Guinea-Bissau
Country in Africa
CountryScope
In brief
Population: 2.2M (2025). World rank 147 of 216; in Africa, 46 of 54. Area: 36,125 km². World rank 139 of 249; in Africa, 43 of 59. GDP per person: $1,124 (2025). World rank 193 of 210 (1 = best); in Africa, 37 of 52. From 2015 to 2025: population 1.8M → 2.2M, GDP $1.2B → $2.5B, and GDP per person $645 → $1,124. Worse than all its neighbours (Guinea and Senegal): GDP per person.
State
- Official name
- Republic of Guinea-Bissau
- Local name
- Guiné-Bissau
- Capital
- Bissau
- Region
- Africa
- Form of government
- Semi-presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Head of government
- Rui Duarte de Barros
- Independence
- September 24, 1973
- Women in parliament
- 9.8% 2024
Key figures
- Population
- 2,249,515 2025
- Area
- 36,125 km²
- GDP
- $2.5B 2025
- GDP per person
- $1,124 2025
- Life expectancy
- 64.3 years 2024
Practical information
- Languages
- Portuguese, Upper Guinea Creole
- Currency
- West African CFA Franc (XOF)
- Time zones
- UTC
- Calling code
- +245
- Emergency numbers
- 112, 119, 121, 180
- Driving side
- Right
- Plug types
- C
- Mains voltage
- 220 V
Territory
- Sea access
- Has a coastline
- Coastline, km
- 350
- Neighbours
- Guinea, Senegal
- Agricultural land
- 31.4% 2024
Elevation
- Highest point
- Monte Torin, 277 m
- Lowest point
- Atlantic Ocean, 0 m
- Mean elevation, m
- 70
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 26
- Warmest month in the capital
- May, 29°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- January, 23°C
- Precipitation, mm per year
- 1,577 2022
Population and migration
- Population density
- 62.3 per km² 2025
- Population growth per year
- +2.2% 2025
- Living in cities
- 46.6% 2025
- Net migration per year
- -1.4K 2025
- Born in another country
- 0.7% 2024
Age and life expectancy
- Aged 0–14
- 38.3% 2025
- Aged 15–64
- 58.4% 2025
- Aged 65 and over
- 3.2% 2025
- Life expectancy, women
- 66.6 years 2024
- Life expectancy, men
- 61.8 years 2024
Births and deaths
- Children per woman
- 3.8 2024
- Births per 1,000 people
- 29.6 2024
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 7 2024
Society
- Religions
- Muslim 46.1%, folk religions 30.6%, Christian 18.9%, and other 4.4% (2020)
Quality of governance (100 = best)
- Rule of law, score 0–100
- 37.7 2025
- Control of corruption, score 0–100
- 19.8 2025
- Government effectiveness, score 0–100
- 22.3 2025
- Regulatory quality, score 0–100
- 34.3 2025
- Voice and accountability, score 0–100
- 38 2025
Size and growth
- GDP per person at purchasing power parity
- $3,293 2025
- GDP growth per year
- +5.8% 2025
Income and prices
- Income level (World Bank)
- Low income
- Gross national income per person
- $1,090 2025
- Inflation
- +0.9% 2025
- Price level, USA = 100
- 34 2025
Structure and jobs
- Agriculture, share of GDP
- 40.6% 2025
- Industry, share of GDP
- 15.7% 2025
- Services, share of GDP
- 39.1% 2025
- Unemployment
- 2.7% 2025
- Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
- 2.8% 2025
- Women in work or seeking work
- 60.3% 2025
Trade and finance
- Exports, share of GDP
- 13.9% 2025
- Imports, share of GDP
- 27% 2025
- Current account balance, share of GDP
- -7.4% 2024
- Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
- +1.3% 2025
- Remittances received, share of GDP
- 9.9% 2024
- Tax revenue, share of GDP
- 8.3% 2024
Poverty and inequality
- Gini index (0 = full equality)
- 33.4 2021
- Living on under $3 a day
- 39.9% 2021
Education
- Adult literacy
- 63.9% 2022
- Primary school enrolment
- 113% 2010
- Secondary school enrolment
- 34.4% 2006
- Higher education enrolment
- 2.6% 2006
- Public spending on education, share of GDP
- 2% 2013
Healthcare
- Health spending, share of GDP
- 8.8% 2023
- Health spending per person
- $82 2023
- Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total
- 61.6% 2023
- Doctors per 1,000 people
- 0.3 2022
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
- 1 2022
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people
- 1 2009
- Children vaccinated against measles
- 65% 2024
Public health
- Infant deaths per 1,000 births
- 42.1 2024
- Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births
- 67.3 2024
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 505 2023
- HIV prevalence, ages 15–49
- 2.2% 2024
- Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
- 4.8% 2024
- Overweight adults
- 32.1% 2022
- Adults who use tobacco
- 8.2% 2024
Living conditions
- Access to safe drinking water
- 61.8% 2024
- Access to basic sanitation
- 28.9% 2024
- Access to clean cooking fuels
- 2% 2024
Safety
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 1.1 2017
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 32.2 2019
- Suicides per 100,000 people
- 7.7 2021
- Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100
- 56.3 2025
- Natural hazards
- dust and sand storms and wildfires
Air and emissions
- Air pollution PM2.5, µg/m³
- 32.3 2023
- CO₂ emissions, tonnes per person
- 0.2 2024
- All greenhouse gases, tonnes CO₂e per person
- 1.5 2024
Nature and water
- Forest cover
- 74.8% 2024
- Protected areas
- 13.2% 2025
- Renewable fresh water, m³ per person
- 7,599 2022
- Water stress, share of fresh water withdrawn
- 1.5% 2022
Internet and communications
- Using the internet
- 29.8% 2024
- Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
- 147 2024
- Home broadband per 100 people
- 0.4 2024
- Internet domain
- .gw
Energy
- Access to electricity
- 43.7% 2024
- Renewable share of energy use
- 87.4% 2022
- Electricity from renewables
- 7.1% 2021
- Electricity from fossil fuels
- 92.9% 2021
Transport
- Air passengers per year
- 20,400 1998
- Airports
- 7 2025
Science and innovation
- Scientific articles per year
- 14 2023
- High-tech share of manufactured exports
- 5.8% 2015