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Denmark vs Guinea-Bissau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Denmark has a population of 5.98M (ranked 114/197), compared with 2.2M in Guinea-Bissau (ranked 146/197). Denmark's land area is 15,444 sq mi versus 10,857 sq mi for Guinea-Bissau (ranked 130th vs. 139th).

By GDP, Denmark ranks 38/197 ($429B) and Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B). By GDP per capita, Denmark ranks 12/197 ($71,852), while Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963).

Main facts and rankings

Denmark Guinea-Bissau
Population
6018959
2288306
Population rank 114/197 146/197
GDP
$429B
2024
$2.12B
2024
GDP rank 38/197 178/197
GDP per capita
$71,852
2024
$963
2024
GDP per capita rank 12/197 181/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,514
2024
$3,053
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$1.74B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
26.6%
2025
79.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,114
2024
$792
2024
Government debt per person rank 31/185 150/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$50,067
2025
$1,486
2025
Land area
15,444 sq mi
2025
10,857 sq mi
2025
Population density
387 ppl/mi²
2024
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
3.84
2023
Median age
42.3 years
2024
20.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

Denmark and Guinea-Bissau: Comparison Charts

Denmark and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP
Denmark

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP
Denmark Guinea-Bissau
1960 $6,361,166,545 -
1961 $7,058,361,229 -
1962 $7,953,274,741 -
1963 $8,466,044,980 -
1964 $9,677,401,337 -
1965 $10,870,670,865 -
1966 $11,931,740,293 -
1967 $13,059,064,806 -
1968 $13,505,574,133 -
1969 $15,414,902,667 -
1970 $17,075,457,733 $204,670,551
1971 $19,086,192,720 $204,167,297
1972 $23,230,667,549 $227,986,203
1973 $30,718,181,337 $232,331,281
1974 $34,125,712,481 $256,769,730
1975 $40,418,967,666 $283,311,997
1976 $44,503,607,444 $292,152,321
1977 $49,711,709,588 $298,871,675
1978 $60,320,089,218 $318,876,550
1979 $70,393,030,603 $308,143,183
1980 $70,811,287,816 $287,648,258
1981 $61,459,941,461 $402,230,865
1982 $60,084,214,872 $430,284,022
1983 $60,331,158,447 $425,225,177
1984 $58,868,891,335 $359,980,491
1985 $62,452,421,011 $373,959,151
1986 $87,748,695,217 $338,524,233
1987 $109,183,446,340 $451,893,375
1988 $115,540,189,705 $427,514,322
1989 $112,312,200,761 $554,072,303
1990 $138,217,740,684 $634,187,269
1991 $139,180,507,778 $668,470,891
1992 $152,966,494,260 $588,309,271
1993 $143,111,306,004 $615,779,519
1994 $156,017,919,221 $612,502,085
1995 $184,848,481,008 $660,195,402
1996 $187,481,157,846 $702,965,148
1997 $173,241,365,735 $698,107,222
1998 $176,877,077,513 $591,034,143
1999 $177,887,720,536 $579,365,780
2000 $164,043,817,224 $391,345,597
2001 $164,881,594,415 $412,610,872
2002 $178,788,209,558 $466,773,711
2003 $218,421,193,436 $553,614,800
2004 $251,986,155,631 $582,169,841
2005 $265,150,087,712 $639,776,041
2006 $283,386,151,544 $634,781,901
2007 $320,213,157,595 $753,162,998
2008 $354,979,471,960 $952,667,544
2009 $322,619,152,195 $890,167,833
2010 $322,345,594,075 $940,112,539
2011 $344,315,595,263 $1,157,074,319
2012 $326,792,574,245 $1,049,412,177
2013 $344,631,016,965 $1,109,682,824
2014 $352,832,602,064 $1,135,250,721
2015 $301,758,922,338 $1,152,384,167
2016 $312,181,849,372 $1,245,074,264
2017 $331,610,593,962 $1,469,978,606
2018 $355,293,374,912 $1,554,133,594
2019 $345,401,473,013 $1,588,767,976
2020 $355,631,021,932 $1,683,619,352
2021 $408,378,204,640 $1,878,659,687
2022 $401,945,576,108 $1,839,048,748
2023 $407,091,920,305 $2,077,816,135
2024 $429,457,372,072 $2,119,865,935

