29 pts
20023.3%−0.05 pts
2003low−3.5%−6.80 pts
20040.9%+4.39 pts
20053.3%+2.45 pts
20062.0%−1.37 pts
20074.6%+2.66 pts
200810.5%+5.84 pts
2009−1.7%−12.1 pts
20102.5%+4.17 pts
20115.0%+2.53 pts
20122.1%−2.92 pts
20131.2%−0.92 pts
2014−1.5%−2.72 pts
20151.5%+2.99 pts
20161.5%+0.03 pts
20171.7%+0.19 pts
20180.4%−1.31 pts
20190.2%−0.13 pts
20201.1%+0.89 pts
20212.2%+1.10 pts
20229.4%+7.15 pts
20237.1%−2.29 pts
2024latest3.8%−3.34 pts

demographic curve

3.8 children per woman

Above replacement: still growing. Fell from 6.5 in 1980.

2024 · 3.8

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
19605.9
19615.9+0.2%
19625.9+0.2%
19636.0+0.2%
19646.0+0.2%
19656.0+0.2%
19666.0+0.2%
19676.0+0.2%
19686.0+0.2%
19696.0+0.3%
19706.0+0.3%
19716.1+0.3%
19726.1+0.3%
19736.1+0.3%
19746.1+0.4%
19756.2+0.5%
19766.2+0.7%
19776.2+0.9%
19786.3+1.1%
19796.4+1.3%
19806.5+1.3%
19816.6+1.3%
19826.6+1.1%
19836.7+0.8%
19846.7+0.5%
1985high6.7+0.2%
19866.7−0.1%
19876.7−0.3%
19886.7−0.4%
19896.7−0.4%
19906.5−2.4%
19916.5−0.4%
19926.4−0.6%
19936.4−1.0%
19946.3−1.1%
19956.2−1.2%
19966.1−1.3%
19976.1−1.3%
19986.0−1.5%
19995.9−1.7%
20005.8−1.4%
20015.7−1.7%
20025.6−0.9%
20035.6−1.0%
20045.5−1.4%
20055.5−0.7%
20065.4−1.0%
20075.4−0.8%
20085.3−1.8%
20095.2−1.7%
20105.1−1.3%
20115.1−0.9%
20125.0−1.3%
20134.9−1.5%
20144.8−2.8%
20154.7−2.7%
20164.5−3.0%
20174.3−3.8%
20184.2−2.4%
20194.2−2.1%
20204.1−1.9%
20214.0−1.9%
20223.9−2.2%
20233.8−1.9%
2024latest3.8−2.1%

Metrics

  1. population
    2M
    147 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $2B
    165 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $988
    153 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $25M
    145 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.2%
    99 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    36K km²
    138 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    56 /km²
    102 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    64.1 yr
    150 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    32%
    143 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    0.2 t
    150 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    47%
    121 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    3.8
    29 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    0.7%
    137 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    9.9%
    24 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. scientific articles / yr
    14
    165 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  16. high-tech exports %
    6%
    75 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  17. gini inequality
    33
    50 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  18. youth unemployment
    3%
    10 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  19. adult literacy
    64%
    92 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  20. democracy (v-dem)
    0.10
    130 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  21. clean government
    21
    145 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  22. press freedom
    32.7
    80 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  23. human development
    0.514
    145 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  24. refugees hosted
    24
    139 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  25. refugees produced
    2K
    86 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data

Recent coverage · 2

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