Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 139th vs. 105th).
By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121).
Main facts and rankings
| 
 | 
 | 
|
|---|---|---|
| Population | 
 
2288306
 
 | 
 
51700480
 
 | 
| Population rank | 146/197 | 31/197 | 
| GDP | 
 
$2.12B  
2024  | 
 
$1.71T  
2023  | 
| GDP rank | 178/197 | 15/197 | 
| GDP per capita | 
 
$963  
2024  | 
 
$33,121  
2023  | 
| GDP per capita rank | 181/197 | 36/197 | 
| GDP per capita, PPP | 
 
$3,053  
2024  | 
 
$52,204  
2023  | 
| Government debt | 
 
$1.74B  
2024  | 
 
$868B  
2023  | 
| Debt-to-GDP ratio | 
 
79.4%  
2025  | 
 
54.5%  
2025  | 
| Government debt per person | 
 
$792  
2024  | 
 
$16,791  
2023  | 
| Government debt per person rank | 150/185 | 36/185 | 
| Average annual personal income after taxes | 
 
$1,486  
2025  | 
 
$23,981  
2025  | 
| Land area | 
 
10,857 sq mi  
2025  | 
 
37,684 sq mi  
2025  | 
| Population density | 
 
202.8 ppl/mi²  
2024  | 
 
1,373 ppl/mi²  
2024  | 
| Fertility rate | 
 
3.84  
2023  | 
 
0.72  
2023  | 
| Median age | 
 
20.2 years  
2024  | 
 
46.1 years  
2024  | 
| Life expectancy | 
 
64.4 years  
2025  | 
 
84.5 years  
2025  | 
Guinea-Bissau and South Korea: Comparison Charts
Guinea-Bissau and South Korea economies compared
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
| 
 | 
 | 
|
| 1960 | - | $3,958,811,881 | 
| 1961 | - | $2,417,628,737 | 
| 1962 | - | $2,814,615,385 | 
| 1963 | - | $3,988,461,538 | 
| 1964 | - | $3,459,019,943 | 
| 1965 | - | $3,120,861,499 | 
| 1966 | - | $3,929,055,144 | 
| 1967 | - | $4,855,892,446 | 
| 1968 | - | $6,119,394,892 | 
| 1969 | - | $7,678,698,838 | 
| 1970 | $204,670,551 | $9,005,144,969 | 
| 1971 | $204,167,297 | $9,903,571,249 | 
| 1972 | $227,986,203 | $10,862,211,761 | 
| 1973 | $232,331,281 | $13,876,472,208 | 
| 1974 | $256,769,730 | $19,543,973,941 | 
| 1975 | $283,311,997 | $21,784,297,521 | 
| 1976 | $292,152,321 | $29,902,479,339 | 
| 1977 | $298,871,675 | $38,446,487,603 | 
| 1978 | $318,876,550 | $51,972,107,438 | 
| 1979 | $308,143,183 | $66,946,900,826 | 
| 1980 | $287,648,258 | $65,398,377,598 | 
| 1981 | $402,230,865 | $72,933,533,012 | 
| 1982 | $430,284,022 | $78,358,416,171 | 
| 1983 | $425,225,177 | $87,760,553,262 | 
| 1984 | $359,980,491 | $97,510,744,119 | 
| 1985 | $373,959,151 | $101,296,177,099 | 
| 1986 | $338,524,233 | $116,836,246,285 | 
| 1987 | $451,893,375 | $147,948,709,376 | 
| 1988 | $427,514,322 | $199,591,287,825 | 
| 1989 | $554,072,303 | $246,928,837,311 | 
| 1990 | $634,187,269 | $283,365,844,161 | 
| 1991 | $668,470,891 | $330,647,042,837 | 
| 1992 | $588,309,271 | $355,524,903,068 | 
| 1993 | $615,779,519 | $392,665,710,525 | 
| 1994 | $612,502,085 | $463,619,823,515 | 
