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Colombia vs Guinea-Bissau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Colombia has a population of 52.9M (ranked 28/197), compared with 2.2M in Guinea-Bissau (ranked 146/197). Colombia's land area is 428,380 sq mi versus 10,857 sq mi for Guinea-Bissau (ranked 26th vs. 139th).

By GDP, Colombia ranks 40/197 ($419B) and Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B). By GDP per capita, Colombia ranks 97/197 ($7,914), while Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963).

Main facts and rankings

Colombia Guinea-Bissau
Population
53835787
2288306
Population rank 28/197 146/197
GDP
$419B
2024
$2.12B
2024
GDP rank 40/197 178/197
GDP per capita
$7,914
2024
$963
2024
GDP per capita rank 97/197 181/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,495
2024
$3,053
2024
Government debt
$256B
2024
$1.74B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
79.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,849
2024
$792
2024
Government debt per person rank 81/185 150/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,346
2025
$1,486
2025
Land area
428,380 sq mi
2025
10,857 sq mi
2025
Population density
123.5 ppl/mi²
2024
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.65
2023
3.84
2023
Median age
33.1 years
2024
20.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

Colombia and Guinea-Bissau: Comparison Charts

Colombia and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP
Colombia

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP
Colombia Guinea-Bissau
1960 $4,031,152,977 -
1961 $4,540,447,761 -
1962 $4,955,538,219 -
1963 $4,836,166,667 -
1964 $5,973,366,667 -
1965 $5,760,761,905 -
1966 $5,428,518,519 -
1967 $5,825,170,438 -
1968 $5,960,212,869 -
1969 $6,450,175,214 -
1970 $7,198,360,460 $204,670,551
1971 $7,820,380,971 $204,167,297
1972 $8,671,358,733 $227,986,203
1973 $10,315,760,000 $232,331,281
1974 $12,370,029,584 $256,769,730
1975 $13,098,633,902 $283,311,997
1976 $15,341,403,660 $292,152,321
1977 $19,470,960,619 $298,871,675
1978 $23,263,511,958 $318,876,550
1979 $27,940,411,250 $308,143,183
1980 $33,400,735,644 $287,648,258
1981 $36,388,366,869 $402,230,865
1982 $38,968,039,722 $430,284,022
1983 $38,729,822,782 $425,225,177
1984 $38,253,120,738 $359,980,491
1985 $34,894,419,443 $373,959,151
1986 $34,942,489,684 $338,524,233
1987 $36,373,307,085 $451,893,375
1988 $39,212,550,050 $427,514,322
1989 $39,540,080,200 $554,072,303
1990 $47,844,090,710 $634,187,269
1991 $49,637,993,949 $668,470,891
1992 $58,394,443,378 $588,309,271
1993 $66,474,101,301 $615,779,519
1994 $81,705,497,617 $612,502,085
1995 $92,495,970,511 $660,195,402
1996 $97,153,389,011 $702,965,148
1997 $106,656,492,294 $698,107,222
1998 $98,486,358,581 $591,034,143
1999 $86,278,947,637 $579,365,780
2000 $99,875,074,951 $391,345,597
2001 $98,200,641,203 $412,610,872
2002 $97,945,812,803 $466,773,711
2003 $94,644,969,157 $553,614,800
2004 $117,092,416,666 $582,169,841
2005 $145,600,529,606 $639,776,041
2006 $161,792,958,905 $634,781,901
2007 $206,229,540,926 $753,162,998
2008 $242,504,150,473 $952,667,544
2009 $232,468,663,110 $890,167,833
2010 $286,498,534,095 $940,112,539
2011 $334,966,134,805 $1,157,074,319
2012 $370,691,143,018 $1,049,412,177
2013 $382,093,697,078 $1,109,682,824
2014 $381,240,864,422 $1,135,250,721
2015 $293,492,370,193 $1,152,384,167
2016 $282,720,100,286 $1,245,074,264
2017 $311,866,875,157 $1,469,978,606
2018 $334,198,218,098 $1,554,133,594
2019 $323,031,701,193 $1,588,767,976
2020 $270,348,342,541 $1,683,619,352
2021 $318,524,633,225 $1,878,659,687
2022 $345,632,492,851 $1,839,048,748
2023 $366,291,836,138 $2,077,816,135
2024 $418,542,042,920 $2,119,865,935

