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France vs Guinea-Bissau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

France has a population of 68.5M (ranked 23/197), compared with 2.2M in Guinea-Bissau (ranked 146/197). France's land area is 208,090 sq mi versus 10,857 sq mi for Guinea-Bissau (ranked 48th vs. 139th).

By GDP, France ranks 7/197 ($3.16T) and Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B). By GDP per capita, France ranks 27/197 ($46,150), while Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963).

Main facts and rankings

France Guinea-Bissau
Population
68701054
2288306
Population rank 23/197 146/197
GDP
$3.16T
2024
$2.12B
2024
GDP rank 7/197 178/197
GDP per capita
$46,150
2024
$963
2024
GDP per capita rank 27/197 181/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,322
2024
$3,053
2024
Government debt
$3.58T
2024
$1.74B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
116.3%
2025
79.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$52,199
2024
$792
2024
Government debt per person rank 8/185 150/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$33,898
2025
$1,486
2025
Land area
208,090 sq mi
2025
10,857 sq mi
2025
Population density
329 ppl/mi²
2024
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.66
2023
3.84
2023
Median age
43 years
2024
20.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

France and Guinea-Bissau: Comparison Charts

France and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP
France

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP
France Guinea-Bissau
1960 $61,756,878,990 -
1961 $66,806,595,975 -
1962 $74,888,595,286 -
1963 $83,957,182,115 -
1964 $93,079,224,076 -
1965 $100,522,559,916 -
1966 $108,928,356,519 -
1967 $117,751,396,249 -
1968 $128,427,504,709 -
1969 $140,361,802,782 -
1970 $146,926,998,937 $204,670,551
1971 $164,238,872,973 $204,167,297
1972 $201,621,751,625 $227,986,203
1973 $262,343,828,816 $232,331,281
1974 $283,102,178,123 $256,769,730
1975 $356,780,728,163 $283,311,997
1976 $368,488,292,816 $292,152,321
1977 $406,736,454,934 $298,871,675
1978 $501,724,418,605 $318,876,550
1979 $608,218,624,730 $308,143,183
1980 $694,529,183,483 $287,648,258
1981 $609,184,791,792 $402,230,865
1982 $578,152,310,610 $430,284,022
1983 $553,356,312,936 $425,225,177
1984 $525,033,325,828 $359,980,491
1985 $547,220,981,165 $373,959,151
1986 $764,946,585,851 $338,524,233
1987 $926,320,855,615 $451,893,375
1988 $1,010,827,662,152 $427,514,322
1989 $1,016,742,237,302 $554,072,303
1990 $1,257,649,439,827 $634,187,269
1991 $1,258,961,748,634 $668,470,891
1992 $1,389,663,073,110 $588,309,271
1993 $1,314,383,368,080 $615,779,519
1994 $1,385,822,778,828 $612,502,085
1995 $1,595,219,345,512 $660,195,402
1996 $1,598,889,216,566 $702,965,148
1997 $1,449,392,222,971 $698,107,222
1998 $1,496,906,382,032 $591,034,143
1999 $1,486,915,879,702 $579,365,780
2000 $1,360,959,069,477 $391,345,597
2001 $1,370,376,677,299 $412,610,872
2002 $1,492,427,756,382 $466,773,711
2003 $1,835,095,983,049 $553,614,800
2004 $2,109,792,297,237 $582,169,841
2005 $2,192,146,403,028 $639,776,041
2006 $2,317,861,544,691 $634,781,901
2007 $2,655,816,911,867 $753,162,998
2008 $2,926,802,941,586 $952,667,544
2009 $2,700,075,882,519 $890,167,833
2010 $2,646,230,027,988 $940,112,539
2011 $2,870,408,553,990 $1,157,074,319
2012 $2,683,007,095,787 $1,049,412,177
2013 $2,816,077,607,875 $1,109,682,824
2014 $2,861,236,112,552 $1,135,250,721
2015 $2,442,483,452,643 $1,152,384,167
2016 $2,470,407,619,777 $1,245,074,264
2017 $2,588,868,323,335 $1,469,978,606
2018 $2,781,576,320,884 $1,554,133,594
2019 $2,722,793,515,172 $1,588,767,976
2020 $2,647,926,055,110 $1,683,619,352
2021 $2,966,433,692,008 $1,878,659,687
2022 $2,796,302,210,399 $1,839,048,748
2023 $3,051,831,611,385 $2,077,816,135
2024 $3,162,079,073,496 $2,119,865,935