Denmark and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP per capita
Denmark

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP per capita
Denmark Guinea-Bissau
1960 $1,389 -
1961 $1,531 -
1962 $1,711 -
1963 $1,807 -
1964 $2,049 -
1965 $2,284 -
1966 $2,487 -
1967 $2,701 -
1968 $2,776 -
1969 $3,151 -
1970 $3,464 $350
1971 $3,846 $348
1972 $4,654 $389
1973 $6,117 $392
1974 $6,764 $419
1975 $7,988 $435
1976 $8,773 $421
1977 $9,770 $403
1978 $11,818 $403
1979 $13,757 $376
1980 $13,822 $347
1981 $12,000 $477
1982 $11,740 $503
1983 $11,797 $489
1984 $11,517 $407
1985 $12,213 $417
1986 $17,137 $371
1987 $21,296 $488
1988 $22,525 $454
1989 $21,882 $578
1990 $26,886 $651
1991 $27,003 $672
1992 $29,579 $574
1993 $27,582 $582
1994 $29,968 $561
1995 $35,321 $589
1996 $35,622 $615
1997 $32,780 $599
1998 $33,346 $498
1999 $33,426 $479
2000 $30,722 $317
2001 $30,768 $327
2002 $33,257 $362
2003 $40,519 $420
2004 $46,625 $431
2005 $48,926 $463
2006 $52,119 $449
2007 $58,632 $519
2008 $64,617 $640
2009 $58,413 $583
2010 $58,105 $600
2011 $61,810 $720
2012 $58,444 $635
2013 $61,378 $654
2014 $62,520 $652
2015 $53,094 $645
2016 $54,501 $680
2017 $57,522 $783
2018 $61,325 $809
2019 $59,404 $807
2020 $60,985 $836
2021 $69,728 $912
2022 $68,091 $873
2023 $68,454 $965
2024 $71,852 $963

Denmark vs. Guinea-Bissau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Denmark

Guinea-Bissau
Year Life expectancy, years
Denmark Guinea-Bissau
1950 70.3 35.7
1951 70.9 35.9
1952 70.8 36.1
1953 71.2 36.3
1954 71.3 36.4
1955 71.9 36.6
1956 72 36.8
1957 71.8 37
1958 72.2 37.1
1959 72.2 37.3
1960 72.2 37.6
1961 72.5 37.8
1962 72.4 38
1963 72.4 35.6
1964 72.5 35.8
1965 72.4 35.9
1966 72.5 36.1
1967 73 36.3
1968 73.1 36.7
1969 73.2 37
1970 73.4 37.3
1971 73.4 37.5
1972 73.5 37.8
1973 73.7 38.2
1974 73.8 41.6
1975 74.1 41.9
1976 73.8 42.3
1977 74.7 42.6
1978 74.4 42.9
1979 74.2 43.2
1980 74.1 43.6
1981 74.3 43.9
1982 74.6 44.3
1983 74.5 44.6
1984 74.6 44.9
1985 74.5 45.3
1986 74.6 45.5
1987 74.7 45.8
1988 74.8 46.3
1989 74.9 46.6
1990 74.9 46.9
1991 75.2 47.2
1992 75.3 47.5
1993 75.2 47.8
1994 75.4 47.8
1995 75.3 48.5
1996 75.7 48.8
1997 76 48
1998 76.4 48.1
1999 76.6 48.5
2000 76.8 50.6
2001 77 51.1
2002 77.1 51.6
2003 77.4 52.2
2004 77.8 52.8
2005 78.2 52.9
2006 78.2 54.1
2007 78.3 54.9
2008 78.7 55.3
2009 79 56.3
2010 79.2 57
2011 79.8 57.7
2012 80.1 58.3
2013 80.3 58.9
2014 80.6 59.5
2015 80.7 60.1
2016 80.9 60.6
2017 81.1 61.1
2018 81 61.7
2019 81.4 62.2
2020 81.5 61.3
2021 81.4 61.7
2022 81.3 63.6
2023 81.9 64.1
2024 82.1 64.3
2025 82.2 64.4

