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Eswatini vs Guinea-Bissau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eswatini has a population of 1.24M (ranked 157/197), compared with 2.2M in Guinea-Bissau (ranked 146/197). Eswatini's land area is 6,641 sq mi versus 10,857 sq mi for Guinea-Bissau (ranked 154th vs. 139th).

By GDP, Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B) and Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B). By GDP per capita, Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936), while Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963).

Main facts and rankings

Eswatini Guinea-Bissau
Population
1267161
2288306
Population rank 156/197 146/197
GDP
$4.89B
2024
$2.12B
2024
GDP rank 162/197 178/197
GDP per capita
$3,936
2024
$963
2024
GDP per capita rank 131/197 181/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,784
2024
$3,053
2024
Government debt
$1.82B
2024
$1.74B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.7%
2025
79.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,465
2024
$792
2024
Government debt per person rank 129/185 150/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,418
2025
$1,486
2025
Land area
6,641 sq mi
2025
10,857 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.75
2023
3.84
2023
Median age
23.2 years
2024
20.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

Eswatini and Guinea-Bissau: Comparison Charts

Eswatini and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP
Eswatini

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP
Eswatini Guinea-Bissau
1960 $35,076,846 -
1961 $43,026,043 -
1962 $45,927,962 -
1963 $54,129,438 -
1964 $64,980,554 -
1965 $70,279,972 -
1966 $76,859,969 -
1967 $74,759,970 -
1968 $79,799,968 -
1969 $105,419,958 -
1970 $112,139,955 $204,670,551
1971 $136,462,081 $204,167,297
1972 $146,736,479 $227,986,203
1973 $221,915,128 $232,331,281
1974 $264,320,941 $256,769,730
1975 $288,299,789 $283,311,997
1976 $272,550,068 $292,152,321
1977 $304,060,076 $298,871,675
1978 $340,630,085 $318,876,550
1979 $412,093,134 $308,143,183
1980 $541,976,853 $287,648,258
1981 $570,774,825 $402,230,865
1982 $537,568,059 $430,284,022
1983 $555,336,146 $425,225,177
1984 $494,483,409 $359,980,491
1985 $360,079,419 $373,959,151
1986 $449,140,318 $338,524,233
1987 $584,126,092 $451,893,375
1988 $692,026,455 $427,514,322
1989 $696,921,542 $554,072,303
1990 $1,114,694,041 $634,187,269
1991 $1,156,135,718 $668,470,891
1992 $1,284,759,928 $588,309,271
1993 $1,357,189,552 $615,779,519
1994 $1,419,294,254 $612,502,085
1995 $1,698,989,464 $660,195,402
1996 $1,602,741,834 $702,965,148
1997 $1,716,714,070 $698,107,222
1998 $1,576,908,856 $591,034,143
1999 $1,547,888,496 $579,365,780
2000 $1,738,093,840 $391,345,597
2001 $1,542,477,309 $412,610,872
2002 $1,432,221,739 $466,773,711
2003 $2,197,598,466 $553,614,800
2004 $2,770,082,792 $582,169,841
2005 $3,178,112,499 $639,776,041
2006 $3,291,330,019 $634,781,901
2007 $3,469,381,231 $753,162,998
2008 $3,294,084,314 $952,667,544
2009 $3,580,428,053 $890,167,833
2010 $4,438,765,086 $940,112,539
2011 $4,820,478,680 $1,157,074,319
2012 $4,886,551,484 $1,049,412,177
2013 $4,464,726,181 $1,109,682,824
2014 $4,286,015,248 $1,135,250,721
2015 $3,909,281,650 $1,152,384,167
2016 $3,724,180,911 $1,245,074,264
2017 $4,463,673,661 $1,469,978,606
2018 $4,644,696,656 $1,554,133,594
2019 $4,616,996,145 $1,588,767,976
2020 $4,120,621,325 $1,683,619,352
2021 $4,785,708,166 $1,878,659,687
2022 $4,741,163,885 $1,839,048,748
2023 $4,604,172,127 $2,077,816,135
2024 $4,891,883,720 $2,119,865,935