France and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP per capita
France

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP per capita
France Guinea-Bissau
1960 $1,303 -
1961 $1,395 -
1962 $1,548 -
1963 $1,718 -
1964 $1,884 -
1965 $2,015 -
1966 $2,165 -
1967 $2,321 -
1968 $2,513 -
1969 $2,724 -
1970 $2,825 $350
1971 $3,128 $348
1972 $3,807 $389
1973 $4,914 $392
1974 $5,267 $419
1975 $6,607 $435
1976 $6,795 $421
1977 $7,465 $403
1978 $9,167 $403
1979 $11,063 $376
1980 $12,565 $347
1981 $10,956 $477
1982 $10,360 $503
1983 $9,862 $489
1984 $9,312 $407
1985 $9,657 $417
1986 $13,430 $371
1987 $16,176 $488
1988 $17,550 $454
1989 $17,547 $578
1990 $21,586 $651
1991 $21,501 $672
1992 $23,615 $574
1993 $22,239 $582
1994 $23,360 $561
1995 $26,792 $589
1996 $26,758 $615
1997 $24,169 $599
1998 $24,869 $498
1999 $24,576 $479
2000 $22,341 $317
2001 $22,332 $327
2002 $24,145 $362
2003 $29,480 $420
2004 $33,645 $431
2005 $34,696 $463
2006 $36,432 $449
2007 $41,486 $519
2008 $45,465 $640
2009 $41,728 $583
2010 $40,695 $600
2011 $43,930 $720
2012 $40,864 $635
2013 $42,669 $654
2014 $43,148 $652
2015 $36,702 $645
2016 $37,024 $680
2017 $38,687 $783
2018 $41,418 $809
2019 $40,408 $807
2020 $39,170 $836
2021 $43,725 $912
2022 $41,083 $873
2023 $44,691 $965
2024 $46,150 $963

France vs. Guinea-Bissau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
France

Guinea-Bissau
Year Life expectancy, years
France Guinea-Bissau
1950 66.4 35.7
1951 66.1 35.9
1952 67.4 36.1
1953 67.3 36.3
1954 68.2 36.4
1955 68.4 36.6
1956 68.5 36.8
1957 68.9 37
1958 70.1 37.1
1959 70.2 37.3
1960 70.4 37.6
1961 71 37.8
1962 70.5 38
1963 70.3 35.6
1964 71.3 35.8
1965 71.1 35.9
1966 71.5 36.1
1967 71.5 36.3
1968 71.5 36.7
1969 71.2 37
1970 72.1 37.3
1971 72.1 37.5
1972 72.3 37.8
1973 72.5 38.2
1974 72.8 41.6
1975 72.9 41.9
1976 73.1 42.3
1977 73.7 42.6
1978 73.8 42.9
1979 74.1 43.2
1980 74.2 43.6
1981 74.4 43.9
1982 74.8 44.3
1983 74.7 44.6
1984 75.2 44.9
1985 75.3 45.3
1986 75.6 45.5
1987 76.1 45.8
1988 76.4 46.3
1989 76.5 46.6
1990 76.8 46.9
1991 77 47.2
1992 77.3 47.5
1993 77.3 47.8
1994 77.8 47.8
1995 77.9 48.5
1996 78.1 48.8
1997 78.4 48
1998 78.6 48.1
1999 78.7 48.5
2000 79 50.6
2001 79.2 51.1
2002 79.4 51.6
2003 79.4 52.2
2004 80.3 52.8
2005 80.3 52.9
2006 80.7 54.1
2007 81 54.9
2008 81 55.3
2009 81.2 56.3
2010 81.4 57
2011 81.8 57.7
2012 81.7 58.3
2013 82 58.9
2014 82.4 59.5
2015 82.1 60.1
2016 82.4 60.6
2017 82.4 61.1
2018 82.6 61.7
2019 82.7 62.2
2020 82.2 61.3
2021 82.3 61.7
2022 82.5 63.6
2023 83.3 64.1
2024 83.5 64.3
2025 83.6 64.4

