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Algeria vs Guinea-Bissau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Algeria has a population of 46.8M (ranked 33/197), compared with 2.2M in Guinea-Bissau (ranked 146/197). Algeria's land area is 919,595 sq mi versus 10,857 sq mi for Guinea-Bissau (ranked 10th vs. 139th).

By GDP, Algeria ranks 52/197 ($264B) and Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B). By GDP per capita, Algeria ranks 115/197 ($5,631), while Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963).

Main facts and rankings

Algeria Guinea-Bissau
Population
47911682
2288306
Population rank 33/197 146/197
GDP
$264B
2024
$2.12B
2024
GDP rank 52/197 178/197
GDP per capita
$5,631
2024
$963
2024
GDP per capita rank 115/197 181/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,553
2024
$3,053
2024
Government debt
$122B
2024
$1.74B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
57.8%
2025
79.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,602
2024
$792
2024
Government debt per person rank 109/185 150/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,802
2025
$1,486
2025
Land area
919,595 sq mi
2025
10,857 sq mi
2025
Population density
50.9 ppl/mi²
2024
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.77
2023
3.84
2023
Median age
29.3 years
2024
20.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

Algeria and Guinea-Bissau: Comparison Charts

Algeria and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP
Algeria

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP
Algeria Guinea-Bissau
1960 $2,723,615,451 -
1961 $2,434,747,056 -
1962 $2,001,444,544 -
1963 $2,702,982,018 -
1964 $2,909,316,435 -
1965 $3,136,284,307 -
1966 $3,039,859,187 -
1967 $3,370,870,376 -
1968 $3,852,147,027 -
1969 $4,257,253,264 -
1970 $4,863,526,897 $204,670,551
1971 $5,077,183,094 $204,167,297
1972 $6,766,743,957 $227,986,203
1973 $8,707,858,912 $232,331,281
1974 $13,209,871,626 $256,769,730
1975 $15,557,902,754 $283,311,997
1976 $17,728,240,932 $292,152,321
1977 $20,972,113,685 $298,871,675
1978 $26,364,491,313 $318,876,550
1979 $33,243,706,860 $308,143,183
1980 $42,345,829,079 $287,648,258
1981 $44,348,590,461 $402,230,865
1982 $45,207,167,470 $430,284,022
1983 $48,801,369,800 $425,225,177
1984 $53,698,548,293 $359,980,491
1985 $57,937,868,670 $373,959,151
1986 $63,692,007,897 $338,524,233
1987 $66,745,818,375 $451,893,375
1988 $59,089,396,860 $427,514,322
1989 $55,634,721,573 $554,072,303
1990 $62,048,507,531 $634,187,269
1991 $45,715,676,428 $668,470,891
1992 $48,003,133,347 $588,309,271
1993 $49,945,584,453 $615,779,519
1994 $42,543,176,829 $612,502,085
1995 $41,764,291,672 $660,195,402
1996 $46,941,554,225 $702,965,148
1997 $48,177,612,042 $698,107,222
1998 $48,187,781,984 $591,034,143
1999 $48,640,671,735 $579,365,780
2000 $54,790,398,570 $391,345,597
2001 $59,413,400,924 $412,610,872
2002 $61,516,103,406 $466,773,711
2003 $73,482,264,191 $553,614,800
2004 $91,913,680,985 $582,169,841
2005 $107,046,618,670 $639,776,041
2006 $123,084,258,693 $634,781,901
2007 $142,482,739,810 $753,162,998
2008 $180,383,848,331 $952,667,544
2009 $150,317,292,079 $890,167,833
2010 $177,785,053,940 $940,112,539
2011 $218,331,946,925 $1,157,074,319
2012 $227,143,746,076 $1,049,412,177
2013 $229,701,430,292 $1,109,682,824
2014 $238,942,664,193 $1,135,250,721
2015 $187,493,855,609 $1,152,384,167
2016 $180,763,839,522 $1,245,074,264
2017 $189,880,896,903 $1,469,978,606
2018 $194,554,483,656 $1,554,133,594
2019 $193,459,662,091 $1,588,767,976
2020 $164,873,415,325 $1,683,619,352
2021 $186,231,205,262 $1,878,659,687
2022 $225,638,456,572 $1,839,048,748
2023 $247,626,161,016 $2,077,816,135
2024 $263,619,794,507 $2,119,865,935