Colombia and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP per capita
Colombia

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP per capita
Colombia Guinea-Bissau
1960 $258.3 -
1961 $282.1 -
1962 $298.5 -
1963 $282.6 -
1964 $339 -
1965 $317 -
1966 $290.3 -
1967 $303 -
1968 $302 -
1969 $318 -
1970 $346 $350
1971 $367 $348
1972 $397 $389
1973 $462 $392
1974 $542 $419
1975 $561 $435
1976 $643 $421
1977 $798 $403
1978 $932 $403
1979 $1,095 $376
1980 $1,280 $347
1981 $1,362 $477
1982 $1,425 $503
1983 $1,384 $489
1984 $1,336 $407
1985 $1,192 $417
1986 $1,169 $371
1987 $1,193 $488
1988 $1,260 $454
1989 $1,244 $578
1990 $1,475 $651
1991 $1,500 $672
1992 $1,730 $574
1993 $1,930 $582
1994 $2,326 $561
1995 $2,583 $589
1996 $2,664 $615
1997 $2,873 $599
1998 $2,606 $498
1999 $2,244 $479
2000 $2,555 $317
2001 $2,473 $327
2002 $2,429 $362
2003 $2,312 $420
2004 $2,819 $431
2005 $3,456 $463
2006 $3,790 $449
2007 $4,770 $519
2008 $5,542 $640
2009 $5,251 $583
2010 $6,398 $600
2011 $7,401 $720
2012 $8,109 $635
2013 $8,279 $654
2014 $8,187 $652
2015 $6,249 $645
2016 $5,960 $680
2017 $6,480 $783
2018 $6,817 $809
2019 $6,473 $807
2020 $5,340 $836
2021 $6,223 $912
2022 $6,680 $873
2023 $7,001 $965
2024 $7,914 $963

Colombia vs. Guinea-Bissau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Colombia

Guinea-Bissau
Year Life expectancy, years
Colombia Guinea-Bissau
1950 48.3 35.7
1951 49 35.9
1952 49.8 36.1
1953 50.6 36.3
1954 51.3 36.4
1955 51.9 36.6
1956 52.5 36.8
1957 54.1 37
1958 54.7 37.1
1959 55.9 37.3
1960 56.6 37.6
1961 57.2 37.8
1962 57.7 38
1963 58.3 35.6
1964 58.8 35.8
1965 59.2 35.9
1966 59.7 36.1
1967 60.1 36.3
1968 60.6 36.7
1969 61 37
1970 61.5 37.3
1971 62 37.5
1972 62.5 37.8
1973 63 38.2
1974 63.5 41.6
1975 64 41.9
1976 64.6 42.3
1977 65.2 42.6
1978 65.8 42.9
1979 66.2 43.2
1980 66.7 43.6
1981 67.2 43.9
1982 67.9 44.3
1983 68.1 44.6
1984 68.3 44.9
1985 65.4 45.3
1986 68.3 45.5
1987 68.2 45.8
1988 68.3 46.3
1989 68.6 46.6
1990 68.7 46.9
1991 68.8 47.2
1992 68.8 47.5
1993 69.1 47.8
1994 69.4 47.8
1995 69.8 48.5
1996 70.2 48.8
1997 70.6 48
1998 70.9 48.1
1999 70.9 48.5
2000 70.9 50.6
2001 71.2 51.1
2002 71.5 51.6
2003 72.3 52.2
2004 72.8 52.8
2005 73.2 52.9
2006 73.5 54.1
2007 73.8 54.9
2008 74.2 55.3
2009 74.5 56.3
2010 74.9 57
2011 75.2 57.7
2012 75.6 58.3
2013 75.8 58.9
2014 75.9 59.5
2015 76.1 60.1
2016 76.2 60.6
2017 76.4 61.1
2018 76.6 61.7
2019 76.8 62.2
2020 74.8 61.3
2021 72.7 61.7
2022 76.5 63.6
2023 77.7 64.1
2024 77.9 64.3
2025 78.1 64.4

