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Guinea-Bissau vs Ireland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 5.38M in Ireland (ranked 120/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 26,599 sq mi for Ireland (ranked 139th vs. 119th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Ireland
Population
2288306
5474763
Population rank 146/197 121/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$577B
2024
GDP rank 178/197 26/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$107,316
2024
GDP per capita rank 181/197 4/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$131,175
2024
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$237B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
36.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$44,121
2024
Government debt per person rank 150/185 11/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$44,579
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
26,599 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
39.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Ireland: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Ireland economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Ireland
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Ireland
1960 - $1,998,550,222
1961 - $2,151,772,980
1962 - $2,329,372,972
1963 - $2,505,073,358
1964 - $2,851,091,646
1965 - $3,035,655,794
1966 - $3,198,820,904
1967 - $3,445,739,915
1968 - $3,378,701,147
1969 - $3,902,721,632
1970 $204,670,551 $4,395,995,086
1971 $204,167,297 $5,098,250,287
1972 $227,986,203 $6,318,060,582
1973 $232,331,281 $7,481,173,066
1974 $256,769,730 $7,896,860,615
1975 $283,311,997 $9,483,808,362
1976 $292,152,321 $9,453,756,015
1977 $298,871,675 $11,248,340,431
1978 $318,876,550 $14,647,996,074
1979 $308,143,183 $18,319,334,300
1980 $287,648,258 $21,747,855,640
1981 $402,230,865 $20,670,190,138
1982 $430,284,022 $21,474,754,080
1983 $425,225,177 $20,766,047,764
1984 $359,980,491 $20,106,648,455
1985 $373,959,151 $21,270,013,326
1986 $338,524,233 $28,714,571,852
1987 $451,893,375 $33,920,518,493
1988 $427,514,322 $37,772,897,421
1989 $554,072,303 $39,238,392,678
1990 $634,187,269 $49,305,632,408
1991 $668,470,891 $49,787,502,852
1992 $588,309,271 $55,918,538,121
1993 $615,779,519 $52,417,477,614
1994 $612,502,085 $57,097,656,066
1995 $660,195,402 $69,139,823,232
1996 $702,965,148 $75,790,785,030
1997 $698,107,222 $82,856,648,758
1998 $591,034,143 $90,199,410,116
1999 $579,365,780 $98,893,958,263
2000 $391,345,597 $100,207,610,430
2001 $412,610,872 $109,346,669,230
2002 $466,773,711 $128,596,035,288
2003 $553,614,800 $164,670,771,260
2004 $582,169,841 $194,372,115,041
2005 $639,776,041 $211,876,989,656
2006 $634,781,901 $232,180,617,162
2007 $753,162,998 $270,079,279,420
2008 $952,667,544 $275,447,471,451
2009 $890,167,833 $236,443,117,248
2010 $940,112,539 $221,985,621,538
2011 $1,157,074,319 $241,337,364,610
2012 $1,049,412,177 $227,270,922,957
2013 $1,109,682,824 $243,301,556,085
2014 $1,135,250,721 $266,787,238,499
2015 $1,152,384,167 $302,391,428,540
2016 $1,245,074,264 $305,733,136,181
2017 $1,469,978,606 $348,532,394,024
2018 $1,554,133,594 $395,461,216,460
2019 $1,588,767,976 $407,124,824,065
2020 $1,683,619,352 $436,555,518,400
2021 $1,878,659,687 $531,306,516,908
2022 $1,839,048,748 $548,570,250,342
2023 $2,077,816,135 $551,394,889,340
2024 $2,119,865,935 $577,389,475,010

Guinea-Bissau and Ireland economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Ireland
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Ireland
1960 - $707
1961 - $762
1962 - $821
1963 - $878
1964 - $995
1965 - $1,055
1966 - $1,107
1967 - $1,187
1968 - $1,159
1969 - $1,331
1970 $350 $1,487
1971 $348 $1,704
1972 $389 $2,080
1973 $392 $2,424
1974 $419 $2,517
1975 $435 $2,973
1976 $421 $2,920
1977 $403 $3,427
1978 $403 $4,400
1979 $376 $5,430
1980 $347 $6,372
1981 $477 $5,986
1982 $503 $6,161
1983 $489 $5,915
1984 $407 $5,692
1985 $417 $6,012
1986 $371 $8,112
1987 $488 $9,582
1988 $454 $10,716
1989 $578 $11,176
1990 $651 $14,031
1991 $672 $14,087
1992 $574 $15,714
1993 $582 $14,657
1994 $561 $15,903
1995 $589 $19,158
1996 $615 $20,836
1997 $599 $22,551
1998 $498 $24,295
1999 $479 $26,338
2000 $317 $26,335
2001 $327 $28,282
2002 $362 $32,705
2003 $420 $41,204
2004 $431 $47,754
2005 $463 $50,933
2006 $449 $54,329
2007 $519 $61,396
2008 $640 $61,353
2009 $583 $52,133
2010 $600 $48,679
2011 $720 $52,693
2012 $635 $49,412
2013 $654 $52,619
2014 $652 $57,278
2015 $645 $64,312
2016 $680 $64,193
2017 $783 $72,198
2018 $809 $80,739
2019 $807 $81,810
2020 $836 $86,623
2021 $912 $103,962
2022 $873 $105,235
2023 $965 $103,888
2024 $963 $107,316

