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Guinea-Bissau vs Iran statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 91.6M in Iran (ranked 17/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 626,451 sq mi for Iran (ranked 139th vs. 17th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Iran
Population
2288306
93020793
Population rank 146/197 17/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$437B
2024
GDP rank 178/197 37/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$4,771
2024
GDP per capita rank 181/197 122/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$18,442
2024
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$161B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
39.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$1,758
2024
Government debt per person rank 150/185 121/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$2,970
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
626,451 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
1.7
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
34.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Iran: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Iran economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Iran
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Iran
1960 - $4,199,134,390
1961 - $4,426,949,095
1962 - $4,693,566,416
1963 - $4,928,628,018
1964 - $5,379,845,648
1965 - $6,197,319,929
1966 - $6,789,938,672
1967 - $7,555,383,690
1968 - $8,623,172,960
1969 - $9,743,089,607
1970 $204,670,551 $10,976,245,154
1971 $204,167,297 $13,731,802,833
1972 $227,986,203 $17,153,463,263
1973 $232,331,281 $27,081,698,250
1974 $256,769,730 $46,209,092,072
1975 $283,311,997 $51,776,222,350
1976 $292,152,321 $68,055,295,081
1977 $298,871,675 $80,600,122,702
1978 $318,876,550 $77,994,316,621
1979 $308,143,183 $90,391,877,326
1980 $287,648,258 $94,362,275,580
1981 $402,230,865 $100,499,312,750
1982 $430,284,022 $125,948,756,439
1983 $425,225,177 $156,365,156,618
1984 $359,980,491 $162,276,728,620
1985 $373,959,151 $180,183,629,600
1986 $338,524,233 $209,094,561,833
1987 $451,893,375 $134,009,995,923
1988 $427,514,322 $123,057,861,334
1989 $554,072,303 $120,496,362,916
1990 $634,187,269 $124,813,263,926
1991 $668,470,891 $131,637,664,958
1992 $588,309,271 $119,768,691,217
1993 $615,779,519 $63,743,623,231
1994 $612,502,085 $71,841,461,172
1995 $660,195,402 $96,419,225,745
1996 $702,965,148 $120,403,931,883
1997 $698,107,222 $113,919,163,421
1998 $591,034,143 $110,276,913,362
1999 $579,365,780 $113,848,450,089
2000 $391,345,597 $109,591,707,801
2001 $412,610,872 $126,878,750,296
2002 $466,773,711 $128,626,917,504
2003 $553,614,800 $151,911,222,120
2004 $582,169,841 $187,754,571,247
2005 $639,776,041 $224,970,371,329
2006 $634,781,901 $265,602,187,406
2007 $753,162,998 $349,736,591,836
2008 $952,667,544 $406,070,949,551
2009 $890,167,833 $414,059,094,950
2010 $940,112,539 $487,069,570,461
2011 $1,157,074,319 $629,082,257,472
2012 $1,049,412,177 $644,019,315,004
2013 $1,109,682,824 $500,399,839,840
2014 $1,135,250,721 $462,284,793,281
2015 $1,152,384,167 $409,191,686,497
2016 $1,245,074,264 $459,042,684,193
2017 $1,469,978,606 $489,168,731,811
2018 $1,554,133,594 $398,880,231,367
2019 $1,588,767,976 $333,519,146,339
2020 $1,683,619,352 $262,186,179,356
2021 $1,878,659,687 $383,436,202,447
2022 $1,839,048,748 $394,362,621,793
2023 $2,077,816,135 $404,625,655,076
2024 $2,119,865,935 $436,906,331,672

Guinea-Bissau and Iran economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Iran
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Iran
1960 - $195.6
1961 - $200.1
1962 - $205.8
1963 - $209.6
1964 - $221.7
1965 - $247.5
1966 - $262.9
1967 - $283.7
1968 - $314
1969 - $345
1970 $350 $377
1971 $348 $457
1972 $389 $555
1973 $392 $851
1974 $419 $1,409
1975 $435 $1,532
1976 $421 $1,954
1977 $403 $2,243
1978 $403 $2,101
1979 $376 $2,352
1980 $347 $2,368
1981 $477 $2,393
1982 $503 $2,845
1983 $489 $3,397
1984 $407 $3,395
1985 $417 $3,634
1986 $371 $4,064
1987 $488 $2,513
1988 $454 $2,234
1989 $578 $2,125
1990 $651 $2,138
1991 $672 $2,194
1992 $574 $1,957
1993 $582 $1,038
1994 $561 $1,168
1995 $589 $1,550
1996 $615 $1,915
1997 $599 $1,790
1998 $498 $1,709
1999 $479 $1,740
2000 $317 $1,650
2001 $327 $1,881
2002 $362 $1,891
2003 $420 $2,209
2004 $431 $2,672
2005 $463 $3,132
2006 $449 $3,619
2007 $519 $4,688
2008 $640 $5,377
2009 $583 $5,416
2010 $600 $6,291
2011 $720 $8,026
2012 $635 $8,114
2013 $654 $6,223
2014 $652 $5,672
2015 $645 $4,953
2016 $680 $5,477
2017 $783 $5,753
2018 $809 $4,632
2019 $807 $3,831
2020 $836 $2,989
2021 $912 $4,335
2022 $873 $4,405
2023 $965 $4,466
2024 $963 $4,771