Colombia and Guinea-Bissau population clocks and comparison

Population
Colombia

Guinea-Bissau
Year Population
Colombia Guinea-Bissau
1960 15,606,209 577,633
1961 16,095,203 582,532
1962 16,599,029 589,474
1963 17,113,823 594,418
1964 17,637,411 588,543
1965 18,169,050 575,005
1966 18,702,688 566,908
1967 19,235,618 569,011
1968 19,766,796 578,170
1969 20,291,942 581,610
1970 20,811,782 584,403
1971 21,319,096 586,221
1972 21,819,563 586,620
1973 22,325,374 592,808
1974 22,833,469 613,338
1975 23,344,644 650,966
1976 23,858,810 694,191
1977 24,393,494 741,789
1978 24,950,337 791,694
1979 25,515,626 819,867
1980 26,104,498 829,303
1981 26,713,267 842,432
1982 27,338,331 855,891
1983 27,988,173 869,592
1984 28,642,690 883,519
1985 29,268,470 897,697
1986 29,879,112 912,126
1987 30,499,467 926,862
1988 31,130,524 942,061
1989 31,776,279 957,789
1990 32,440,069 973,669
1991 33,098,372 994,639
1992 33,760,571 1,024,356
1993 34,441,473 1,058,745
1994 35,127,410 1,092,031
1995 35,804,662 1,119,949
1996 36,462,745 1,143,535
1997 37,121,149 1,165,545
1998 37,792,165 1,187,473
1999 38,454,863 1,210,206
2000 39,089,934 1,234,741
2001 39,709,262 1,261,273
2002 40,324,680 1,289,307
2003 40,937,429 1,318,806
2004 41,543,171 1,349,563
2005 42,128,977 1,381,585
2006 42,691,084 1,415,303
2007 43,235,374 1,450,986
2008 43,758,808 1,488,054
2009 44,271,541 1,526,377
2010 44,777,319 1,566,347
2011 45,259,614 1,608,076
2012 45,715,810 1,651,417
2013 46,151,584 1,695,973
2014 46,565,429 1,741,122
2015 46,969,940 1,786,457
2016 47,437,512 1,831,893
2017 48,131,078 1,877,072
2018 49,024,465 1,922,168
2019 49,907,985 1,967,696
2020 50,629,997 2,013,255
2021 51,188,173 2,058,841
2022 51,737,944 2,105,529
2023 52,321,152 2,153,339
2024 52,886,363 2,201,352

Fertility rates in Colombia and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate
Colombia

Guinea-Bissau
Year Fertility rate
Colombia Guinea-Bissau
1960 6.74 5.92
1961 6.71 5.93
1962 6.66 5.94
1963 6.58 5.95
1964 6.48 5.96
1965 6.33 5.97
1966 6.16 5.98
1967 5.96 5.99
1968 5.74 6.01
1969 5.51 6.02
1970 5.28 6.04
1971 5.06 6.06
1972 4.86 6.08
1973 4.68 6.1
1974 4.53 6.12
1975 4.4 6.15
1976 4.29 6.19
1977 4.16 6.25
1978 4 6.32
1979 3.89 6.4
1980 3.8 6.49
1981 3.71 6.57
1982 3.62 6.64
1983 3.5 6.69
1984 3.35 6.73
1985 3.23 6.74
1986 3.15 6.73
1987 3.09 6.72
1988 3.04 6.69
1989 3.01 6.66
1990 3 6.5
1991 2.98 6.47
1992 2.98 6.44
1993 2.98 6.37
1994 2.94 6.3
1995 2.85 6.22
1996 2.77 6.14
1997 2.74 6.06
1998 2.72 5.97
1999 2.64 5.87
2000 2.57 5.79
2001 2.52 5.69
2002 2.49 5.63
2003 2.45 5.58
2004 2.38 5.5
2005 2.31 5.46
2006 2.24 5.41
2007 2.19 5.37
2008 2.15 5.27
2009 2.1 5.18
2010 2.01 5.11
2011 1.94 5.07
2012 1.9 5
2013 1.86 4.93
2014 1.82 4.79
2015 1.77 4.66
2016 1.72 4.52
2017 1.72 4.35
2018 1.72 4.24
2019 1.71 4.15
2020 1.69 4.08
2021 1.68 4
2022 1.66 3.91
2023 1.65 3.84

