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Eritrea vs Guinea-Bissau statistics compared

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Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 2.2M in Guinea-Bissau (ranked 146/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 10,857 sq mi for Guinea-Bissau (ranked 96th vs. 139th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
Population
3667774
2288306
Population rank 131/197 146/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$2.12B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 178/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$963
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 181/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$3,053
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$1.74B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
79.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$792
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 150/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$1,486
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
10,857 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
3.84
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
20.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP
Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
1970 - $204,670,551
1971 - $204,167,297
1972 - $227,986,203
1973 - $232,331,281
1974 - $256,769,730
1975 - $283,311,997
1976 - $292,152,321
1977 - $298,871,675
1978 - $318,876,550
1979 - $308,143,183
1980 - $287,648,258
1981 - $402,230,865
1982 - $430,284,022
1983 - $425,225,177
1984 - $359,980,491
1985 - $373,959,151
1986 - $338,524,233
1987 - $451,893,375
1988 - $427,514,322
1989 - $554,072,303
1990 - $634,187,269
1991 - $668,470,891
1992 $477,101,652 $588,309,271
1993 $467,872,715 $615,779,519
1994 $531,688,312 $612,502,085
1995 $578,015,625 $660,195,402
1996 $693,535,954 $702,965,148
1997 $686,490,090 $698,107,222
1998 $745,523,117 $591,034,143
1999 $688,918,537 $579,365,780
2000 $706,370,816 $391,345,597
2001 $752,371,689 $412,610,872
2002 $729,321,680 $466,773,711
2003 $870,248,268 $553,614,800
2004 $1,109,054,005 $582,169,841
2005 $1,098,424,686 $639,776,041
2006 $1,211,161,880 $634,781,901
2007 $1,317,974,491 $753,162,998
2008 $1,380,188,800 $952,667,544
2009 $1,856,695,551 $890,167,833
2010 $1,589,515,447 $940,112,539
2011 $2,065,001,626 $1,157,074,319
2012 - $1,049,412,177
2013 - $1,109,682,824
2014 - $1,135,250,721
2015 - $1,152,384,167
2016 - $1,245,074,264
2017 - $1,469,978,606
2018 - $1,554,133,594
2019 - $1,588,767,976
2020 - $1,683,619,352
2021 - $1,878,659,687
2022 - $1,839,048,748
2023 - $2,077,816,135
2024 - $2,119,865,935

Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
1970 - $350
1971 - $348
1972 - $389
1973 - $392
1974 - $419
1975 - $435
1976 - $421
1977 - $403
1978 - $403
1979 - $376
1980 - $347
1981 - $477
1982 - $503
1983 - $489
1984 - $407
1985 - $417
1986 - $371
1987 - $488
1988 - $454
1989 - $578
1990 - $651
1991 - $672
1992 $265.2 $574
1993 $252.1 $582
1994 $277.8 $561
1995 $285.4 $589
1996 $326 $615
1997 $319 $599
1998 $342 $498
1999 $311 $479
2000 $314 $317
2001 $325 $327
2002 $305 $362
2003 $349 $420
2004 $427 $431
2005 $413 $463
2006 $448 $449
2007 $480 $519
2008 $490 $640
2009 $643 $583
2010 $540 $600
2011 $689 $720
2012 - $635
2013 - $654
2014 - $652
2015 - $645
2016 - $680
2017 - $783
2018 - $809
2019 - $807
2020 - $836
2021 - $912
2022 - $873
2023 - $965
2024 - $963

Eritrea vs. Guinea-Bissau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Guinea-Bissau
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
1950 33.3 35.7
1951 33.6 35.9
1952 34 36.1
1953 34.4 36.3
1954 34.8 36.4
1955 35.2 36.6
1956 35.6 36.8
1957 30.4 37
1958 30.9 37.1
1959 37 37.3
1960 37.4 37.6
1961 37.9 37.8
1962 38.3 38
1963 38.8 35.6
1964 39.2 35.8
1965 39.6 35.9
1966 37.6 36.1
1967 40.2 36.3
1968 40.5 36.7
1969 40.8 37
1970 41.2 37.3
1971 41.5 37.5
1972 40.7 37.8
1973 41.1 38.2
1974 39 41.6
1975 39 41.9
1976 42.6 42.3
1977 43 42.6
1978 43.4 42.9
1979 43.8 43.2
1980 44.6 43.6
1981 45 43.9
1982 44.9 44.3
1983 37.2 44.6
1984 37.7 44.9
1985 38.6 45.3
1986 39.5 45.5
1987 47.4 45.8
1988 48.1 46.3
1989 47.8 46.6
1990 49.7 46.9
1991 50.5 47.2
1992 52.4 47.5
1993 53.2 47.8
1994 54 47.8
1995 54.8 48.5
1996 55.5 48.8
1997 56.2 48
1998 50 48.1
1999 44.5 48.5
2000 56.3 50.6
2001 58.4 51.1
2002 58.9 51.6
2003 59.5 52.2
2004 60.1 52.8
2005 60.6 52.9
2006 61.5 54.1
2007 62 54.9
2008 62.4 55.3
2009 63.2 56.3
2010 63.7 57
2011 64.2 57.7
2012 64.7 58.3
2013 65 58.9
2014 65.5 59.5
2015 65.9 60.1
2016 66.2 60.6
2017 66.6 61.1
2018 67 61.7
2019 67.3 62.2
2020 67 61.3
2021 66.9 61.7
2022 67.8 63.6
2023 68.6 64.1
2024 68.9 64.3
2025 69.2 64.4

Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Guinea-Bissau
Year Population
Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
1960 972,547 577,633
1961 995,573 582,532
1962 1,019,788 589,474
1963 1,045,092 594,418
1964 1,071,287 588,543
1965 1,098,335 575,005
1966 1,124,957 566,908
1967 1,152,339 569,011
1968 1,181,737 578,170
1969 1,212,005 581,610
1970 1,243,453 584,403
1971 1,276,154 586,221
1972 1,309,235 586,620
1973 1,342,669 592,808
1974 1,375,688 613,338
1975 1,408,210 650,966
1976 1,443,807 694,191
1977 1,482,565 741,789
1978 1,522,378 791,694
1979 1,563,332 819,867
1980 1,605,797 829,303
1981 1,649,939 842,432
1982 1,695,461 855,891
1983 1,736,160 869,592
1984 1,771,730 883,519
1985 1,807,816 897,697
1986 1,845,164 912,126
1987 1,888,669 926,862
1988 1,938,255 942,061
1989 1,987,017 957,789
1990 2,032,737 973,669
1991 1,919,571 994,639
1992 1,798,748 1,024,356
1993 1,856,006 1,058,745
1994 1,913,915 1,092,031
1995 2,025,267 1,119,949
1996 2,128,464 1,143,535
1997 2,152,135 1,165,545
1998 2,180,419 1,187,473
1999 2,212,780 1,210,206
2000 2,247,031 1,234,741
2001 2,312,079 1,261,273
2002 2,392,978 1,289,307
2003 2,493,903 1,318,806
2004 2,598,284 1,349,563
2005 2,661,215 1,381,585
2006 2,703,502 1,415,303
2007 2,743,222 1,450,986
2008 2,816,327 1,488,054
2009 2,887,885 1,526,377
2010 2,945,186 1,566,347
2011 2,998,485 1,608,076
2012 3,036,988 1,651,417
2013 3,074,360 1,695,973
2014 3,095,173 1,741,122
2015 3,105,546 1,786,457
2016 3,124,698 1,831,893
2017 3,150,347 1,877,072
2018 3,192,760 1,922,168
2019 3,240,194 1,967,696
2020 3,291,271 2,013,255
2021 3,350,183 2,058,841
2022 3,409,447 2,105,529
2023 3,470,390 2,153,339
2024 3,535,603 2,201,352

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Guinea-Bissau
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
1960 6.48 5.92
1961 6.47 5.93
1962 6.5 5.94
1963 6.48 5.95
1964 6.49 5.96
1965 6.49 5.97
1966 6.5 5.98
1967 6.5 5.99
1968 6.5 6.01
1969 6.5 6.02
1970 6.54 6.04
1971 6.54 6.06
1972 6.54 6.08
1973 6.55 6.1
1974 6.57 6.12
1975 6.59 6.15
1976 6.6 6.19
1977 6.61 6.25
1978 6.61 6.32
1979 6.62 6.4
1980 6.61 6.49
1981 6.62 6.57
1982 6.63 6.64
1983 6.65 6.69
1984 6.62 6.73
1985 6.59 6.74
1986 6.56 6.73
1987 6.52 6.72
1988 6.47 6.69
1989 6.41 6.66
1990 6.34 6.5
1991 6.24 6.47
1992 6.16 6.44
1993 6.07 6.37
1994 6.01 6.3
1995 5.94 6.22
1996 5.84 6.14
1997 5.74 6.06
1998 5.63 5.97
1999 5.52 5.87
2000 5.4 5.79
2001 5.31 5.69
2002 5.23 5.63
2003 5.14 5.58
2004 5.04 5.5
2005 4.93 5.46
2006 4.88 5.41
2007 4.81 5.37
2008 4.74 5.27
2009 4.66 5.18
2010 4.57 5.11
2011 4.49 5.07
2012 4.41 5
2013 4.34 4.93
2014 4.27 4.79
2015 4.22 4.66
2016 4.16 4.52
2017 4.11 4.35
2018 4.06 4.24
2019 4 4.15
2020 3.93 4.08
2021 3.87 4
2022 3.79 3.91
2023 3.71 3.84

Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
2.01%
2013
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
1.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
2.67%
2022
Services, % of GDP n/a
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
16.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
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
$192M
2019
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$206M
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
52,400
2019
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
6.48%
2019

Energy

Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
65.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$19.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
0.35 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
0.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
87.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
7.09%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
40.5%
2023

Society

Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-1,712
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
45.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
16.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
1.12
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
63.9%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
2.9%
2025
People using the Internet
20%
2023
32.5%
2023

Health

Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$66.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$42.9
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
0.21
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
505
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
69.3
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
3.73 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
4,932 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
3,245 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
7,547 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
2,734 mi
2018

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