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Guinea-Bissau vs Portugal: 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 28 of 104 metrics
Portugal
prt
Leads on 65 of 104 metrics

Summary

Comparing Guinea-Bissau and Portugal: Guinea-Bissau leads on Major Urban Areas Population (664,000 people) against Portugal (3.00 people); Guinea-Bissau leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (845,300) against Portugal (5.46); Guinea-Bissau leads on Radios (49,000) against Portugal (3.02). Across 104 compared metrics, Guinea-Bissau wins on 28 and Portugal wins on 65.

  • 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🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)32.47 %85.79 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 33% (2023 est.)percent of population: 86% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score51.36 points84.26 points★
Radios49,000★3.02
TelevisionsNA3.31
Waterways1,367★210

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country560.17M $5.07B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.46B $351.06B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %★0 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.5 %★3.21 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7 % of GDP9.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index43.290.9★
Electricity Consumption36.2746.94★
Electricity Exports09.7★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels99★41
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants025★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables135★
Electricity Imports04.62★
Electricity Installed Capacity28,300★20.56
Electricity Production3956.9★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)2.35 USD per capita73.29 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient33.436.3★
Gross Fixed Investment12.719★
Gross National Saving8.616.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)8 %★1.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.8 %2.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption06.26★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports06.54★
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption3,000277,400★
Oil Exports049,650★
Oil Imports2,565294,600★
Oil Production04,721★
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line50.5 people16.4 people★
Public Debt57.9★125.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.8 USD★1.9 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2,700247,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0143,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports2,62578,700★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0323,000★
Remittances9.8★0.6
Revenue from Forest Resources9.24★0.13
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)39.860.33★
Taxes and Other Revenues8.822.8★
Unemployment Rate2.7 %★6.4 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)12,847-2.08M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions366,00038.27★
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 mapconcentrations are primarily along or near the Atlantic coast; both Lisbon and the second largest city, Porto, are coastal cities
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country14 Cubic meters per year★4 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources31.477.4★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.07 %4.97 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)84★40.91
Agricultural land8,653.15 sq. km41,313.78 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)350 km1,793 km★
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant1,106.83 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2505,662★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Rule of Law Index by Country6.54 %83.2 %★
Administrative Divisions918★
Independence24114★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.810.5★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.2 % of GDP10.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate3.1 %0.5 %★
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km3.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)505 %15 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)9.5 %★20.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS37,000★42,000
Underweight Children Under 518.80.9★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)4,00052,000★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Currently married (Percent)55.46 %★46.43 %
Life expectancy at birth67.79 years85.82 years★
Median age of population19.58 years47.31 years★
Population Change49,208.6 persons★-30,996.2 persons
Population density81.68 per sq. km★113.39 per sq. km
Total population2.30M persons10.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.520.83★
Birth Rate (%)35.82 %★8.03 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate20.6 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)6.99 %★10.92 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.7 % of GDP4.6 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age589,854.55 persons2.10M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate845,300★5.46
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days42 days★
Major Urban Areas Population664,000 people★3 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.9172.93★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization54.11 %71.36 %★
Physician Density0.25 people/sq km5.85 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.55 %★-0.11 %
Population living in slums51.71 %★-0.02 %
Total deaths15,177.7 persons★114,964.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)49 %61.45 %★
Total fertility rate3.6 per woman★1.6 per woman
Total net-migration-1,536.4 persons★-5,390 persons
Under-five mortality rate64.82 per live births2.88 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.042.78★
Airports7128★
Civil Air Travel243★

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