Guinea-Bissau vs. Ireland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Ireland
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Ireland
1950 35.7 65.6
1951 35.9 64.8
1952 36.1 67.2
1953 36.3 67.9
1954 36.4 68
1955 36.6 68
1956 36.8 69
1957 37 69
1958 37.1 69.3
1959 37.3 69.4
1960 37.6 70.2
1961 37.8 69.6
1962 38 69.9
1963 35.6 70.2
1964 35.8 70.4
1965 35.9 70.6
1966 36.1 70.2
1967 36.3 71.2
1968 36.7 70.9
1969 37 70.8
1970 37.3 70.8
1971 37.5 71.6
1972 37.8 71
1973 38.2 71.2
1974 41.6 71.1
1975 41.9 71.7
1976 42.3 71.8
1977 42.6 71.9
1978 42.9 71.9
1979 43.2 72.2
1980 43.6 72.5
1981 43.9 72.9
1982 44.3 73.2
1983 44.6 73.2
1984 44.9 73.6
1985 45.3 73.6
1986 45.5 73.6
1987 45.8 74.4
1988 46.3 74.4
1989 46.6 74.5
1990 46.9 74.8
1991 47.2 75
1992 47.5 75.4
1993 47.8 75.3
1994 47.8 75.8
1995 48.5 75.5
1996 48.8 75.8
1997 48 76
1998 48.1 76.2
1999 48.5 76.1
2000 50.6 76.5
2001 51.1 77.1
2002 51.6 77.6
2003 52.2 78.1
2004 52.8 78.5
2005 52.9 78.9
2006 54.1 79.2
2007 54.9 79.6
2008 55.3 79.8
2009 56.3 80.1
2010 57 80.6
2011 57.7 80.7
2012 58.3 80.9
2013 58.9 81.1
2014 59.5 81.4
2015 60.1 81.5
2016 60.6 81.7
2017 61.1 82.1
2018 61.7 82.1
2019 62.2 82.4
2020 61.3 82.4
2021 61.7 81.9
2022 63.6 82.1
2023 64.1 82.4
2024 64.3 82.6
2025 64.4 82.7

Guinea-Bissau and Ireland population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Ireland
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Ireland
1960 577,633 2,828,600
1961 582,532 2,824,400
1962 589,474 2,836,050
1963 594,418 2,852,650
1964 588,543 2,866,550
1965 575,005 2,877,300
1966 566,908 2,888,800
1967 569,011 2,902,450
1968 578,170 2,915,550
1969 581,610 2,932,650
1970 584,403 2,957,250
1971 586,221 2,992,050
1972 586,620 3,036,850
1973 592,808 3,085,950
1974 613,338 3,137,500
1975 650,966 3,189,550
1976 694,191 3,238,050
1977 741,789 3,282,200
1978 791,694 3,329,100
1979 819,867 3,373,750
1980 829,303 3,412,800
1981 842,432 3,453,000
1982 855,891 3,485,800
1983 869,592 3,510,600
1984 883,519 3,532,423
1985 897,697 3,538,082
1986 912,126 3,539,690
1987 926,862 3,540,057
1988 942,061 3,524,949
1989 957,789 3,511,009
1990 973,669 3,513,974
1991 994,639 3,534,235
1992 1,024,356 3,558,430
1993 1,058,745 3,576,261
1994 1,092,031 3,590,386
1995 1,119,949 3,608,841
1996 1,143,535 3,637,510
1997 1,165,545 3,674,171
1998 1,187,473 3,712,696
1999 1,210,206 3,754,786
2000 1,234,741 3,805,174
2001 1,261,273 3,866,243
2002 1,289,307 3,931,947
2003 1,318,806 3,996,521
2004 1,349,563 4,070,262
2005 1,381,585 4,159,914
2006 1,415,303 4,273,591
2007 1,450,986 4,398,942
2008 1,488,054 4,489,544
2009 1,526,377 4,535,375
2010 1,566,347 4,560,155
2011 1,608,076 4,580,084
2012 1,651,417 4,599,533
2013 1,695,973 4,623,816
2014 1,741,122 4,657,740
2015 1,786,457 4,701,957
2016 1,831,893 4,762,722
2017 1,877,072 4,827,445
2018 1,922,168 4,898,022
2019 1,967,696 4,976,456
2020 2,013,255 5,039,747
2021 2,058,841 5,110,585
2022 2,105,529 5,212,836
2023 2,153,339 5,307,600
2024 2,201,352 5,380,257