| 1995 | $660,195,402 | $566,581,003,128 | 
| 1996 | $702,965,148 | $610,167,053,824 | 
| 1997 | $698,107,222 | $569,755,022,973 | 
| 1998 | $591,034,143 | $383,331,833,682 | 
| 1999 | $579,365,780 | $497,514,040,642 | 
| 2000 | $391,345,597 | $576,179,387,820 | 
| 2001 | $412,610,872 | $547,656,279,895 | 
| 2002 | $466,773,711 | $627,246,933,730 | 
| 2003 | $553,614,800 | $702,714,855,194 | 
| 2004 | $582,169,841 | $793,175,561,887 | 
| 2005 | $639,776,041 | $934,901,071,333 | 
| 2006 | $634,781,901 | $1,053,216,909,888 | 
| 2007 | $753,162,998 | $1,172,614,086,540 | 
| 2008 | $952,667,544 | $1,047,339,010,225 | 
| 2009 | $890,167,833 | $943,941,876,219 | 
| 2010 | $940,112,539 | $1,143,672,241,150 | 
| 2011 | $1,157,074,319 | $1,253,289,537,501 | 
| 2012 | $1,049,412,177 | $1,278,046,536,287 | 
| 2013 | $1,109,682,824 | $1,370,632,955,321 | 
| 2014 | $1,135,250,721 | $1,484,488,526,272 | 
| 2015 | $1,152,384,167 | $1,466,038,936,206 | 
| 2016 | $1,245,074,264 | $1,499,679,823,910 | 
| 2017 | $1,469,978,606 | $1,623,074,183,502 | 
| 2018 | $1,554,133,594 | $1,725,373,496,825 | 
| 2019 | $1,588,767,976 | $1,651,422,932,448 | 
| 2020 | $1,683,619,352 | $1,644,312,831,906 | 
| 2021 | $1,878,659,687 | $1,818,432,106,880 | 
| 2022 | $1,839,048,748 | $1,673,916,511,800 | 
| 2023 | $2,077,816,135 | $1,712,792,854,202 | 
| 2024 | $2,119,865,935 | - | 
Guinea-Bissau and South Korea economies compared
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
| 
 | 
 | 
|
| 1960 | - | $158.3 | 
| 1961 | - | $93.8 | 
| 1962 | - | $106.2 | 
| 1963 | - | $146.3 | 
| 1964 | - | $123.6 | 
| 1965 | - | $108.7 | 
| 1966 | - | $133.5 | 
| 1967 | - | $161.2 | 
| 1968 | - | $198.4 | 
| 1969 | - | $243.4 | 
| 1970 | $350 | $279.3 | 
| 1971 | $348 | $301 | 
| 1972 | $389 | $324 | 
| 1973 | $392 | $407 | 
| 1974 | $419 | $563 | 
| 1975 | $435 | $617 | 
| 1976 | $421 | $834 | 
| 1977 | $403 | $1,056 | 
| 1978 | $403 | $1,406 | 
| 1979 | $376 | $1,784 | 
| 1980 | $347 | $1,715 | 
| 1981 | $477 | $1,883 | 
| 1982 | $503 | $1,993 | 
| 1983 | $489 | $2,199 | 
| 1984 | $407 | $2,413 | 
| 1985 | $417 | $2,482 | 
| 1986 | $371 | $2,835 | 
| 1987 | $488 | $3,555 | 
| 1988 | $454 | $4,749 | 
| 1989 | $578 | $5,817 | 
| 1990 | $651 | $6,610 | 
| 1991 | $672 | $7,637 | 
| 1992 | $574 | $8,127 | 
| 1993 | $582 | $8,885 | 
| 1994 | $561 | $10,385 | 
| 1995 | $589 | $12,565 | 
| 1996 | $615 | $13,403 | 
| 1997 | $599 | $12,398 | 
| 1998 | $498 | $8,282 | 
| 1999 | $479 | $10,672 | 
| 2000 | $317 | $12,257 | 
| 2001 | $327 | $11,561 | 
| 2002 | $362 | $13,165 | 
| 2003 | $420 | $14,673 | 
| 2004 | $431 | $16,496 | 
| 2005 | $463 | $19,403 | 
| 2006 | $449 | $21,743 | 
| 2007 | $519 | $24,086 | 
| 2008 | $640 | $21,350 | 