Guinea-Bissau vs. Iran life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Iran
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Iran
1950 35.7 38.2
1951 35.9 38.7
1952 36.1 39.2
1953 36.3 39.5
1954 36.4 40
1955 36.6 40.6
1956 36.8 41.1
1957 37 41.3
1958 37.1 42.2
1959 37.3 42.8
1960 37.6 43.3
1961 37.8 43.9
1962 38 43.8
1963 35.6 45.1
1964 35.8 45.7
1965 35.9 46.4
1966 36.1 47.1
1967 36.3 47.8
1968 36.7 47.9
1969 37 49.4
1970 37.3 50.2
1971 37.5 51.1
1972 37.8 51.7
1973 38.2 52.9
1974 41.6 53.9
1975 41.9 54.8
1976 42.3 55.8
1977 42.6 56.7
1978 42.9 56
1979 43.2 58.5
1980 43.6 58.4
1981 43.9 56.6
1982 44.3 57.6
1983 44.6 58.5
1984 44.9 60.9
1985 45.3 61.5
1986 45.5 62.1
1987 45.8 62.7
1988 46.3 63.3
1989 46.6 65.3
1990 46.9 64.1
1991 47.2 66.2
1992 47.5 66.7
1993 47.8 67
1994 47.8 67.5
1995 48.5 67.9
1996 48.8 68.3
1997 48 68.6
1998 48.1 69.2
1999 48.5 69.7
2000 50.6 70.2
2001 51.1 70.6
2002 51.6 71.1
2003 52.2 70.5
2004 52.8 72
2005 52.9 72.4
2006 54.1 72.9
2007 54.9 73.3
2008 55.3 73.7
2009 56.3 74
2010 57 74.4
2011 57.7 74.7
2012 58.3 75
2013 58.9 75.3
2014 59.5 75.6
2015 60.1 75.9
2016 60.6 76.2
2017 61.1 76.4
2018 61.7 76.6
2019 62.2 76.9
2020 61.3 74.1
2021 61.7 73.8
2022 63.6 76.8
2023 64.1 77.7
2024 64.3 77.9
2025 64.4 78.1

Guinea-Bissau and Iran population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Iran
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Iran
1960 577,633 21,470,434
1961 582,532 22,125,726
1962 589,474 22,807,907
1963 594,418 23,519,005
1964 588,543 24,262,859
1965 575,005 25,036,978
1966 566,908 25,829,270
1967 569,011 26,628,432
1968 578,170 27,437,391
1969 581,610 28,273,482
1970 584,403 29,145,100
1971 586,221 30,029,071
1972 586,620 30,921,179
1973 592,808 31,839,838
1974 613,338 32,796,463
1975 650,966 33,802,973
1976 694,191 34,837,271
1977 741,789 35,933,181
1978 791,694 37,126,535
1979 819,867 38,424,952
1980 829,303 39,842,324
1981 842,432 41,989,312
1982 855,891 44,272,141
1983 869,592 46,029,535
1984 883,519 47,793,998
1985 897,697 49,582,289
1986 912,126 51,446,045
1987 926,862 53,323,493
1988 942,061 55,072,694
1989 957,789 56,704,914
1990 973,669 58,380,092
1991 994,639 59,986,931
1992 1,024,356 61,184,983
1993 1,058,745 61,403,543
1994 1,092,031 61,520,598
1995 1,119,949 62,205,567
1996 1,143,535 62,881,300
1997 1,165,545 63,639,638
1998 1,187,473 64,519,859
1999 1,210,206 65,445,391
2000 1,234,741 66,418,659
2001 1,261,273 67,452,005
2002 1,289,307 68,011,317
2003 1,318,806 68,769,340
2004 1,349,563 70,256,316
2005 1,381,585 71,828,455
2006 1,415,303 73,392,747
2007 1,450,986 74,602,648
2008 1,488,054 75,514,204
2009 1,526,377 76,457,825
2010 1,566,347 77,420,842
2011 1,608,076 78,383,598
2012 1,651,417 79,370,580
2013 1,695,973 80,414,686
2014 1,741,122 81,502,045
2015 1,786,457 82,619,362
2016 1,831,893 83,812,228
2017 1,877,072 85,026,754
2018 1,922,168 86,117,998
2019 1,967,696 87,051,648
2020 2,013,255 87,723,443
2021 2,058,841 88,455,488
2022 2,105,529 89,524,246
2023 2,153,339 90,608,707
2024 2,201,352 91,567,738