Denmark and Guinea-Bissau population clocks and comparison

Population
Denmark

Guinea-Bissau
Year Population
Denmark Guinea-Bissau
1960 4,579,603 577,633
1961 4,611,687 582,532
1962 4,647,727 589,474
1963 4,684,483 594,418
1964 4,722,072 588,543
1965 4,759,012 575,005
1966 4,797,381 566,908
1967 4,835,354 569,011
1968 4,864,883 578,170
1969 4,891,860 581,610
1970 4,928,757 584,403
1971 4,963,126 586,221
1972 4,991,596 586,620
1973 5,021,861 592,808
1974 5,045,297 613,338
1975 5,059,862 650,966
1976 5,072,596 694,191
1977 5,088,419 741,789
1978 5,104,248 791,694
1979 5,116,801 819,867
1980 5,123,027 829,303
1981 5,121,572 842,432
1982 5,117,810 855,891
1983 5,114,297 869,592
1984 5,111,619 883,519
1985 5,113,691 897,697
1986 5,120,534 912,126
1987 5,127,024 926,862
1988 5,129,516 942,061
1989 5,132,594 957,789
1990 5,140,939 973,669
1991 5,154,298 994,639
1992 5,171,370 1,024,356
1993 5,188,628 1,058,745
1994 5,206,180 1,092,031
1995 5,233,373 1,119,949
1996 5,263,074 1,143,535
1997 5,284,991 1,165,545
1998 5,304,219 1,187,473
1999 5,321,799 1,210,206
2000 5,339,616 1,234,741
2001 5,358,783 1,261,273
2002 5,375,931 1,289,307
2003 5,390,574 1,318,806
2004 5,404,523 1,349,563
2005 5,419,432 1,381,585
2006 5,437,272 1,415,303
2007 5,461,438 1,450,986
2008 5,493,621 1,488,054
2009 5,523,095 1,526,377
2010 5,547,683 1,566,347
2011 5,570,572 1,608,076
2012 5,591,572 1,651,417
2013 5,614,932 1,695,973
2014 5,643,475 1,741,122
2015 5,683,483 1,786,457
2016 5,728,010 1,831,893
2017 5,764,980 1,877,072
2018 5,793,636 1,922,168
2019 5,814,422 1,967,696
2020 5,831,404 2,013,255
2021 5,856,733 2,058,841
2022 5,903,037 2,105,529
2023 5,946,952 2,153,339
2024 5,976,992 2,201,352

Fertility rates in Denmark and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate
Denmark

Guinea-Bissau
Year Fertility rate
Denmark Guinea-Bissau
1960 2.57 5.92
1961 2.55 5.93
1962 2.55 5.94
1963 2.67 5.95
1964 2.6 5.96
1965 2.61 5.97
1966 2.62 5.98
1967 2.35 5.99
1968 2.12 6.01
1969 2 6.02
1970 1.95 6.04
1971 2.04 6.06
1972 2.03 6.08
1973 1.92 6.1
1974 1.9 6.12
1975 1.92 6.15
1976 1.75 6.19
1977 1.66 6.25
1978 1.67 6.32
1979 1.6 6.4
1980 1.55 6.49
1981 1.44 6.57
1982 1.43 6.64
1983 1.38 6.69
1984 1.4 6.73
1985 1.45 6.74
1986 1.48 6.73
1987 1.5 6.72
1988 1.56 6.69
1989 1.62 6.66
1990 1.67 6.5
1991 1.68 6.47
1992 1.76 6.44
1993 1.75 6.37
1994 1.81 6.3
1995 1.8 6.22
1996 1.75 6.14
1997 1.75 6.06
1998 1.72 5.97
1999 1.73 5.87
2000 1.77 5.79
2001 1.74 5.69
2002 1.72 5.63
2003 1.76 5.58
2004 1.78 5.5
2005 1.8 5.46
2006 1.85 5.41
2007 1.84 5.37
2008 1.89 5.27
2009 1.84 5.18
2010 1.87 5.11
2011 1.75 5.07
2012 1.73 5
2013 1.67 4.93
2014 1.69 4.79
2015 1.71 4.66
2016 1.79 4.52
2017 1.75 4.35
2018 1.73 4.24
2019 1.7 4.15
2020 1.68 4.08
2021 1.72 4
2022 1.55 3.91
2023 1.5 3.84

