Canada vs Guinea-Bissau: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 104 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Canada and Guinea-Bissau: Guinea-Bissau leads on Major Urban Areas Population (664,000 people) against Canada (6.37 people); Guinea-Bissau leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (845,300) against Canada (22.87); Guinea-Bissau leads on Oil Imports (2,565) against Canada (1.09). Across 104 compared metrics, Canada wins on 66 and Guinea-Bissau wins on 30.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %32.47 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 33% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points51.36 points
Radios32.349,000
Televisions21.5NA
Waterways6361,367

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $560.17M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $2.46B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %4.25 %
Coal Revenue0.080
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %5.5 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.643.2
Electricity Consumption522.236.27
Electricity Exports73.350
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2399
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants560
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels90
Electricity from Other Renewables121
Electricity Imports2.680
Electricity Installed Capacity143.528,300
Electricity Production649.639
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita2.35 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.933.4
Gross Fixed Investment22.112.7
Gross National Saving20.88.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %8 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %3.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP1.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.40
Natural Gas Exports83.960
Natural Gas Imports26.360
Natural Gas Production159.10
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.060
Oil Consumption2.213,000
Oil Exports1.930
Oil Imports1.092,565
Oil Production3.480
Oil Proved Reserves175.20
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people67 people
Public Debt61.357.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD4.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.452,700
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.120
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,7002,625
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.010
Remittances09.8
Revenue from Forest Resources0.089.24
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.2539.86
Taxes and Other Revenues13.88.8
Unemployment Rate6.5 %2.7 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M12,847
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.85366,000
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiaapproximately one fifth of the population lives in the capital city of Bissau along the Atlantic coast; the remainder is distributed among the eight mainly rural regions, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year14 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.931.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %1.07 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.4384
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km8,653.15 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km350 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant0 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,045250

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %6.54 %
Administrative Divisions109
Independence124
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.74.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP8.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA3.1 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %505 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %9.5 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA37,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA18.8

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,0004,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %55.46 %
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years67.79 years
Median age of population40.75 years19.58 years
Population Change437,571 persons49,208.6 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km81.68 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons2.30M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.52
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %35.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA20.6 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %6.99 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP2.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons589,854.55 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.87845,300
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people664,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09167.9
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %54.11 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km0.25 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %2.55 %
Population living in slums1.2 %51.71 %
Total deaths326,297.8 persons15,177.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %49 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman3.6 per woman
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons-1,536.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births64.82 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.960.04
Airports1,4597
Civil Air Travel6362

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