Eswatini and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP per capita
Eswatini

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP per capita
Eswatini Guinea-Bissau
1960 $101.6 -
1961 $121.8 -
1962 $127.1 -
1963 $146.4 -
1964 $171.6 -
1965 $181 -
1966 $192.7 -
1967 $182.8 -
1968 $190.4 -
1969 $245.2 -
1970 $254.2 $350
1971 $301 $348
1972 $315 $389
1973 $463 $392
1974 $536 $419
1975 $568 $435
1976 $521 $421
1977 $563 $403
1978 $610 $403
1979 $714 $376
1980 $908 $347
1981 $925 $477
1982 $843 $503
1983 $843 $489
1984 $726 $407
1985 $510 $417
1986 $611 $371
1987 $765 $488
1988 $865 $454
1989 $832 $578
1990 $1,278 $651
1991 $1,273 $672
1992 $1,362 $574
1993 $1,397 $582
1994 $1,461 $561
1995 $1,751 $589
1996 $1,619 $615
1997 $1,705 $599
1998 $1,547 $498
1999 $1,502 $479
2000 $1,669 $317
2001 $1,468 $327
2002 $1,352 $362
2003 $2,060 $420
2004 $2,581 $431
2005 $2,945 $463
2006 $3,035 $449
2007 $3,181 $519
2008 $3,000 $640
2009 $3,240 $583
2010 $3,993 $600
2011 $4,312 $720
2012 $4,348 $635
2013 $3,951 $654
2014 $3,772 $652
2015 $3,421 $645
2016 $3,240 $680
2017 $3,854 $783
2018 $3,973 $809
2019 $3,913 $807
2020 $3,455 $836
2021 $3,966 $912
2022 $3,890 $873
2023 $3,742 $965
2024 $3,936 $963

Eswatini vs. Guinea-Bissau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eswatini

Guinea-Bissau
Year Life expectancy, years
Eswatini Guinea-Bissau
1950 43.4 35.7
1951 43.7 35.9
1952 44 36.1
1953 44.3 36.3
1954 44.6 36.4
1955 44.8 36.6
1956 45.1 36.8
1957 45.4 37
1958 45.8 37.1
1959 46.1 37.3
1960 46.4 37.6
1961 46.7 37.8
1962 47.1 38
1963 47.5 35.6
1964 47.9 35.8
1965 48.4 35.9
1966 49 36.1
1967 49.5 36.3
1968 50.1 36.7
1969 50.6 37
1970 51.2 37.3
1971 51.8 37.5
1972 52.4 37.8
1973 53 38.2
1974 53.7 41.6
1975 54.4 41.9
1976 55.2 42.3
1977 56 42.6
1978 56.8 42.9
1979 57.5 43.2
1980 58.2 43.6
1981 58.8 43.9
1982 59.5 44.3
1983 58.4 44.6
1984 60.4 44.9
1985 61.2 45.3
1986 61.6 45.5
1987 61.9 45.8
1988 61.9 46.3
1989 61.7 46.6
1990 61.2 46.9
1991 60.4 47.2
1992 59.3 47.5
1993 58.1 47.8
1994 56.6 47.8
1995 55.1 48.5
1996 53.3 48.8
1997 51.7 48
1998 50.1 48.1
1999 48.8 48.5
2000 47.6 50.6
2001 46.3 51.1
2002 45.4 51.6
2003 44.6 52.2
2004 43.9 52.8
2005 44 52.9
2006 44.6 54.1
2007 45.2 54.9
2008 45.9 55.3
2009 46.9 56.3
2010 48.3 57
2011 49.1 57.7
2012 50.7 58.3
2013 52.1 58.9
2014 53.5 59.5
2015 54.9 60.1
2016 56.2 60.6
2017 57.6 61.1
2018 58.7 61.7
2019 59.8 62.2
2020 59.9 61.3
2021 58.2 61.7
2022 63 63.6
2023 64.1 64.1
2024 64.3 64.3
2025 64.4 64.4