France and Guinea-Bissau population clocks and comparison

Population
France

Guinea-Bissau
Year Population
France Guinea-Bissau
1960 47,412,964 577,633
1961 47,905,982 582,532
1962 48,389,516 589,474
1963 48,877,567 594,418
1964 49,401,492 588,543
1965 49,877,725 575,005
1966 50,311,637 566,908
1967 50,722,791 569,011
1968 51,112,980 578,170
1969 51,536,014 581,610
1970 52,007,169 584,403
1971 52,499,553 586,221
1972 52,962,356 586,620
1973 53,392,161 592,808
1974 53,746,571 613,338
1975 54,002,853 650,966
1976 54,232,383 694,191
1977 54,486,467 741,789
1978 54,734,030 791,694
1979 54,979,851 819,867
1980 55,274,184 829,303
1981 55,603,353 842,432
1982 55,806,789 855,891
1983 56,108,330 869,592
1984 56,383,085 883,519
1985 56,665,619 897,697
1986 56,956,002 912,126
1987 57,266,167 926,862
1988 57,598,186 942,061
1989 57,943,062 957,789
1990 58,261,012 973,669
1991 58,554,242 994,639
1992 58,846,584 1,024,356
1993 59,103,094 1,058,745
1994 59,324,863 1,092,031
1995 59,541,294 1,119,949
1996 59,754,504 1,143,535
1997 59,968,066 1,165,545
1998 60,190,684 1,187,473
1999 60,501,986 1,210,206
2000 60,918,661 1,234,741
2001 61,364,377 1,261,273
2002 61,812,142 1,289,307
2003 62,249,855 1,318,806
2004 62,707,588 1,349,563
2005 63,180,854 1,381,585
2006 63,622,342 1,415,303
2007 64,016,890 1,450,986
2008 64,375,116 1,488,054
2009 64,706,436 1,526,377
2010 65,026,211 1,566,347
2011 65,340,830 1,608,076
2012 65,657,659 1,651,417
2013 65,997,932 1,695,973
2014 66,312,067 1,741,122
2015 66,548,272 1,786,457
2016 66,724,104 1,831,893
2017 66,918,020 1,877,072
2018 67,158,348 1,922,168
2019 67,382,061 1,967,696
2020 67,601,110 2,013,255
2021 67,842,811 2,058,841
2022 68,065,015 2,105,529
2023 68,287,487 2,153,339
2024 68,516,699 2,201,352

Fertility rates in France and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate
France

Guinea-Bissau
Year Fertility rate
France Guinea-Bissau
1960 2.85 5.92
1961 2.87 5.93
1962 2.89 5.94
1963 2.89 5.95
1964 2.87 5.96
1965 2.84 5.97
1966 2.8 5.98
1967 2.75 5.99
1968 2.69 6.01
1969 2.62 6.02
1970 2.55 6.04
1971 2.47 6.06
1972 2.38 6.08
1973 2.28 6.1
1974 2.18 6.12
1975 2.09 6.15
1976 2.01 6.19
1977 1.94 6.25
1978 1.89 6.32
1979 1.87 6.4
1980 1.85 6.49
1981 1.85 6.57
1982 1.86 6.64
1983 1.86 6.69
1984 1.86 6.73
1985 1.86 6.74
1986 1.85 6.73
1987 1.83 6.72
1988 1.81 6.69
1989 1.79 6.66
1990 1.77 6.5
1991 1.75 6.47
1992 1.74 6.44
1993 1.73 6.37
1994 1.73 6.3
1995 1.74 6.22
1996 1.75 6.14
1997 1.77 6.06
1998 1.78 5.97
1999 1.81 5.87
2000 1.89 5.79
2001 1.9 5.69
2002 1.88 5.63
2003 1.89 5.58
2004 1.92 5.5
2005 1.94 5.46
2006 2 5.41
2007 1.98 5.37
2008 2.01 5.27
2009 2 5.18
2010 2.03 5.11
2011 2.01 5.07
2012 2.01 5
2013 1.99 4.93
2014 2 4.79
2015 1.96 4.66
2016 1.92 4.52
2017 1.89 4.35
2018 1.87 4.24
2019 1.86 4.15
2020 1.83 4.08
2021 1.84 4
2022 1.79 3.91
2023 1.66 3.84