| 2009 | $583 | $19,144 | 
| 2010 | $600 | $23,079 | 
| 2011 | $720 | $25,098 | 
| 2012 | $635 | $25,459 | 
| 2013 | $654 | $27,180 | 
| 2014 | $652 | $29,253 | 
| 2015 | $645 | $28,737 | 
| 2016 | $680 | $29,280 | 
| 2017 | $783 | $31,601 | 
| 2018 | $809 | $33,447 | 
| 2019 | $807 | $31,902 | 
| 2020 | $836 | $31,721 | 
| 2021 | $912 | $35,126 | 
| 2022 | $873 | $32,395 | 
| 2023 | $965 | $33,121 | 
| 2024 | $963 | - | 
Guinea-Bissau vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
| 
 | 
 | 
|
| 1950 | 35.7 | 22.2 | 
| 1951 | 35.9 | 26.6 | 
| 1952 | 36.1 | 36.6 | 
| 1953 | 36.3 | 40.5 | 
| 1954 | 36.4 | 46.1 | 
| 1955 | 36.6 | 48.4 | 
| 1956 | 36.8 | 50.2 | 
| 1957 | 37 | 51.6 | 
| 1958 | 37.1 | 51.8 | 
| 1959 | 37.3 | 52.9 | 
| 1960 | 37.6 | 53.8 | 
| 1961 | 37.8 | 54.4 | 
| 1962 | 38 | 55 | 
| 1963 | 35.6 | 55 | 
| 1964 | 35.8 | 55.3 | 
| 1965 | 35.9 | 55.8 | 
| 1966 | 36.1 | 55.4 | 
| 1967 | 36.3 | 60.9 | 
| 1968 | 36.7 | 60.9 | 
| 1969 | 37 | 61.4 | 
| 1970 | 37.3 | 62.2 | 
| 1971 | 37.5 | 62.7 | 
| 1972 | 37.8 | 63.2 | 
| 1973 | 38.2 | 63.8 | 
| 1974 | 41.6 | 64.2 | 
| 1975 | 41.9 | 64.7 | 
| 1976 | 42.3 | 65 | 
| 1977 | 42.6 | 64.6 | 
| 1978 | 42.9 | 65 | 
| 1979 | 43.2 | 66.1 | 
| 1980 | 43.6 | 64.8 | 
| 1981 | 43.9 | 67.1 | 
| 1982 | 44.3 | 67.1 | 
| 1983 | 44.6 | 66.7 | 
| 1984 | 44.9 | 68.1 | 
| 1985 | 45.3 | 68.4 | 
| 1986 | 45.5 | 69 | 
| 1987 | 45.8 | 69.3 | 
| 1988 | 46.3 | 70.2 | 
| 1989 | 46.6 | 70.7 | 
| 1990 | 46.9 | 71 | 
| 1991 | 47.2 | 71.4 | 
| 1992 | 47.5 | 72.2 | 
| 1993 | 47.8 | 72.7 | 
| 1994 | 47.8 | 72.9 | 
| 1995 | 48.5 | 73.4 | 
| 1996 | 48.8 | 74 | 
| 1997 | 48 | 74.5 | 
| 1998 | 48.1 | 75 | 
| 1999 | 48.5 | 75.6 | 
| 2000 | 50.6 | 76.2 | 
| 2001 | 51.1 | 76.9 | 
| 2002 | 51.6 | 77.2 | 
| 2003 | 52.2 | 77.5 | 
| 2004 | 52.8 | 78 | 
| 2005 | 52.9 | 78.4 | 
| 2006 | 54.1 | 79 | 
| 2007 | 54.9 | 79.4 | 
| 2008 | 55.3 | 80 | 
| 2009 | 56.3 | 80.6 | 
| 2010 | 57 | 80.7 | 
| 2011 | 57.7 | 81.2 | 
| 2012 | 58.3 | 81.3 | 
| 2013 | 58.9 | 81.8 | 
| 2014 | 59.5 | 82.4 | 
| 2015 | 60.1 | 82.5 | 
| 2016 | 60.6 | 82.9 | 
| 2017 | 61.1 | 83.3 | 
| 2018 | 61.7 | 83.3 | 
| 2019 | 62.2 | 83.7 | 
| 2020 | 61.3 | 83.7 | 
| 2021 | 61.7 | 83.9 | 
| 2022 | 63.6 | 82.7 | 
| 2023 | 64.1 | 84.3 | 
| 2024 | 64.3 | 84.4 | 
| 2025 | 64.4 | 84.5 | 
Guinea-Bissau and South Korea population clocks and comparison
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 
 | 
 | 
|
| 1960 | 577,633 | 25,012,374 | 
| 1961 | 582,532 | 25,765,673 | 
| 1962 | 589,474 | 26,513,030 | 
| 1963 | 594,418 | 27,261,747 | 
| 1964 | 588,543 | 27,984,155 | 
| 1965 | 575,005 | 28,704,674 | 
| 1966 | 566,908 | 29,435,571 | 
| 1967 | 569,011 | 30,130,983 | 
| 1968 | 578,170 | 30,838,302 | 