Algeria and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP per capita
Algeria

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP per capita
Algeria Guinea-Bissau
1960 $238.4 -
1961 $209.4 -
1962 $169.6 -
1963 $225.6 -
1964 $238.9 -
1965 $253.6 -
1966 $241.4 -
1967 $261.8 -
1968 $292.4 -
1969 $316 -
1970 $353 $350
1971 $360 $348
1972 $469 $389
1973 $590 $392
1974 $873 $419
1975 $992 $435
1976 $1,080 $421
1977 $1,232 $403
1978 $1,506 $403
1979 $1,843 $376
1980 $2,276 $347
1981 $2,307 $477
1982 $2,275 $503
1983 $2,374 $489
1984 $2,524 $407
1985 $2,633 $417
1986 $2,800 $371
1987 $2,847 $488
1988 $2,451 $454
1989 $2,247 $578
1990 $2,445 $651
1991 $1,759 $672
1992 $1,803 $574
1993 $1,831 $582
1994 $1,526 $561
1995 $1,467 $589
1996 $1,617 $615
1997 $1,629 $599
1998 $1,603 $498
1999 $1,596 $479
2000 $1,773 $317
2001 $1,896 $327
2002 $1,937 $362
2003 $2,284 $420
2004 $2,817 $431
2005 $3,233 $463
2006 $3,661 $449
2007 $4,167 $519
2008 $5,181 $640
2009 $4,235 $583
2010 $4,913 $600
2011 $5,916 $720
2012 $6,034 $635
2013 $5,980 $654
2014 $6,095 $652
2015 $4,685 $645
2016 $4,425 $680
2017 $4,555 $783
2018 $4,577 $809
2019 $4,468 $807
2020 $3,744 $836
2021 $4,161 $912
2022 $4,962 $873
2023 $5,364 $965
2024 $5,631 $963

Algeria vs. Guinea-Bissau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Algeria

Guinea-Bissau
Year Life expectancy, years
Algeria Guinea-Bissau
1950 42.7 35.7
1951 43.3 35.9
1952 43.5 36.1
1953 43.6 36.3
1954 40.6 36.4
1955 40.9 36.6
1956 40.9 36.8
1957 40.9 37
1958 40.9 37.1
1959 40.9 37.3
1960 40.8 37.6
1961 40.8 37.8
1962 39.5 38
1963 43.1 35.6
1964 43 35.8
1965 42.8 35.9
1966 42.7 36.1
1967 42.7 36.3
1968 42.8 36.7
1969 43 37
1970 43.3 37.3
1971 43.8 37.5
1972 44.4 37.8
1973 45.1 38.2
1974 46 41.6
1975 46.9 41.9
1976 48 42.3
1977 49.2 42.6
1978 50.6 42.9
1979 52.4 43.2
1980 54.5 43.6
1981 57.4 43.9
1982 59.6 44.3
1983 61.3 44.6
1984 62.7 44.9
1985 64.2 45.3
1986 65.3 45.5
1987 66.1 45.8
1988 66.9 46.3
1989 67.5 46.6
1990 67.7 46.9
1991 67.7 47.2
1992 67.7 47.5
1993 67.8 47.8
1994 67.3 47.8
1995 67.7 48.5
1996 68.2 48.8
1997 68.9 48
1998 69.3 48.1
1999 70.1 48.5
2000 70.6 50.6
2001 71 51.1
2002 71.6 51.6
2003 71.9 52.2
2004 72.5 52.8
2005 72.8 52.9
2006 73.1 54.1
2007 73.3 54.9
2008 73.6 55.3
2009 73.9 56.3
2010 74.1 57
2011 74.4 57.7
2012 74.6 58.3
2013 74.8 58.9
2014 75 59.5
2015 75.2 60.1
2016 75.3 60.6
2017 75.4 61.1
2018 75.6 61.7
2019 75.7 62.2
2020 73.3 61.3
2021 75.2 61.7
2022 76.1 63.6
2023 76.3 64.1
2024 76.5 64.3
2025 76.7 64.4