Eswatini and Guinea-Bissau population clocks and comparison

Population
Eswatini

Guinea-Bissau
Year Population
Eswatini Guinea-Bissau
1960 345,337 577,633
1961 353,264 582,532
1962 361,365 589,474
1963 369,759 594,418
1964 378,656 588,543
1965 388,336 575,005
1966 398,766 566,908
1967 409,031 569,011
1968 419,147 578,170
1969 429,875 581,610
1970 441,216 584,403
1971 453,183 586,221
1972 465,788 586,620
1973 479,038 592,808
1974 492,988 613,338
1975 507,673 650,966
1976 523,330 694,191
1977 540,348 741,789
1978 558,446 791,694
1979 577,199 819,867
1980 596,644 829,303
1981 616,808 842,432
1982 637,652 855,891
1983 658,957 869,592
1984 680,783 883,519
1985 706,196 897,697
1986 734,732 912,126
1987 763,811 926,862
1988 799,798 942,061
1989 837,800 957,789
1990 872,428 973,669
1991 908,189 994,639
1992 943,416 1,024,356
1993 971,318 1,058,745
1994 971,212 1,092,031
1995 970,433 1,119,949
1996 989,841 1,143,535
1997 1,006,635 1,165,545
1998 1,019,653 1,187,473
1999 1,030,782 1,210,206
2000 1,041,414 1,234,741
2001 1,051,064 1,261,273
2002 1,059,441 1,289,307
2003 1,066,700 1,318,806
2004 1,073,159 1,349,563
2005 1,079,022 1,381,585
2006 1,084,436 1,415,303
2007 1,090,705 1,450,986
2008 1,098,091 1,488,054
2009 1,105,153 1,526,377
2010 1,111,650 1,566,347
2011 1,117,833 1,608,076
2012 1,123,863 1,651,417
2013 1,129,990 1,695,973
2014 1,136,299 1,741,122
2015 1,142,813 1,786,457
2016 1,149,507 1,831,893
2017 1,158,195 1,877,072
2018 1,168,929 1,922,168
2019 1,179,874 1,967,696
2020 1,192,729 2,013,255
2021 1,206,593 2,058,841
2022 1,218,917 2,105,529
2023 1,230,506 2,153,339
2024 1,242,822 2,201,352

Fertility rates in Eswatini and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate
Eswatini

Guinea-Bissau
Year Fertility rate
Eswatini Guinea-Bissau
1960 6.75 5.92
1961 6.77 5.93
1962 6.79 5.94
1963 6.8 5.95
1964 6.79 5.96
1965 6.79 5.97
1966 6.8 5.98
1967 6.77 5.99
1968 6.76 6.01
1969 6.76 6.02
1970 6.75 6.04
1971 6.74 6.06
1972 6.72 6.08
1973 6.72 6.1
1974 6.71 6.12
1975 6.71 6.15
1976 6.7 6.19
1977 6.68 6.25
1978 6.65 6.32
1979 6.61 6.4
1980 6.57 6.49
1981 6.54 6.57
1982 6.49 6.64
1983 6.43 6.69
1984 6.36 6.73
1985 6.28 6.74
1986 6.11 6.73
1987 5.9 6.72
1988 5.69 6.69
1989 5.48 6.66
1990 5.3 6.5
1991 5.13 6.47
1992 4.98 6.44
1993 4.82 6.37
1994 4.66 6.3
1995 4.52 6.22
1996 4.38 6.14
1997 4.24 6.06
1998 4.13 5.97
1999 4.09 5.87
2000 4.03 5.79
2001 3.94 5.69
2002 3.85 5.63
2003 3.8 5.58
2004 3.76 5.5
2005 3.7 5.46
2006 3.63 5.41
2007 3.58 5.37
2008 3.57 5.27
2009 3.5 5.18
2010 3.38 5.11
2011 3.32 5.07
2012 3.27 5
2013 3.24 4.93
2014 3.18 4.79
2015 3.12 4.66
2016 3.07 4.52
2017 3.02 4.35
2018 2.97 4.24
2019 2.93 4.15
2020 2.89 4.08
2021 2.84 4
2022 2.8 3.91
2023 2.75 3.84

