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Guinea-Bissau vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Guinea-Bissau
gnb
Leads on 31 of 112 metrics
Malaysia
mys
Leads on 75 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Guinea-Bissau and Malaysia: Guinea-Bissau leads on Major Urban Areas Population (664,000 people) against Malaysia (8.62 people); Guinea-Bissau leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (845,300) against Malaysia (18.26); Guinea-Bissau leads on Radios (49,000) against Malaysia (10.90). Across 112 compared metrics, Guinea-Bissau wins on 31 and Malaysia wins on 75.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)29.78 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)32.47 %97.69 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 33% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score51.36 points56.09 points★
Radios49,000★10.9
TelevisionsNA10.8
Waterways1,3677,200★

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country560.17M $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.46B $466.53B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)24.91 %★21.95 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %★3 %
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.5 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index43.283.3★
Electricity Consumption36.27136.9★
Electricity Exports03★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels99★78
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants018★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables14★
Electricity Imports033★
Electricity Installed Capacity28,300★33
Electricity Production39148.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)2.35 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient33.440.7★
Gross Fixed Investment12.720.3★
Gross National Saving8.628.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)8 %★4.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.8 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption030.44★
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports02.8★
Natural Gas Production069.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.18★
Oil Consumption3,000561,000★
Oil Exports0644,900★
Oil Imports2,565355,300★
Oil Production0664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves04★
Population Below Poverty Line50.5 people6.2 people★
Public Debt57.9★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.8 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2,700704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports2,625304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0528,300★
Remittances9.8★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources9.24★1.57
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)39.860.01★
Taxes and Other Revenues8.812.6★
Top Exporting Countries262.82M USD301.22B USD★
Unemployment Rate2.7 %★3.9 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.81 %★66.12 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)12,847★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions366,000260.01★
Population Distributionapproximately 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 mapa highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation26.25 sq km★13.3 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country14 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources31.4580★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.07 %4.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)84209.87★
Agricultural land8,653.15 sq. km85,710 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)350 km4,675 km★
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2504,420★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country6.54 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions913★
Independence2431★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water23.99 %94.7 %★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.821.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita308.72 USD1,703.34 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.2 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate3.1 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km1.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)505 %26 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)9.5 %★15.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS37,000★92,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 518.815.3★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)4,000136,000★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)55.46 %58.88 %★
Life expectancy at birth67.79 years80.87 years★
Median age of population19.58 years31.44 years★
Population Change49,208.6 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density81.68 per sq. km★110.8 per sq. km
Total population2.30M persons36.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.52★0.29
Birth Rate (%)35.82 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate20.6 %52.2 %★
Death Rate (%)6.99 %5.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.7 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age589,854.55 persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate845,300★18.26
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population664,000 people★8.62 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.9★167.88
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization54.11 %83.21 %★
Physician Density0.25 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.55 %★0.97 %
Population living in slums51.71 %★0.2 %
Total deaths15,177.7 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)49 %★42.17 %
Total fertility rate3.6 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-1,536.4 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate64.82 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.041.58★
Airports7100★
Civil Air Travel253★

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