Algeria and Guinea-Bissau population clocks and comparison

Population
Algeria

Guinea-Bissau
Year Population
Algeria Guinea-Bissau
1960 11,424,922 577,633
1961 11,628,883 582,532
1962 11,800,771 589,474
1963 11,982,118 594,418
1964 12,179,813 588,543
1965 12,365,976 575,005
1966 12,590,069 566,908
1967 12,876,118 569,011
1968 13,172,614 578,170
1969 13,475,960 581,610
1970 13,783,719 584,403
1971 14,098,936 586,221
1972 14,427,072 586,620
1973 14,771,147 592,808
1974 15,133,502 613,338
1975 15,678,596 650,966
1976 16,409,170 694,191
1977 17,015,994 741,789
1978 17,506,974 791,694
1979 18,036,655 819,867
1980 18,607,174 829,303
1981 19,220,704 842,432
1982 19,872,348 855,891
1983 20,558,115 869,592
1984 21,271,969 883,519
1985 22,008,544 897,697
1986 22,745,499 912,126
1987 23,443,624 926,862
1988 24,109,536 942,061
1989 24,754,485 957,789
1990 25,375,810 973,669
1991 25,987,928 994,639
1992 26,628,568 1,024,356
1993 27,277,048 1,058,745
1994 27,887,279 1,092,031
1995 28,470,191 1,119,949
1996 29,033,044 1,143,535
1997 29,579,301 1,165,545
1998 30,054,133 1,187,473
1999 30,474,354 1,210,206
2000 30,903,893 1,234,741
2001 31,331,221 1,261,273
2002 31,750,835 1,289,307
2003 32,175,818 1,318,806
2004 32,628,286 1,349,563
2005 33,109,249 1,381,585
2006 33,623,506 1,415,303
2007 34,189,416 1,450,986
2008 34,816,961 1,488,054
2009 35,490,445 1,526,377
2010 36,188,236 1,566,347
2011 36,903,376 1,608,076
2012 37,646,166 1,651,417
2013 38,414,171 1,695,973
2014 39,205,031 1,741,122
2015 40,019,529 1,786,457
2016 40,850,721 1,831,893
2017 41,689,299 1,877,072
2018 42,505,035 1,922,168
2019 43,294,546 1,967,696
2020 44,042,091 2,013,255
2021 44,761,099 2,058,841
2022 45,477,389 2,105,529
2023 46,164,219 2,153,339
2024 46,814,308 2,201,352

Fertility rates in Algeria and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate
Algeria

Guinea-Bissau
Year Fertility rate
Algeria Guinea-Bissau
1960 7.5 5.92
1961 7.56 5.93
1962 7.61 5.94
1963 7.65 5.95
1964 7.67 5.96
1965 7.71 5.97
1966 7.71 5.98
1967 7.71 5.99
1968 7.71 6.01
1969 7.71 6.02
1970 7.7 6.04
1971 7.67 6.06
1972 7.63 6.08
1973 7.59 6.1
1974 7.55 6.12
1975 7.49 6.15
1976 7.41 6.19
1977 7.31 6.25
1978 7.21 6.32
1979 7.12 6.4
1980 6.99 6.49
1981 6.85 6.57
1982 6.68 6.64
1983 6.5 6.69
1984 6.28 6.73
1985 6.04 6.74
1986 5.65 6.73
1987 5.3 6.72
1988 5.02 6.69
1989 4.76 6.66
1990 4.51 6.5
1991 4.37 6.47
1992 4.27 6.44
1993 4.08 6.37
1994 3.91 6.3
1995 3.49 6.22
1996 3.14 6.14
1997 2.89 6.06
1998 2.69 5.97
1999 2.62 5.87
2000 2.59 5.79
2001 2.52 5.69
2002 2.43 5.63
2003 2.45 5.58
2004 2.5 5.5
2005 2.56 5.46
2006 2.63 5.41
2007 2.7 5.37
2008 2.79 5.27
2009 2.83 5.18
2010 2.88 5.11
2011 2.9 5.07
2012 3 5
2013 3 4.93
2014 3.08 4.79
2015 3.09 4.66
2016 3.09 4.52
2017 3.09 4.35
2018 3.02 4.24
2019 3 4.15
2020 2.94 4.08
2021 2.87 4
2022 2.82 3.91
2023 2.77 3.84