Eswatini and Guinea-Bissau demographics compared

Median age
Eswatini

Guinea-Bissau
Year Median age, years
Eswatini Guinea-Bissau
1960 16.6 22.9
1961 16.4 22.9
1962 16.3 22.6
1963 16.1 22.3
1964 16.1 21.7
1965 16.1 20.7
1966 16.1 19.9
1967 16.1 19.6
1968 16.2 19.5
1969 16.2 19.3
1970 16.3 19.1
1971 16.3 19
1972 16.3 18.8
1973 16.2 18.9
1974 16.2 18.9
1975 16.1 18.8
1976 16 18.5
1977 15.9 18.2
1978 15.8 17.8
1979 15.7 17.6
1980 15.6 17.7
1981 15.5 17.6
1982 15.4 17.5
1983 15.3 17.3
1984 15.3 17.2
1985 15.2 17.2
1986 15.3 17.1
1987 15.3 17.1
1988 15.6 17
1989 15.9 17
1990 16.1 17.1
1991 16.3 17.1
1992 16.5 17.1
1993 16.7 17.1
1994 16.3 17.1
1995 16.1 17.2
1996 16.3 17.2
1997 16.6 17.3
1998 16.9 17.3
1999 17.3 17.4
2000 17.6 17.4
2001 17.8 17.5
2002 18.1 17.6
2003 18.3 17.6
2004 18.5 17.7
2005 18.6 17.8
2006 18.7 17.9
2007 18.9 17.9
2008 19.1 18
2009 19.4 18.1
2010 19.6 18.2
2011 19.9 18.3
2012 20.2 18.3
2013 20.5 18.4
2014 20.7 18.5
2015 21 18.6
2016 21.2 18.8
2017 21.5 18.9
2018 21.8 19.1
2019 22.1 19.2
2020 22.4 19.4
2021 22.6 19.6
2022 22.8 19.8
2023 23 19.9
2024 23.2 20.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eswatini Guinea-Bissau
GNI, Atlas method
$4.45B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.8%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.03%
2024
2.01%
2013
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
1.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
1999
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.51%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
34.6%
2023
2.67%
2022
Services, % of GDP
51.7%
2023
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
34.7%
2023
16.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.4
2025
43.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2016
26.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2016
3.4%
2021
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
6
2007
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$234M
2007
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$479M
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$33.3M
2024
$206M
2024
International tourist arrivals
345,299
2020
52,400
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.4%
2020
6.48%
2019
Banked people share
65.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Eswatini Guinea-Bissau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
959 kg
2022
65.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$19.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.39 megatons
2023
0.35 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.13 tons
2023
0.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
64.7%
2022
87.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.99%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
20.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,137 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
83.1%
2021
7.09%
2021
Hydroelectric share
60.4%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
86.4%
2023
40.5%
2023

Society

Eswatini Guinea-Bissau
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-6,754
2024
-1,712
2024
Urban population
25%
2024
45.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
16.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
28
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
12.7
2021
1.12
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.5
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
81
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.8%
2022
63.9%
2022
English speaking
48.2%
2023
2.9%
2025
People using the Internet
57.6%
2023
32.5%
2023

Health

Eswatini Guinea-Bissau
Government health expenditure per capita
$283.9
2022
$66.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.4
2022
$42.9
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.59
2022
0.21
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
118
2023
505
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
45
2023
69.3
2023
Obesity rate
30.6%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.9%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.79 liters
2020
3.73 liters
2020

Territory

Eswatini Guinea-Bissau
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
5,343 sq mi
2024
4,932 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,614 sq mi
2025
3,245 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,935 sq mi
2025
7,547 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,342 mi
2019
2,734 mi
2018

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