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Bahamas vs Guinea-Bissau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 2.2M in Guinea-Bissau (ranked 146/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 10,857 sq mi for Guinea-Bissau (ranked 162nd vs. 139th).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Guinea-Bissau
Population
404321
2288306
Population rank 173/197 146/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$2.12B
2024
GDP rank 140/197 178/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$963
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 181/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$3,053
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$1.74B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
79.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
$792
2024
Government debt per person rank 24/185 150/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$1,486
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
10,857 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
3.84
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
20.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

Bahamas and Guinea-Bissau: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP
Bahamas Guinea-Bissau
1960 $169,736,027 -
1961 $190,022,030 -
1962 $212,170,034 -
1963 $237,650,038 -
1964 $266,560,043 -
1965 $300,272,048 -
1966 $346,800,000 -
1967 $398,000,000 -
1968 $453,800,000 -
1969 $538,700,000 -
1970 $539,500,000 $204,670,551
1971 $573,400,000 $204,167,297
1972 $590,900,000 $227,986,203
1973 $670,900,000 $232,331,281
1974 $632,400,000 $256,769,730
1975 $596,200,000 $283,311,997
1976 $642,100,000 $292,152,321
1977 $713,000,000 $298,871,675
1978 $832,400,000 $318,876,550
1979 $1,139,800,100 $308,143,183
1980 $1,335,300,000 $287,648,258
1981 $1,426,500,000 $402,230,865
1982 $1,578,300,000 $430,284,022
1983 $1,732,800,000 $425,225,177
1984 $2,041,100,000 $359,980,491
1985 $2,320,699,900 $373,959,151
1986 $2,472,500,000 $338,524,233
1987 $2,713,999,900 $451,893,375
1988 $2,817,900,000 $427,514,322
1989 $3,062,000,000 $554,072,303
1990 $3,166,000,000 $634,187,269
1991 $3,111,160,000 $668,470,891
1992 $3,109,000,000 $588,309,271
1993 $3,092,000,000 $615,779,519
1994 $3,259,000,000 $612,502,085
1995 $3,429,000,000 $660,195,402
1996 $3,609,000,000 $702,965,148
1997 $6,332,360,000 $698,107,222
1998 $6,833,220,000 $591,034,143
1999 $7,683,870,000 $579,365,780
2000 $8,076,470,000 $391,345,597
2001 $8,317,830,000 $412,610,872
2002 $8,881,160,000 $466,773,711
2003 $8,870,090,000 $553,614,800
2004 $9,055,290,000 $582,169,841
2005 $9,836,200,000 $639,776,041
2006 $10,167,250,000 $634,781,901
2007 $10,618,340,000 $753,162,998
2008 $10,526,000,000 $952,667,544
2009 $9,981,960,000 $890,167,833
2010 $10,095,760,000 $940,112,539
2011 $10,070,450,000 $1,157,074,319
2012 $10,720,400,000 $1,049,412,177
2013 $10,475,300,000 $1,109,682,824
2014 $11,139,100,000 $1,135,250,721
2015 $11,837,600,000 $1,152,384,167
2016 $11,880,900,000 $1,245,074,264
2017 $12,446,900,000 $1,469,978,606
2018 $12,819,200,000 $1,554,133,594
2019 $13,277,000,000 $1,588,767,976
2020 $10,363,200,000 $1,683,619,352
2021 $12,037,000,000 $1,878,659,687
2022 $13,896,800,000 $1,839,048,748
2023 $15,271,300,000 $2,077,816,135
2024 $15,832,800,000 $2,119,865,935

Bahamas and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Guinea-Bissau
1960 $1,459 -
1961 $1,555 -
1962 $1,651 -
1963 $1,759 -
1964 $1,883 -
1965 $2,030 -
1966 $2,239 -
1967 $2,453 -
1968 $2,668 -
1969 $3,027 -
1970 $2,916 $350
1971 $3,004 $348
1972 $3,014 $389
1973 $3,341 $392
1974 $3,080 $419
1975 $2,841 $435
1976 $2,993 $421
1977 $3,253 $403
1978 $3,720 $403
1979 $4,994 $376
1980 $5,743 $347
1981 $6,029 $477
1982 $6,559 $503
1983 $7,081 $489
1984 $8,202 $407
1985 $9,167 $417
1986 $9,601 $371
1987 $10,361 $488
1988 $10,576 $454
1989 $11,291 $578
1990 $11,473 $651
1991 $11,082 $672
1992 $10,873 $574
1993 $10,613 $582
1994 $10,991 $561
1995 $11,375 $589
1996 $11,784 $615
1997 $20,368 $599
1998 $21,667 $498
1999 $24,041 $479
2000 $24,940 $317
2001 $25,372 $327
2002 $26,782 $362
2003 $26,429 $420
2004 $26,650 $431
2005 $28,602 $463
2006 $29,185 $449
2007 $30,052 $519
2008 $29,392 $640
2009 $27,513 $583
2010 $27,473 $600
2011 $27,091 $720
2012 $28,552 $635
2013 $27,643 $654
2014 $29,137 $652
2015 $30,719 $645
2016 $30,617 $680
2017 $31,875 $783
2018 $32,642 $809
2019 $33,640 $807
2020 $26,179 $836
2021 $30,368 $912
2022 $34,957 $873
2023 $38,232 $965
2024 $39,455 $963