Denmark and Guinea-Bissau demographics compared

Median age
Denmark

Guinea-Bissau
Year Median age, years
Denmark Guinea-Bissau
1960 33 22.9
1961 33.1 22.9
1962 33 22.6
1963 33 22.3
1964 32.9 21.7
1965 32.8 20.7
1966 32.6 19.9
1967 32.5 19.6
1968 32.5 19.5
1969 32.5 19.3
1970 32.5 19.1
1971 32.5 19
1972 32.6 18.8
1973 32.7 18.9
1974 32.8 18.9
1975 33 18.8
1976 33.2 18.5
1977 33.4 18.2
1978 33.7 17.8
1979 33.9 17.6
1980 34.3 17.7
1981 34.7 17.6
1982 35.1 17.5
1983 35.5 17.3
1984 35.7 17.2
1985 36 17.2
1986 36.2 17.1
1987 36.5 17.1
1988 36.7 17
1989 36.9 17
1990 37.1 17.1
1991 37.3 17.1
1992 37.4 17.1
1993 37.5 17.1
1994 37.6 17.1
1995 37.7 17.2
1996 37.7 17.2
1997 37.9 17.3
1998 38 17.3
1999 38.2 17.4
2000 38.4 17.4
2001 38.6 17.5
2002 38.8 17.6
2003 39 17.6
2004 39.2 17.7
2005 39.5 17.8
2006 39.8 17.9
2007 40.1 17.9
2008 40.2 18
2009 40.4 18.1
2010 40.5 18.2
2011 40.7 18.3
2012 41 18.3
2013 41.2 18.4
2014 41.4 18.5
2015 41.5 18.6
2016 41.6 18.8
2017 41.7 18.9
2018 41.8 19.1
2019 41.9 19.2
2020 42.1 19.4
2021 42.2 19.6
2022 42.1 19.8
2023 42.2 19.9
2024 42.3 20.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Denmark Guinea-Bissau
GNI, Atlas method
$441B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.4%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.36%
2022
2.01%
2013
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.95%
2023
1.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.2%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.15%
2024
2.67%
2022
Services, % of GDP
64%
2024
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24%
2024
16.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
79.1
2025
43.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2023
26.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
3.4%
2021
Number of billionaires
9
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
178
2004
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$151B
2004
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$108B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.52B
2024
$206M
2024
International tourist arrivals
15,595,000
2020
52,400
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.5%
2018
6.48%
2019
Banked people share
98.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Denmark Guinea-Bissau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,483 kg
2023
65.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$29.7
2023
$19.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26.8 megatons
2023
0.35 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.5 tons
2023
0.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
50%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
39.5%
2021
87.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
13.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
43.8%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,878 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
79%
2021
7.09%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.06%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
40.5%
2023

Society

Denmark Guinea-Bissau
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+25,639
2024
-1,712
2024
Urban population
88.6%
2024
45.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.56 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
95.5
2025
16.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
90
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
97
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2022
1.12
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.7
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
63.9%
2022
English speaking
86.1%
2023
2.9%
2025
People using the Internet
99.8%
2024
32.5%
2023

Health

Denmark Guinea-Bissau
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,432
2023
$66.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$890
2023
$42.9
2022
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.38
2020
0.21
2022
Age at first childbirth
30.1 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
505
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.4
2023
69.3
2023
Obesity rate
13.6%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.4%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
84
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.2%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.49 liters
2020
3.73 liters
2020

Territory

Denmark Guinea-Bissau
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
2,584 sq mi
2024
4,932 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,120 sq mi
2025
3,245 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,437 sq mi
2025
7,547 sq mi
2025
Roads length
45,717 mi
2010
2,734 mi
2018

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