France and Guinea-Bissau demographics compared

Median age
France

Guinea-Bissau
Year Median age, years
France Guinea-Bissau
1960 32.8 22.9
1961 32.8 22.9
1962 32.9 22.6
1963 32.8 22.3
1964 32.8 21.7
1965 32.7 20.7
1966 32.7 19.9
1967 32.7 19.6
1968 32.6 19.5
1969 32.5 19.3
1970 32.4 19.1
1971 32.2 19
1972 32 18.8
1973 31.8 18.9
1974 31.7 18.9
1975 31.6 18.8
1976 31.7 18.5
1977 31.9 18.2
1978 32.1 17.8
1979 32.3 17.6
1980 32.4 17.7
1981 32.6 17.6
1982 32.8 17.5
1983 33 17.3
1984 33.3 17.2
1985 33.5 17.2
1986 33.7 17.1
1987 34 17.1
1988 34.2 17
1989 34.5 17
1990 34.7 17.1
1991 35 17.1
1992 35.3 17.1
1993 35.6 17.1
1994 35.9 17.1
1995 36.2 17.2
1996 36.5 17.2
1997 36.8 17.3
1998 37.1 17.3
1999 37.4 17.4
2000 37.7 17.4
2001 37.9 17.5
2002 38.2 17.6
2003 38.4 17.6
2004 38.6 17.7
2005 38.9 17.8
2006 39.1 17.9
2007 39.4 17.9
2008 39.6 18
2009 39.8 18.1
2010 40 18.2
2011 40.3 18.3
2012 40.5 18.3
2013 40.8 18.4
2014 41 18.5
2015 41.2 18.6
2016 41.4 18.8
2017 41.6 18.9
2018 41.9 19.1
2019 42.1 19.2
2020 42.3 19.4
2021 42.4 19.6
2022 42.6 19.8
2023 42.8 19.9
2024 43 20.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

France Guinea-Bissau
GNI, Atlas method
$3.1T
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.3%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.32%
2022
2.01%
2013
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
1.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel
304,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.46%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.39%
2024
2.67%
2022
Services, % of GDP
70.4%
2024
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.5%
2024
16.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.4
2025
43.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25%
2023
26.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2023
3.4%
2021
Number of millionaires
2,868,031
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
5.42%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
52
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
457
2018
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.37T
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$283B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$38.8B
2024
$206M
2024
International tourist arrivals
117,109,000
2020
52,400
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.8%
2020
6.48%
2019
Banked people share
99.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

France Guinea-Bissau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,140 kg
2023
65.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$19.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
282.4 megatons
2023
0.35 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.14 tons
2023
0.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.5%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
16.2%
2021
87.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
46.7%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
47.1%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,423 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
22.8%
2021
7.09%
2021
Hydroelectric share
11.6%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
64.3%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
40.5%
2023

Society

France Guinea-Bissau
% of world population
0.84%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+90,527
2024
-1,712
2024
Urban population
82%
2024
45.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
85.5
2025
16.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
67
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
85
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.34
2023
1.12
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.1
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
63.9%
2022
English speaking
57.3%
2023
2.9%
2025
People using the Internet
88.7%
2024
32.5%
2023

Health

France Guinea-Bissau
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,865
2022
$66.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$434
2022
$42.9
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.34
2021
0.21
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.1 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
505
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.3
2023
69.3
2023
Obesity rate
10%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
34.6%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2020
3.73 liters
2020

Territory

France Guinea-Bissau
% of world land
0.36%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,037 sq mi
2024
4,932 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
109,256 sq mi
2025
3,245 sq mi
2025
Forest area
67,580 sq mi
2025
7,547 sq mi
2025
Roads length
654,437 mi
2011
2,734 mi
2018

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