Guinea-Bissau

In brief

Access to electricity: 43.7% (2024). World rank 201 of 214 (1 = best); in Africa, 42 of 54. Renewable share of energy use: 87.4% (2022). World rank 8 of 212 (1 = best); in Africa, 8 of 54. Scientific articles per year: 14 (2023). World rank 181 of 197; in Africa, 51 of 54. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 3.3% → 29.8%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 64 → 147, and home broadband per 100 people 0.1 → 0.4. Better than all its neighbours (Guinea and Senegal): renewable share of energy use. Worse than all its neighbours (Guinea and Senegal): using the internet, access to electricity, electricity from renewables, and electricity from fossil fuels.