Bahamas vs. Guinea-Bissau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Guinea-Bissau
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Guinea-Bissau
1950 58.9 35.7
1951 59.2 35.9
1952 59.6 36.1
1953 60 36.3
1954 60.3 36.4
1955 60.7 36.6
1956 61 36.8
1957 61.4 37
1958 61.7 37.1
1959 62.1 37.3
1960 62.5 37.6
1961 62.8 37.8
1962 63.2 38
1963 63.5 35.6
1964 63.9 35.8
1965 64.3 35.9
1966 64.6 36.1
1967 65 36.3
1968 65.4 36.7
1969 65.8 37
1970 66.2 37.3
1971 66.5 37.5
1972 66.8 37.8
1973 67.1 38.2
1974 67.6 41.6
1975 68.1 41.9
1976 68.5 42.3
1977 68.8 42.6
1978 68.9 42.9
1979 69 43.2
1980 69.1 43.6
1981 69.4 43.9
1982 69.7 44.3
1983 70 44.6
1984 70.2 44.9
1985 70.3 45.3
1986 70.3 45.5
1987 70.4 45.8
1988 70.5 46.3
1989 70.7 46.6
1990 70.9 46.9
1991 71.2 47.2
1992 71.3 47.5
1993 71.4 47.8
1994 71.4 47.8
1995 71.4 48.5
1996 71.5 48.8
1997 71.6 48
1998 71.8 48.1
1999 72.1 48.5
2000 72.5 50.6
2001 72.8 51.1
2002 73 51.6
2003 73.2 52.2
2004 73.2 52.8
2005 73.4 52.9
2006 73.5 54.1
2007 73.5 54.9
2008 73.4 55.3
2009 73.5 56.3
2010 73.4 57
2011 73.6 57.7
2012 73.7 58.3
2013 73.9 58.9
2014 74 59.5
2015 73.8 60.1
2016 74 60.6
2017 74 61.1
2018 74.1 61.7
2019 71.4 62.2
2020 73 61.3
2021 70.8 61.7
2022 74.5 63.6
2023 74.6 64.1
2024 74.7 64.3
2025 74.9 64.4

Bahamas and Guinea-Bissau population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Guinea-Bissau
Year Population
Bahamas Guinea-Bissau
1960 116,317 577,633
1961 122,197 582,532
1962 128,493 589,474
1963 135,087 594,418
1964 141,528 588,543
1965 147,952 575,005
1966 154,874 566,908
1967 162,267 569,011
1968 170,089 578,170
1969 177,981 581,610
1970 184,982 584,403
1971 190,857 586,221
1972 196,055 586,620
1973 200,791 592,808
1974 205,342 613,338
1975 209,886 650,966
1976 214,501 694,191
1977 219,157 741,789
1978 223,761 791,694
1979 228,230 819,867
1980 232,526 829,303
1981 236,614 842,432
1982 240,614 855,891
1983 244,698 869,592
1984 248,863 883,519
1985 253,154 897,697
1986 257,536 912,126
1987 261,935 926,862
1988 266,448 942,061
1989 271,178 957,789
1990 275,945 973,669
1991 280,731 994,639
1992 285,927 1,024,356
1993 291,339 1,058,745
1994 296,509 1,092,031
1995 301,461 1,119,949
1996 306,268 1,143,535
1997 310,904 1,165,545
1998 315,368 1,187,473
1999 319,614 1,210,206
2000 323,835 1,234,741
2001 327,836 1,261,273
2002 331,614 1,289,307
2003 335,618 1,318,806
2004 339,782 1,349,563
2005 343,894 1,381,585
2006 348,375 1,415,303
2007 353,334 1,450,986
2008 358,120 1,488,054
2009 362,810 1,526,377
2010 367,478 1,566,347
2011 371,729 1,608,076
2012 375,469 1,651,417
2013 378,953 1,695,973
2014 382,298 1,741,122
2015 385,346 1,786,457
2016 388,055 1,831,893
2017 390,485 1,877,072
2018 392,717 1,922,168
2019 394,675 1,967,696
2020 395,863 2,013,255
2021 396,373 2,058,841
2022 397,538 2,105,529
2023 399,440 2,153,339
2024 401,283 2,201,352

