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Guinea-Bissau vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

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

Guinea-Bissau
gnb
Leads on 29 of 104 metrics
Mexico
mex
Leads on 69 of 104 metrics

Summary

Comparing Guinea-Bissau and Mexico: Guinea-Bissau leads on Major Urban Areas Population (664,000 people) against Mexico (22.28 people); Guinea-Bissau leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (845,300) against Mexico (60.96); Guinea-Bissau leads on Radios (49,000) against Mexico (31). Across 104 compared metrics, Guinea-Bissau wins on 29 and Mexico wins on 69.

  • 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🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)32.47 %81.18 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 33% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score51.36 points★45.55 points
Radios49,000★31
TelevisionsNA25.6
Waterways1,3672,900★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country560.17M $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.46B $2.29T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %7.25 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.5 %7.34 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index43.286.1★
Electricity Consumption36.27258.7★
Electricity Exports07.31★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels99★71
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants017★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables19★
Electricity Imports03.53★
Electricity Installed Capacity28,300★72.56
Electricity Production39302.7★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)2.35 USD per capita57.54 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient33.443.5★
Gross Fixed Investment12.720.2★
Gross National Saving8.621.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)8 %★0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.8 %★4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP★0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption081.61★
Natural Gas Exports036.81★
Natural Gas Imports050.12★
Natural Gas Production031.57★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0279.8★
Oil Consumption3,000★2.07
Oil Exports01.51★
Oil Imports2,565496,000★
Oil Production02.98★
Oil Proved Reserves010.42★
Population Below Poverty Line50.5 people36.3 people★
Public Debt57.945.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.8 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2,700★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0155,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports2,625867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0844,600★
Remittances9.8★3.7
Revenue from Forest Resources9.24★0.1
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)37.13.89★
Taxes and Other Revenues8.814.2★
Unemployment Rate2.7 %★2.8 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)12,847★2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions366,000441.05★
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 mapmost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country14 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources31.4461.89★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.07 %1.86 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)84★52.44
Agricultural land8,653.15 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)350 km9,330 km★
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land25059,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country6.54 %17.92 %★
Administrative Divisions932★
Independence24★16
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.816.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.2 % of GDP★6.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate3.1 %0.4 %★
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km1.5 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)505 %42 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)9.5 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS37,000★340,000
Underweight Children Under 518.84.2★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)4,000341,000★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)55.46 %★51.87 %
Life expectancy at birth67.79 years80.06 years★
Median age of population19.58 years29.96 years★
Population Change49,208.6 persons1.20M persons★
Population density81.68 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km★
Total population2.30M persons133.03M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.520.71★
Birth Rate (%)35.82 %★14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate20.6 %73.1 %★
Death Rate (%)6.99 %6.04 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.7 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age589,854.55 persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate845,300★60.96
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population664,000 people★22.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.9169.01★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization54.11 %77.59 %★
Physician Density0.25 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.55 %★0.81 %
Population living in slums51.71 %★15.76 %
Total deaths15,177.7 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)49 %62.6 %★
Total fertility rate3.6 per woman★1.84 per woman
Total net-migration-1,536.4 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate64.82 per live births11.69 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.040.48★
Airports71,580★
Civil Air Travel2186★

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