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Congo vs Guinea-Bissau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 2.2M in Guinea-Bissau (ranked 146/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 10,857 sq mi for Guinea-Bissau (ranked 64th vs. 139th).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963).

Main facts and rankings

Congo Guinea-Bissau
Population
6607609
2288306
Population rank 109/197 146/197
GDP
$15.7B
2024
$2.12B
2024
GDP rank 141/197 178/197
GDP per capita
$2,482
2024
$963
2024
GDP per capita rank 148/197 181/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,026
2024
$3,053
2024
Government debt
$15B
2024
$1.74B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
79.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,369
2024
$792
2024
Government debt per person rank 113/185 150/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,263
2025
$1,486
2025
Land area
131,854 sq mi
2025
10,857 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.16
2023
3.84
2023
Median age
19.5 years
2024
20.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

Congo and Guinea-Bissau: Comparison Charts

Congo and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP
Congo

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP
Congo Guinea-Bissau
1960 $131,731,863 -
1961 $151,675,739 -
1962 $166,521,240 -
1963 $172,233,431 -
1964 $185,693,725 -
1965 $198,318,064 -
1966 $220,613,582 -
1967 $237,397,428 -
1968 $251,247,458 -
1969 $265,040,036 -
1970 $274,960,700 $204,670,551
1971 $322,128,019 $204,167,297
1972 $410,669,264 $227,986,203
1973 $541,973,363 $232,331,281
1974 $585,364,634 $256,769,730
1975 $767,102,680 $283,311,997
1976 $754,549,601 $292,152,321
1977 $765,224,029 $298,871,675
1978 $878,771,772 $318,876,550
1979 $1,198,749,667 $308,143,183
1980 $1,705,796,853 $287,648,258
1981 $1,993,512,323 $402,230,865
1982 $2,160,640,565 $430,284,022
1983 $2,097,274,290 $425,225,177
1984 $2,193,581,365 $359,980,491
1985 $2,160,872,540 $373,959,151
1986 $1,849,268,212 $338,524,233
1987 $2,297,753,652 $451,893,375
1988 $2,212,536,312 $427,514,322
1989 $2,389,593,026 $554,072,303
1990 $2,798,746,050 $634,187,269
1991 $2,724,853,506 $668,470,891
1992 $2,933,222,703 $588,309,271
1993 $2,684,323,623 $615,779,519
1994 $1,769,365,438 $612,502,085
1995 $2,116,003,868 $660,195,402
1996 $2,540,697,539 $702,965,148
1997 $2,322,719,103 $698,107,222
1998 $1,949,481,379 $591,034,143
1999 $2,354,772,960 $579,365,780
2000 $3,227,927,698 $391,345,597
2001 $2,796,704,604 $412,610,872
2002 $3,034,250,924 $466,773,711
2003 $3,503,723,088 $553,614,800
2004 $4,656,974,940 $582,169,841
2005 $6,650,001,680 $639,776,041
2006 $8,072,305,029 $634,781,901
2007 $8,782,703,437 $753,162,998
2008 $11,649,857,673 $952,667,544
2009 $9,723,299,915 $890,167,833
2010 $13,148,396,212 $940,112,539
2011 $15,655,383,577 $1,157,074,319
2012 $17,692,911,296 $1,049,412,177
2013 $17,958,720,699 $1,109,682,824
2014 $17,919,321,078 $1,135,250,721
2015 $12,434,793,867 $1,152,384,167
2016 $10,931,328,151 $1,245,074,264
2017 $11,834,473,039 $1,469,978,606
2018 $14,773,900,289 $1,554,133,594
2019 $13,976,637,780 $1,588,767,976
2020 $11,468,687,464 $1,683,619,352
2021 $14,825,690,211 $1,878,659,687
2022 $15,817,030,157 $1,839,048,748
2023 $15,321,055,818 $2,077,816,135
2024 $15,719,985,776 $2,119,865,935