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Guinea-Bissau
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Guinea-Bissau
1960 5.09 5.92
1961 5.16 5.93
1962 5.13 5.94
1963 5.06 5.95
1964 4.97 5.96
1965 4.88 5.97
1966 4.79 5.98
1967 4.69 5.99
1968 4.56 6.01
1969 4.38 6.02
1970 4.21 6.04
1971 4.06 6.06
1972 3.89 6.08
1973 3.73 6.1
1974 3.57 6.12
1975 3.42 6.15
1976 3.3 6.19
1977 3.17 6.25
1978 3.05 6.32
1979 2.94 6.4
1980 2.84 6.49
1981 2.77 6.57
1982 2.71 6.64
1983 2.65 6.69
1984 2.59 6.73
1985 2.55 6.74
1986 2.53 6.73
1987 2.52 6.72
1988 2.52 6.69
1989 2.52 6.66
1990 2.52 6.5
1991 2.51 6.47
1992 2.71 6.44
1993 2.61 6.37
1994 2.47 6.3
1995 2.42 6.22
1996 2.35 6.14
1997 2.29 6.06
1998 2.23 5.97
1999 2.13 5.87
2000 2.06 5.79
2001 2.02 5.69
2002 1.98 5.63
2003 1.97 5.58
2004 1.98 5.5
2005 2.01 5.46
2006 2.02 5.41
2007 2.04 5.37
2008 2 5.27
2009 2.01 5.18
2010 1.84 5.11
2011 1.79 5.07
2012 1.76 5
2013 1.74 4.93
2014 1.69 4.79
2015 1.57 4.66
2016 1.5 4.52
2017 1.42 4.35
2018 1.4 4.24
2019 1.4 4.15
2020 1.39 4.08
2021 1.38 4
2022 1.38 3.91
2023 1.37 3.84

Bahamas and Guinea-Bissau demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Guinea-Bissau
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Guinea-Bissau
1960 19.5 22.9
1961 19.6 22.9
1962 19.6 22.6
1963 19.7 22.3
1964 19.8 21.7
1965 19.9 20.7
1966 20.1 19.9
1967 20.2 19.6
1968 20.3 19.5
1969 20.5 19.3
1970 20.6 19.1
1971 20.6 19
1972 20.7 18.8
1973 20.7 18.9
1974 20.8 18.9
1975 20.9 18.8
1976 21.1 18.5
1977 21.3 18.2
1978 21.6 17.8
1979 21.8 17.6
1980 22.1 17.7
1981 22.4 17.6
1982 22.7 17.5
1983 23 17.3
1984 23.4 17.2
1985 23.7 17.2
1986 24 17.1
1987 24.3 17.1
1988 24.7 17
1989 25 17
1990 25.4 17.1
1991 25.7 17.1
1992 26 17.1
1993 26.3 17.1
1994 26.6 17.1
1995 26.9 17.2
1996 27.2 17.2
1997 27.5 17.3
1998 27.9 17.3
1999 28.2 17.4
2000 28.5 17.4
2001 28.9 17.5
2002 29.3 17.6
2003 29.6 17.6
2004 30 17.7
2005 30.3 17.8
2006 30.6 17.9
2007 30.8 17.9
2008 31 18
2009 31.3 18.1
2010 31.5 18.2
2011 31.8 18.3
2012 32.1 18.3
2013 32.4 18.4
2014 32.6 18.5
2015 33 18.6
2016 33.3 18.8
2017 33.6 18.9
2018 33.9 19.1
2019 34.3 19.2
2020 34.6 19.4
2021 34.9 19.6
2022 35.2 19.8
2023 35.6 19.9
2024 36 20.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahamas Guinea-Bissau
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
2.01%
2013
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
2.67%
2022
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
16.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
43.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$206M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
52,400
2019
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
6.48%
2019

Energy

Bahamas Guinea-Bissau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
65.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$19.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
0.35 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
0.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
87.4%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
7.09%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
40.5%
2023

Society

Bahamas Guinea-Bissau
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
-1,712
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
45.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
16.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
18
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
1.12
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
63.9%
2022
English speaking
87.1%
2023
2.9%
2025
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
32.5%
2023

Health

Bahamas Guinea-Bissau
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$66.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$42.9
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
0.21
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
505
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
69.3
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
3.73 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Guinea-Bissau
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
4,932 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
3,245 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
7,547 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
2,734 mi
2018

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