| 1969 | 581,610 | 31,544,266 | 
| 1970 | 584,403 | 32,240,827 | 
| 1971 | 586,221 | 32,882,704 | 
| 1972 | 586,620 | 33,505,406 | 
| 1973 | 592,808 | 34,103,149 | 
| 1974 | 613,338 | 34,692,266 | 
| 1975 | 650,966 | 35,280,725 | 
| 1976 | 694,191 | 35,848,523 | 
| 1977 | 741,789 | 36,411,795 | 
| 1978 | 791,694 | 36,969,185 | 
| 1979 | 819,867 | 37,534,236 | 
| 1980 | 829,303 | 38,123,775 | 
| 1981 | 842,432 | 38,723,248 | 
| 1982 | 855,891 | 39,326,352 | 
| 1983 | 869,592 | 39,910,403 | 
| 1984 | 883,519 | 40,405,956 | 
| 1985 | 897,697 | 40,805,744 | 
| 1986 | 912,126 | 41,213,674 | 
| 1987 | 926,862 | 41,621,690 | 
| 1988 | 942,061 | 42,031,247 | 
| 1989 | 957,789 | 42,449,038 | 
| 1990 | 973,669 | 42,869,283 | 
| 1991 | 994,639 | 43,295,704 | 
| 1992 | 1,024,356 | 43,747,962 | 
| 1993 | 1,058,745 | 44,194,628 | 
| 1994 | 1,092,031 | 44,641,540 | 
| 1995 | 1,119,949 | 45,092,991 | 
| 1996 | 1,143,535 | 45,524,681 | 
| 1997 | 1,165,545 | 45,953,580 | 
| 1998 | 1,187,473 | 46,286,503 | 
| 1999 | 1,210,206 | 46,616,677 | 
| 2000 | 1,234,741 | 47,008,111 | 
| 2001 | 1,261,273 | 47,370,164 | 
| 2002 | 1,289,307 | 47,644,736 | 
| 2003 | 1,318,806 | 47,892,330 | 
| 2004 | 1,349,563 | 48,082,519 | 
| 2005 | 1,381,585 | 48,184,561 | 
| 2006 | 1,415,303 | 48,438,292 | 
| 2007 | 1,450,986 | 48,683,638 | 
| 2008 | 1,488,054 | 49,054,708 | 
| 2009 | 1,526,377 | 49,307,835 | 
| 2010 | 1,566,347 | 49,554,112 | 
| 2011 | 1,608,076 | 49,936,638 | 
| 2012 | 1,651,417 | 50,199,853 | 
| 2013 | 1,695,973 | 50,428,893 | 
| 2014 | 1,741,122 | 50,746,659 | 
| 2015 | 1,786,457 | 51,014,947 | 
| 2016 | 1,831,893 | 51,217,803 | 
| 2017 | 1,877,072 | 51,361,911 | 
| 2018 | 1,922,168 | 51,585,058 | 
| 2019 | 1,967,696 | 51,764,822 | 
| 2020 | 2,013,255 | 51,836,239 | 
| 2021 | 2,058,841 | 51,769,539 | 
| 2022 | 2,105,529 | 51,672,569 | 
| 2023 | 2,153,339 | 51,712,619 | 
| 2024 | 2,201,352 | 51,751,065 | 
Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and South Korea
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
| 
 | 
 | 
|
| 1960 | 5.92 | 5.99 | 
| 1961 | 5.93 | 5.8 | 
| 1962 | 5.94 | 5.56 | 
| 1963 | 5.95 | 5.33 | 
| 1964 | 5.96 | 5.07 | 
| 1965 | 5.97 | 4.89 | 
| 1966 | 5.98 | 4.78 | 
| 1967 | 5.99 | 4.62 | 
| 1968 | 6.01 | 4.51 | 
| 1969 | 6.02 | 4.45 | 
| 1970 | 6.04 | 4.53 | 
| 1971 | 6.06 | 4.54 | 
| 1972 | 6.08 | 4.12 | 
| 1973 | 6.1 | 4.07 | 
| 1974 | 6.12 | 3.77 | 
| 1975 | 6.15 | 3.43 | 
| 1976 | 6.19 | 3 | 
| 1977 | 6.25 | 2.99 | 
| 1978 | 6.32 | 2.64 | 
| 1979 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 
| 1980 | 6.49 | 2.82 | 
| 1981 | 6.57 | 2.57 | 
| 1982 | 6.64 | 2.39 | 
| 1983 | 6.69 | 2.06 | 
| 1984 | 6.73 | 1.74 | 
| 1985 | 6.74 | 1.66 | 
| 1986 | 6.73 | 1.58 | 
| 1987 | 6.72 | 1.53 | 