Congo and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP per capita
Congo

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP per capita
Congo Guinea-Bissau
1960 $124.7 -
1961 $139.9 -
1962 $149.6 -
1963 $150.7 -
1964 $158.1 -
1965 $164.2 -
1966 $177.6 -
1967 $185.7 -
1968 $190.8 -
1969 $195.4 -
1970 $196.7 $350
1971 $223.5 $348
1972 $276.3 $389
1973 $353 $392
1974 $370 $419
1975 $471 $435
1976 $453 $421
1977 $448 $403
1978 $503 $403
1979 $670 $376
1980 $933 $347
1981 $1,066 $477
1982 $1,131 $503
1983 $1,075 $489
1984 $1,097 $407
1985 $1,049 $417
1986 $872 $371
1987 $1,052 $488
1988 $984 $454
1989 $1,033 $578
1990 $1,176 $651
1991 $1,113 $672
1992 $1,164 $574
1993 $1,034 $582
1994 $662 $561
1995 $770 $589
1996 $899 $615
1997 $804 $599
1998 $660 $498
1999 $776 $479
2000 $1,024 $317
2001 $855 $327
2002 $906 $362
2003 $1,017 $420
2004 $1,306 $431
2005 $1,799 $463
2006 $2,104 $449
2007 $2,206 $519
2008 $2,832 $640
2009 $2,271 $583
2010 $2,947 $600
2011 $3,396 $720
2012 $3,732 $635
2013 $3,697 $654
2014 $3,601 $652
2015 $2,439 $645
2016 $2,093 $680
2017 $2,212 $783
2018 $2,694 $809
2019 $2,488 $807
2020 $1,994 $836
2021 $2,516 $912
2022 $2,621 $873
2023 $2,478 $965
2024 $2,482 $963

Congo vs. Guinea-Bissau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Congo

Guinea-Bissau
Year Life expectancy, years
Congo Guinea-Bissau
1950 39.6 35.7
1951 40.3 35.9
1952 41.1 36.1
1953 41.9 36.3
1954 42.6 36.4
1955 43.4 36.6
1956 44.3 36.8
1957 45.1 37
1958 46 37.1
1959 46.8 37.3
1960 47.6 37.6
1961 48.4 37.8
1962 49 38
1963 49.7 35.6
1964 50.4 35.8
1965 51 35.9
1966 51.6 36.1
1967 51.9 36.3
1968 52.6 36.7
1969 53.1 37
1970 53.6 37.3
1971 54 37.5
1972 54.4 37.8
1973 54.7 38.2
1974 55.1 41.6
1975 55.4 41.9
1976 55.7 42.3
1977 56 42.6
1978 56.2 42.9
1979 56.5 43.2
1980 56.8 43.6
1981 57.1 43.9
1982 57.2 44.3
1983 57.4 44.6
1984 57.5 44.9
1985 57.6 45.3
1986 57.6 45.5
1987 57.6 45.8
1988 57.5 46.3
1989 57.3 46.6
1990 57.1 46.9
1991 56.8 47.2
1992 56.5 47.5
1993 56 47.8
1994 55.6 47.8
1995 55.5 48.5
1996 55.2 48.8
1997 48.6 48
1998 52.6 48.1
1999 54.4 48.5
2000 55.4 50.6
2001 55.9 51.1
2002 56.4 51.6
2003 57.1 52.2
2004 58 52.8
2005 58.7 52.9
2006 59.5 54.1
2007 60.1 54.9
2008 60.8 55.3
2009 61.2 56.3
2010 61.7 57
2011 62.3 57.7
2012 62.7 58.3
2013 63 58.9
2014 63.3 59.5
2015 63.7 60.1
2016 63.9 60.6
2017 64.2 61.1
2018 64.5 61.7
2019 63.2 62.2
2020 64.4 61.3
2021 64.2 61.7
2022 65 63.6
2023 65.8 64.1
2024 66 64.3
2025 66.2 64.4