Colombia and Guinea-Bissau demographics compared

Median age
Colombia

Guinea-Bissau
Year Median age, years
Colombia Guinea-Bissau
1960 16.6 22.9
1961 16.5 22.9
1962 16.4 22.6
1963 16.4 22.3
1964 16.3 21.7
1965 16.3 20.7
1966 16.4 19.9
1967 16.4 19.6
1968 16.5 19.5
1969 16.6 19.3
1970 16.8 19.1
1971 16.9 19
1972 17.1 18.8
1973 17.3 18.9
1974 17.6 18.9
1975 17.8 18.8
1976 18 18.5
1977 18.2 18.2
1978 18.5 17.8
1979 18.7 17.6
1980 19 17.7
1981 19.2 17.6
1982 19.5 17.5
1983 19.8 17.3
1984 20.1 17.2
1985 20.4 17.2
1986 20.7 17.1
1987 21 17.1
1988 21.3 17
1989 21.6 17
1990 21.8 17.1
1991 22.1 17.1
1992 22.3 17.1
1993 22.5 17.1
1994 22.8 17.1
1995 23 17.2
1996 23.2 17.2
1997 23.5 17.3
1998 23.7 17.3
1999 23.9 17.4
2000 24.2 17.4
2001 24.5 17.5
2002 24.7 17.6
2003 25 17.6
2004 25.3 17.7
2005 25.6 17.8
2006 26 17.9
2007 26.4 17.9
2008 26.7 18
2009 27.1 18.1
2010 27.5 18.2
2011 27.9 18.3
2012 28.3 18.3
2013 28.7 18.4
2014 29.2 18.5
2015 29.6 18.6
2016 30 18.8
2017 30.4 18.9
2018 30.7 19.1
2019 31.1 19.2
2020 31.5 19.4
2021 31.9 19.6
2022 32.2 19.8
2023 32.7 19.9
2024 33.1 20.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Colombia Guinea-Bissau
GNI, Atlas method
$373B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.5%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.26%
2020
2.01%
2013
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
1.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel
428,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.44%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.62%
2024
2.67%
2022
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.1%
2024
16.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.8
2025
43.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2023
26.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
2023
3.4%
2021
Number of billionaires
4
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
60
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$72.6B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$61.9B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$11.9B
2024
$206M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,396,000
2020
52,400
2019
International tourism as share of exports
5.13%
2020
6.48%
2019
Banked people share
57.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Colombia Guinea-Bissau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
863 kg
2023
65.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$24.3
2023
$19.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
100.9 megatons
2023
0.35 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
0.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
75.3%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
29.7%
2021
87.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.3%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-142%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,553 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
75.1%
2021
7.09%
2021
Hydroelectric share
64.8%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.7%
2023
40.5%
2023

Society

Colombia Guinea-Bissau
% of world population
0.65%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+141,643
2024
-1,712
2024
Urban population
82.7%
2024
45.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.5
2025
16.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
75
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
25.3
2022
1.12
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
135
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.3%
2024
63.9%
2022
English speaking
4.22%
2023
2.9%
2025
People using the Internet
77.3%
2023
32.5%
2023

Health

Colombia Guinea-Bissau
Government health expenditure per capita
$534
2023
$66.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$78.1
2023
$42.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.53%
2012
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.45
2021
0.21
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
505
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12
2023
69.3
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.4%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
59
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.24 liters
2020
3.73 liters
2020

Territory

Colombia Guinea-Bissau
% of world land
0.74%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
8,100 sq mi
2024
4,932 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
156,306 sq mi
2025
3,245 sq mi
2025
Forest area
226,040 sq mi
2025
7,547 sq mi
2025
Roads length
127,001 mi
2021
2,734 mi
2018

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