| 1988 | 6.69 | 1.55 | 
| 1989 | 6.66 | 1.56 | 
| 1990 | 6.5 | 1.57 | 
| 1991 | 6.47 | 1.71 | 
| 1992 | 6.44 | 1.76 | 
| 1993 | 6.37 | 1.65 | 
| 1994 | 6.3 | 1.66 | 
| 1995 | 6.22 | 1.63 | 
| 1996 | 6.14 | 1.57 | 
| 1997 | 6.06 | 1.54 | 
| 1998 | 5.97 | 1.46 | 
| 1999 | 5.87 | 1.43 | 
| 2000 | 5.79 | 1.48 | 
| 2001 | 5.69 | 1.31 | 
| 2002 | 5.63 | 1.18 | 
| 2003 | 5.58 | 1.19 | 
| 2004 | 5.5 | 1.16 | 
| 2005 | 5.46 | 1.09 | 
| 2006 | 5.41 | 1.13 | 
| 2007 | 5.37 | 1.26 | 
| 2008 | 5.27 | 1.19 | 
| 2009 | 5.18 | 1.15 | 
| 2010 | 5.11 | 1.23 | 
| 2011 | 5.07 | 1.24 | 
| 2012 | 5 | 1.3 | 
| 2013 | 4.93 | 1.19 | 
| 2014 | 4.79 | 1.21 | 
| 2015 | 4.66 | 1.24 | 
| 2016 | 4.52 | 1.17 | 
| 2017 | 4.35 | 1.05 | 
| 2018 | 4.24 | 0.98 | 
| 2019 | 4.15 | 0.92 | 
| 2020 | 4.08 | 0.84 | 
| 2021 | 4 | 0.81 | 
| 2022 | 3.91 | 0.78 | 
| 2023 | 3.84 | 0.72 | 
Guinea-Bissau and South Korea demographics compared
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
| 
 | 
 | 
|
| 1960 | 22.9 | 19.3 | 
| 1961 | 22.9 | 19.2 | 
| 1962 | 22.6 | 19.1 | 
| 1963 | 22.3 | 19 | 
| 1964 | 21.7 | 18.8 | 
| 1965 | 20.7 | 18.6 | 
| 1966 | 19.9 | 18.5 | 
| 1967 | 19.6 | 18.6 | 
| 1968 | 19.5 | 18.7 | 
| 1969 | 19.3 | 18.8 | 
| 1970 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 
| 1971 | 19 | 19 | 
| 1972 | 18.8 | 19.1 | 
| 1973 | 18.9 | 19.3 | 
| 1974 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 
| 1975 | 18.8 | 19.9 | 
| 1976 | 18.5 | 20.2 | 
| 1977 | 18.2 | 20.7 | 
| 1978 | 17.8 | 21.1 | 
| 1979 | 17.6 | 21.6 | 
| 1980 | 17.7 | 22.1 | 
| 1981 | 17.6 | 22.5 | 
| 1982 | 17.5 | 22.8 | 
| 1983 | 17.3 | 23.3 | 
| 1984 | 17.2 | 23.7 | 
| 1985 | 17.2 | 24.2 | 
| 1986 | 17.1 | 24.8 | 
| 1987 | 17.1 | 25.3 | 
| 1988 | 17 | 25.8 | 
| 1989 | 17 | 26.3 | 
| 1990 | 17.1 | 26.7 | 
| 1991 | 17.1 | 27.2 | 
| 1992 | 17.1 | 27.8 | 
| 1993 | 17.1 | 28.3 | 
| 1994 | 17.1 | 28.9 | 
| 1995 | 17.2 | 29.4 | 
| 1996 | 17.2 | 29.8 | 
| 1997 | 17.3 | 30.2 | 
| 1998 | 17.3 | 30.7 | 
| 1999 | 17.4 | 31.2 | 
| 2000 | 17.4 | 31.7 | 
| 2001 | 17.5 | 32.3 | 
| 2002 | 17.6 | 32.8 | 
| 2003 | 17.6 | 33.4 | 
| 2004 | 17.7 | 33.9 | 
| 2005 | 17.8 | 34.5 | 
| 2006 | 17.9 | 35.2 | 
| 2007 | 17.9 | 35.8 | 
| 2008 | 18 | 36.4 | 
| 2009 | 18.1 | 37 | 
| 2010 | 18.2 | 37.6 | 
| 2011 | 18.3 | 38.2 | 
| 2012 | 18.3 | 38.8 | 
| 2013 | 18.4 | 39.5 | 
| 2014 | 18.5 | 40.2 | 
| 2015 | 18.6 | 40.8 | 
| 2016 | 18.8 | 41.4 | 
| 2017 | 18.9 | 41.9 | 
| 2018 | 19.1 | 42.5 | 
| 2019 | 19.2 | 43.1 | 
| 2020 | 19.4 | 43.8 | 
| 2021 | 19.6 | 44.4 | 
| 2022 | 19.8 | 44.9 | 
| 2023 | 19.9 | 45.5 | 
| 2024 | 20.2 | 46.1 | 
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Finance
| 
 | 
 | 
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method | 
 