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Iran

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Iran
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Iran
1960 5.92 7.52
1961 5.93 7.46
1962 5.94 7.4
1963 5.95 7.32
1964 5.96 7.24
1965 5.97 7.22
1966 5.98 7.21
1967 5.99 7.19
1968 6.01 7.12
1969 6.02 7.01
1970 6.04 6.8
1971 6.06 6.55
1972 6.08 6.26
1973 6.1 6.06
1974 6.12 5.97
1975 6.15 5.95
1976 6.19 6.07
1977 6.25 6.18
1978 6.32 6.34
1979 6.4 6.55
1980 6.49 6.63
1981 6.57 6.62
1982 6.64 6.59
1983 6.69 6.53
1984 6.73 6.43
1985 6.74 6.24
1986 6.73 6.01
1987 6.72 5.72
1988 6.69 5.43
1989 6.66 5.17
1990 6.5 4.93
1991 6.47 4.57
1992 6.44 4.1
1993 6.37 3.67
1994 6.3 3.24
1995 6.22 2.85
1996 6.14 2.54
1997 6.06 2.32
1998 5.97 2.19
1999 5.87 2.09
2000 5.79 2
2001 5.69 1.92
2002 5.63 1.84
2003 5.58 1.8
2004 5.5 1.78
2005 5.46 1.76
2006 5.41 1.76
2007 5.37 1.75
2008 5.27 1.74
2009 5.18 1.74
2010 5.11 1.75
2011 5.07 1.79
2012 5 1.85
2013 4.93 1.91
2014 4.79 1.98
2015 4.66 2.02
2016 4.52 2.05
2017 4.35 2.02
2018 4.24 1.92
2019 4.15 1.77
2020 4.08 1.7
2021 4 1.71
2022 3.91 1.7
2023 3.84 1.7

Guinea-Bissau and Iran demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Iran
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Iran
1960 22.9 19.1
1961 22.9 18.7
1962 22.6 18.4
1963 22.3 18.1
1964 21.7 17.9
1965 20.7 17.8
1966 19.9 17.7
1967 19.6 17.7
1968 19.5 17.6
1969 19.3 17.6
1970 19.1 17.6
1971 19 17.7
1972 18.8 17.8
1973 18.9 17.9
1974 18.9 18
1975 18.8 18.1
1976 18.5 18.2
1977 18.2 18.3
1978 17.8 18.3
1979 17.6 18.3
1980 17.7 18.2
1981 17.6 18.4
1982 17.5 18.6
1983 17.3 18.5
1984 17.2 18.4
1985 17.2 18.3
1986 17.1 18.2
1987 17.1 18.2
1988 17 18.2
1989 17 18.1
1990 17.1 18.2
1991 17.1 18.3
1992 17.1 18.4
1993 17.1 18.3
1994 17.1 18.4
1995 17.2 18.7
1996 17.2 19.1
1997 17.3 19.5
1998 17.3 20
1999 17.4 20.7
2000 17.4 21.4
2001 17.5 22
2002 17.6 22.6
2003 17.6 23.1
2004 17.7 23.7
2005 17.8 24.3
2006 17.9 24.8
2007 17.9 25.5
2008 18 26.1
2009 18.1 26.6
2010 18.2 27.2
2011 18.3 27.7
2012 18.3 28.2
2013 18.4 28.7
2014 18.5 29.2
2015 18.6 29.7
2016 18.8 30.2
2017 18.9 30.7
2018 19.1 31.2
2019 19.2 31.7
2020 19.4 32.3
2021 19.6 32.8
2022 19.8 33.3
2023 19.9 33.8
2024 20.2 34.3

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Finance

Guinea-Bissau Iran
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$426B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
15%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
2.82%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
2.06%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
650,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-5.47%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
8.13%
2023
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
47.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
36.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
42.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
28.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
2.8%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
594
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$172B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$7.69B
1982
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
1,550,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
2.28%
2000
Banked people share n/a
91.1%
2024

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Iran
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
3,266 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
$5.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
779 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
8.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
98.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
0.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.14%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-32.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,664 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
4.24%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.43%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
2.2%
2022
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Iran
% of world population
0.03%
2024
1.12%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
+190,156
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
40.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
23
2024
Higher education index n/a
78
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
2.42
2014
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
21.5
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
55
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
88.9%
2023
English speaking
2.9%
2025
12%
2025
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
79.6%
2023

Health

Guinea-Bissau Iran
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$237.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$92.9
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
0.43%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
1.51
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
11.8
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
25.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
9%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
27
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
13.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Iran
% of world land
0.02%
2025
1.09%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
6,841 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
181,727 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
41,654 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
138,867 mi
2018

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