Algeria and Guinea-Bissau demographics compared

Median age
Algeria

Guinea-Bissau
Year Median age, years
Algeria Guinea-Bissau
1960 17.4 22.9
1961 17.2 22.9
1962 17 22.6
1963 16.9 22.3
1964 16.7 21.7
1965 16.6 20.7
1966 16.5 19.9
1967 16.4 19.6
1968 16.4 19.5
1969 16.4 19.3
1970 16.4 19.1
1971 16.4 19
1972 16.4 18.8
1973 16.5 18.9
1974 16.5 18.9
1975 16.5 18.8
1976 16.3 18.5
1977 16.3 18.2
1978 16.4 17.8
1979 16.5 17.6
1980 16.6 17.7
1981 16.7 17.6
1982 16.9 17.5
1983 17 17.3
1984 17.2 17.2
1985 17.4 17.2
1986 17.6 17.1
1987 17.8 17.1
1988 18.1 17
1989 18.3 17
1990 18.6 17.1
1991 18.8 17.1
1992 19 17.1
1993 19.3 17.1
1994 19.5 17.1
1995 19.8 17.2
1996 20.1 17.2
1997 20.4 17.3
1998 20.9 17.3
1999 21.4 17.4
2000 21.9 17.4
2001 22.4 17.5
2002 22.9 17.6
2003 23.3 17.6
2004 23.8 17.7
2005 24.2 17.8
2006 24.6 17.9
2007 25 17.9
2008 25.4 18
2009 25.8 18.1
2010 26.2 18.2
2011 26.5 18.3
2012 26.8 18.3
2013 27.1 18.4
2014 27.3 18.5
2015 27.6 18.6
2016 27.8 18.8
2017 28 18.9
2018 28.2 19.1
2019 28.4 19.2
2020 28.6 19.4
2021 28.7 19.6
2022 28.9 19.8
2023 29.1 19.9
2024 29.3 20.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Algeria Guinea-Bissau
GNI, Atlas method
$249B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.4%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.61%
2023
2.01%
2013
Military expenditure, % of GDP
8.17%
2023
1.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel
326,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-14.4%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
12%
2017
2.67%
2022
Services, % of GDP
45.6%
2023
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37.8%
2023
16.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.5
2025
43.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2011
26.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2011
3.4%
2021
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.000003%
2025
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$371M
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$83B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.8B
2024
$206M
2024
International tourist arrivals
591,000
2020
52,400
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.2%
2020
6.48%
2019
Banked people share
35.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Algeria Guinea-Bissau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,503 kg
2023
65.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.2
2023
$19.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
180.4 megatons
2023
0.35 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.91 tons
2023
0.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
87.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.09%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-129.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,828 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.91%
2021
7.09%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.02%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
40.5%
2023

Society

Algeria Guinea-Bissau
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-31,240
2024
-1,712
2024
Urban population
75.7%
2024
45.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.1
2025
16.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
36
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.16
2023
1.12
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
81.4%
2018
63.9%
2022
English speaking
7%
2023
2.9%
2025
People using the Internet
76.9%
2023
32.5%
2023

Health

Algeria Guinea-Bissau
Government health expenditure per capita
$179.7
2022
$66.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$89.8
2022
$42.9
2022
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.46%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.99
2019
0.21
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
62
2023
505
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22
2023
69.3
2023
Obesity rate
24.6%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.5%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
68
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.2%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.54 liters
2020
3.73 liters
2020

Territory

Algeria Guinea-Bissau
% of world land
1.6%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
19,643 sq mi
2024
4,932 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
159,633 sq mi
2025
3,245 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,636 sq mi
2025
7,547 sq mi
2025
Roads length
87,613 mi
2023
2,734 mi
2018

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