$2.12B  
2024  | 
 
$1.84T  
2023  | 
| Government expenditure, % of GDP | 
 
18.5%  
2025  | 
 
23.3%  
2025  | 
| Education expenditure, % of GDP | 
 
2.01%  
2013  | 
 
5.81%  
2022  | 
| Military expenditure, % of GDP | 
 
1.46%  
2023  | 
 
2.81%  
2023  | 
| Armed forces personnel | 
 
4,000  
2020  | 
 
569,000  
2020  | 
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP | 
 
-3.15%  
2025  | 
 
-0.4%  
2025  | 
| Unemployment rate | 
 
2.67%  
2022  | 
 
2.78%  
2024  | 
| Services, % of GDP | 
 
42.1%  
2024  | 
 
58.4%  
2023  | 
| Industry, % of GDP | 
 
16.6%  
2024  | 
 
31.6%  
2023  | 
| Economic freedom index | 
 
43.6  
2025  | 
 
74  
2025  | 
| Income share by richest 10% | 
 
26.1%  
2021  | 
 
24.6%  
2021  | 
| Income share by poorest 10% | 
 
3.4%  
2021  | 
 
2.9%  
2021  | 
| Number of millionaires | n/a | 
 
1,295,674  
2024  | 
| Percentage of millionaires | n/a | 
 
2.95%  
2024  | 
| Number of billionaires | n/a | 
 
30  
2025  | 
| Percentage of billionaires | n/a | 
 
0.00007%  
2025  | 
| Listed domestic companies | n/a | 
 
2,599  
2024  | 
| Market capitalization of domestic companies | n/a | 
 
$1.56T  
2024  | 
| Total reserves including gold | n/a | 
 
$418B  
2024  | 
| Personal remittances received | 
 
$206M  
2024  | 
 
$7.45B  
2024  | 
| International tourist arrivals | 
 
52,400  
2019  | 
 
2,519,000  
2020  | 
| International tourism as share of exports | 
 
6.48%  
2019  | 
 
1.94%  
2020  | 
| Banked people share | n/a | 
 
96.9%  
2024  | 
Energy
| 
 | 
 | 
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita | 
 