Congo and Guinea-Bissau population clocks and comparison

Population
Congo

Guinea-Bissau
Year Population
Congo Guinea-Bissau
1960 1,056,732 577,633
1961 1,084,389 582,532
1962 1,113,175 589,474
1963 1,143,263 594,418
1964 1,174,816 588,543
1965 1,207,880 575,005
1966 1,242,534 566,908
1967 1,278,691 569,011
1968 1,316,519 578,170
1969 1,356,182 581,610
1970 1,397,638 584,403
1971 1,441,039 586,221
1972 1,486,468 586,620
1973 1,533,680 592,808
1974 1,582,301 613,338
1975 1,627,032 650,966
1976 1,667,225 694,191
1977 1,707,568 741,789
1978 1,748,089 791,694
1979 1,788,524 819,867
1980 1,828,985 829,303
1981 1,869,759 842,432
1982 1,910,430 855,891
1983 1,950,321 869,592
1984 1,999,528 883,519
1985 2,059,311 897,697
1986 2,120,602 912,126
1987 2,183,473 926,862
1988 2,247,653 942,061
1989 2,313,558 957,789
1990 2,380,560 973,669
1991 2,449,229 994,639
1992 2,519,465 1,024,356
1993 2,595,124 1,058,745
1994 2,673,144 1,092,031
1995 2,749,461 1,119,949
1996 2,826,785 1,143,535
1997 2,887,862 1,165,545
1998 2,952,061 1,187,473
1999 3,032,874 1,210,206
2000 3,151,345 1,234,741
2001 3,272,537 1,261,273
2002 3,350,771 1,289,307
2003 3,445,753 1,318,806
2004 3,565,554 1,349,563
2005 3,696,393 1,381,585
2006 3,837,409 1,415,303
2007 3,980,430 1,450,986
2008 4,113,517 1,488,054
2009 4,281,219 1,526,377
2010 4,462,290 1,566,347
2011 4,609,724 1,608,076
2012 4,740,450 1,651,417
2013 4,857,099 1,695,973
2014 4,975,880 1,741,122
2015 5,097,581 1,786,457
2016 5,222,536 1,831,893
2017 5,351,011 1,877,072
2018 5,483,118 1,922,168
2019 5,616,661 1,967,696
2020 5,752,791 2,013,255
2021 5,892,183 2,058,841
2022 6,035,104 2,105,529
2023 6,182,885 2,153,339
2024 6,332,961 2,201,352

Fertility rates in Congo and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate
Congo

Guinea-Bissau
Year Fertility rate
Congo Guinea-Bissau
1960 6.09 5.92
1961 6.09 5.93
1962 6.1 5.94
1963 6.15 5.95
1964 6.18 5.96
1965 6.23 5.97
1966 6.27 5.98
1967 6.29 5.99
1968 6.33 6.01
1969 6.35 6.02
1970 6.38 6.04
1971 6.42 6.06
1972 6.44 6.08
1973 6.42 6.1
1974 6.39 6.12
1975 6.36 6.15
1976 6.32 6.19
1977 6.27 6.25
1978 6.21 6.32
1979 6.14 6.4
1980 6.07 6.49
1981 5.98 6.57
1982 5.85 6.64
1983 5.76 6.69
1984 5.66 6.73
1985 5.59 6.74
1986 5.51 6.73
1987 5.46 6.72
1988 5.39 6.69
1989 5.33 6.66
1990 5.27 6.5
1991 5.22 6.47
1992 5.18 6.44
1993 5.13 6.37
1994 5.1 6.3
1995 5.07 6.22
1996 5.03 6.14
1997 5 6.06
1998 4.91 5.97
1999 4.81 5.87
2000 4.72 5.79
2001 4.67 5.69
2002 4.7 5.63
2003 4.7 5.58
2004 4.69 5.5
2005 4.67 5.46
2006 4.65 5.41
2007 4.65 5.37
2008 4.73 5.27
2009 4.81 5.18
2010 4.85 5.11
2011 4.83 5.07
2012 4.79 5
2013 4.73 4.93
2014 4.67 4.79
2015 4.61 4.66
2016 4.55 4.52
2017 4.5 4.35
2018 4.44 4.24
2019 4.38 4.15
2020 4.33 4.08
2021 4.28 4
2022 4.22 3.91
2023 4.16 3.84