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Ireland

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Ireland
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Ireland
1960 5.92 3.78
1961 5.93 3.78
1962 5.94 3.92
1963 5.95 4.01
1964 5.96 4.07
1965 5.97 4.04
1966 5.98 3.94
1967 5.99 3.84
1968 6.01 3.77
1969 6.02 3.83
1970 6.04 3.85
1971 6.06 3.93
1972 6.08 3.84
1973 6.1 3.71
1974 6.12 3.59
1975 6.15 3.37
1976 6.19 3.29
1977 6.25 3.24
1978 6.32 3.21
1979 6.4 3.21
1980 6.49 3.21
1981 6.57 3.05
1982 6.64 2.94
1983 6.69 2.74
1984 6.73 2.58
1985 6.74 2.48
1986 6.73 2.44
1987 6.72 2.32
1988 6.69 2.17
1989 6.66 2.08
1990 6.5 2.11
1991 6.47 2.08
1992 6.44 1.99
1993 6.37 1.9
1994 6.3 1.85
1995 6.22 1.84
1996 6.14 1.88
1997 6.06 1.93
1998 5.97 1.94
1999 5.87 1.9
2000 5.79 1.89
2001 5.69 1.94
2002 5.63 1.97
2003 5.58 1.96
2004 5.5 1.93
2005 5.46 1.86
2006 5.41 1.91
2007 5.37 2.01
2008 5.27 2.06
2009 5.18 2.06
2010 5.11 2.05
2011 5.07 2.03
2012 5 1.98
2013 4.93 1.93
2014 4.79 1.89
2015 4.66 1.85
2016 4.52 1.81
2017 4.35 1.77
2018 4.24 1.75
2019 4.15 1.71
2020 4.08 1.63
2021 4 1.78
2022 3.91 1.54
2023 3.84 1.5

Guinea-Bissau and Ireland demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Ireland
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Ireland
1960 22.9 30.1
1961 22.9 29.8
1962 22.6 29.5
1963 22.3 29.2
1964 21.7 28.9
1965 20.7 28.6
1966 19.9 28.2
1967 19.6 28
1968 19.5 27.8
1969 19.3 27.6
1970 19.1 27.4
1971 19 27.1
1972 18.8 26.9
1973 18.9 26.7
1974 18.9 26.5
1975 18.8 26.5
1976 18.5 26.4
1977 18.2 26.5
1978 17.8 26.5
1979 17.6 26.5
1980 17.7 26.5
1981 17.6 26.6
1982 17.5 26.7
1983 17.3 26.9
1984 17.2 27.1
1985 17.2 27.3
1986 17.1 27.6
1987 17.1 27.9
1988 17 28.4
1989 17 28.8
1990 17.1 29.2
1991 17.1 29.6
1992 17.1 29.9
1993 17.1 30.2
1994 17.1 30.6
1995 17.2 30.9
1996 17.2 31.3
1997 17.3 31.6
1998 17.3 31.9
1999 17.4 32.2
2000 17.4 32.5
2001 17.5 32.7
2002 17.6 33
2003 17.6 33.2
2004 17.7 33.4
2005 17.8 33.4
2006 17.9 33.4
2007 17.9 33.4
2008 18 33.5
2009 18.1 33.9
2010 18.2 34.3
2011 18.3 34.8
2012 18.3 35.2
2013 18.4 35.6
2014 18.5 36
2015 18.6 36.4
2016 18.8 36.8
2017 18.9 37.1
2018 19.1 37.4
2019 19.2 37.8
2020 19.4 38.2
2021 19.6 38.6
2022 19.8 38.9
2023 19.9 39.4
2024 20.2 39.7

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Finance

Guinea-Bissau Ireland
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$419B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
23.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
2.9%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
0.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
+1.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
4.27%
2024
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
61.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
30.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
83.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
24.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
11
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
43
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$110B
2018
Total reserves including gold n/a
$12.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
10,951,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
0.68%
2020
Banked people share n/a
98.3%
2024

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Ireland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
2,470 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
$50.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
32.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
6.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
82.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
12.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
8.94%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
85.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
6,149 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
37.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.88%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Ireland
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
+39,059
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
64.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
93.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
77
2024
Higher education index n/a
87
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
0.65
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
2.9%
2025
98.4%
2023
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
96.5%
2023

Health

Guinea-Bissau Ireland
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$6,448
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$688
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
4.06
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
31.6 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
3.8
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
29.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
3.6%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
19.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Ireland
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
4,944 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
16,174 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
3,066 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
62,031 mi
2018

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