65.5 kg  
2007  | 
 
5,337 kg  
2023  | 
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use | 
 
$19.2  
2007  | 
 
$9.78  
2023  | 
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 
 
0.35 megatons  
2023  | 
 
574 megatons  
2023  | 
| CO2 emissions per capita | 
 
0.16 tons  
2023  | 
 
11.1 tons  
2023  | 
| Fossil fuel energy use share | 
 
0%  
2007  | 
 
79.1%  
2023  | 
| Renewable energy use share | 
 
87.4%  
2022  | 
 
3.6%  
2021  | 
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share | n/a | 
 
18.5%  
2023  | 
| Net energy imports use share | n/a | 
 
84.6%  
2023  | 
| Electric power consumption per capita | n/a | 
 
11,426 kWh  
2023  | 
| Renewable electricity output share | 
 
7.09%  
2021  | 
 
6.59%  
2021  | 
| Hydroelectric share | 
 
0%  
2021  | 
 
1.23%  
2023  | 
| Nuclear share | 
 
0%  
2021  | 
 
29.6%  
2023  | 
| Electricity access | 
 
40.5%  
2023  | 
 
100%  
2023  | 
Society
| 
 | 
 | 
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population | 
 
0.03%  
2024  | 
 
0.64%  
2024  | 
| Annual migration change | 
 
-1,712  
2024  | 
 
+75,963  
2024  | 
| Urban population | 
 
45.9%  
2024  | 
 
81.5%  
2024  | 
| Male:Female ratio | 
 
50:50  
2024  | 
 
50:50  
2024  | 
| Average male height | 
 
5.52 ft  
2025  | 
 
5.76 ft  
2025  | 
| Average female height | 
 
5.21 ft  
2025  | 
 
5.35 ft  
2025  | 
| Quality of life index | 
 
16.3  
2025  | 
 
84.7  
2025  | 
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 
 
21  
2024  | 
 
64  
2024  | 
| Higher education index | n/a | 
 
86  
2025  | 
| Homicides per 100K people | 
 
1.12  
2017  | 
 
0.53  
2022  | 
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people | 
 
32.2  
2019  | 
 
8.6  
2019  | 
| Visa free countries | 
 
60  
2025  | 
 
174  
2025  | 
| Adult literacy rate | 
 
63.9%  
2022  | 
 
98.8%  
2018  | 
| English speaking | 
 
2.9%  
2025  | 
 
20%  
2025  | 
| People using the Internet | 
 
32.5%  
2023  | 
 
97.9%  
2024  | 
Health
| 
 | 
 | 
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita | 
 
$66.1  
2022  | 
 
$3,270  
2023  | 
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita | 
 
$42.9  
2022  | 
 
$989  
2023  | 
| Life expectancy | 
 
64.4 years  
2025  | 
 
84.5 years  
2025  | 
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure | 
 
18.2%  
2022  | 
 
0%  
2023  | 
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 
 
0.21  
2022  | 
 
2.52  
2021  | 
| Age at first childbirth | n/a | 
 
32.2 years  
2025  | 
| Maternal mortality per 100K births | 
 
505  
2023  | 
 
4  
2023  | 
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births | 
 
69.3  
2023  | 
 
2.8  
2023  | 
| Obesity rate | 
 
11.7%  
2022  | 
 
7.24%  
2022  | 
| Diabetes prevalence | 
 
4.8%  
2024  | 
 
9.6%  
2024  | 
| Air quality index | 
 
12  
2025  | 
 
45  
2025  | 
| Tobacco use prevalence | 
 
8.2%  
2022  | 
 
20%  
2022  | 
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita | 
 
3.73 liters  
2020  | 
 
7.79 liters  
2020  | 
Territory
| 
 | 
 | 
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world land | 
 
0.02%  
2025  | 
 
0.07%  
2025  | 
| Land area per capita | 
 
4,932 sq mi  
2024  | 
 
728 sq mi  
2024  | 
| Agricultural land area | 
 
3,245 sq mi  
2025  | 
 
6,054 sq mi  
2025  | 
| Forest area | 
 
7,547 sq mi  
2025  | 
 
24,158 sq mi  
2025  | 
| Roads length | 
 
2,734 mi  
2018  | 
 
68,794 mi  
2018  | 
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