Congo and Guinea-Bissau demographics compared

Median age
Congo

Guinea-Bissau
Year Median age, years
Congo Guinea-Bissau
1960 18.8 22.9
1961 18.7 22.9
1962 18.6 22.6
1963 18.4 22.3
1964 18.3 21.7
1965 18.2 20.7
1966 18.1 19.9
1967 17.9 19.6
1968 17.8 19.5
1969 17.7 19.3
1970 17.6 19.1
1971 17.5 19
1972 17.4 18.8
1973 17.4 18.9
1974 17.3 18.9
1975 17.2 18.8
1976 17.1 18.5
1977 17 18.2
1978 17 17.8
1979 17 17.6
1980 17 17.7
1981 17 17.6
1982 17.1 17.5
1983 17.2 17.3
1984 17.2 17.2
1985 17.3 17.2
1986 17.4 17.1
1987 17.4 17.1
1988 17.5 17
1989 17.6 17
1990 17.7 17.1
1991 17.7 17.1
1992 17.8 17.1
1993 17.9 17.1
1994 18 17.1
1995 18.1 17.2
1996 18.1 17.2
1997 18.1 17.3
1998 18.1 17.3
1999 18.2 17.4
2000 18.5 17.4
2001 18.8 17.5
2002 18.8 17.6
2003 18.9 17.6
2004 19 17.7
2005 19.2 17.8
2006 19.3 17.9
2007 19.5 17.9
2008 19.5 18
2009 19.7 18.1
2010 19.8 18.2
2011 19.7 18.3
2012 19.6 18.3
2013 19.5 18.4
2014 19.4 18.5
2015 19.3 18.6
2016 19.2 18.8
2017 19.2 18.9
2018 19.1 19.1
2019 19.1 19.2
2020 19.2 19.4
2021 19.2 19.6
2022 19.3 19.8
2023 19.4 19.9
2024 19.5 20.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Congo Guinea-Bissau
GNI, Atlas method
$15.2B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.34%
2023
2.01%
2013
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2023
1.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.54%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
10%
2012
2.67%
2022
Services, % of GDP
45%
2024
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
40.1%
2024
16.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.6
2025
43.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.9%
2011
26.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2011
3.4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$715M
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$44M
2024
$206M
2024
International tourist arrivals
158,000
2018
52,400
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.93%
2016
6.48%
2019
Banked people share
55.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Congo Guinea-Bissau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
628 kg
2022
65.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2022
$19.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.25 megatons
2023
0.35 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.17 tons
2023
0.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.8%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2021
87.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.56%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-347%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
459 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
26.3%
2021
7.09%
2021
Hydroelectric share
22.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
40.5%
2023

Society

Congo Guinea-Bissau
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,491
2024
-1,712
2024
Urban population
69.6%
2024
45.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.1
2025
16.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
9.32
2015
1.12
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.6%
2021
63.9%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
2.9%
2025
People using the Internet
38.4%
2023
32.5%
2023

Health

Congo Guinea-Bissau
Government health expenditure per capita
$50.6
2022
$66.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$42.9
2022
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.1%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
0.21
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
241
2023
505
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.5
2023
69.3
2023
Obesity rate
8.84%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15.4%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.05 liters
2020
3.73 liters
2020

Territory

Congo Guinea-Bissau
% of world land
0.23%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
20,820 sq mi
2024
4,932 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,125 sq mi
2025
3,245 sq mi
2025
Forest area
84,560 sq mi
2025
7,547 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,493 mi
2017
2,734 mi
2018

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