Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho statistics compared

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 139th vs. 137th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho economies compared

GDP

Guinea-Bissau

Lesotho

Table

Year	GDP
	Guinea-Bissau	Lesotho
1960	-	$34,579,986
1961	-	$35,699,986
1962	-	$41,859,983
1963	-	$47,039,981
1964	-	$51,939,979
1965	-	$54,879,978
1966	-	$56,699,977
1967	-	$59,261,976
1968	-	$61,445,975
1969	-	$65,967,974
1970	$204,670,551	$68,739,973
1971	$204,167,297	$76,480,285
1972	$227,986,203	$80,913,200
1973	$232,331,281	$121,188,716
1974	$256,769,730	$150,851,317
1975	$283,311,997	$149,558,896
1976	$292,152,321	$147,660,037
1977	$298,871,675	$193,315,048
1978	$318,876,550	$266,570,067
1979	$308,143,183	$290,134,593
1980	$287,648,258	$431,542,537
1981	$402,230,865	$434,188,034
1982	$430,284,022	$348,741,684
1983	$425,225,177	$386,699,309
1984	$359,980,491	$333,163,670
1985	$373,959,151	$268,629,926
1986	$338,524,233	$318,858,423
1987	$451,893,375	$402,768,324
1988	$427,514,322	$470,395,801
1989	$554,072,303	$495,409,233
1990	$634,187,269	$596,410,264
1991	$668,470,891	$704,325,367
1992	$588,309,271	$831,029,862
1993	$615,779,519	$835,582,062
1994	$612,502,085	$878,250,945
1995	$660,195,402	$1,001,894,000
1996	$702,965,148	$946,112,493
1997	$698,107,222	$998,004,259
1998	$591,034,143	$928,460,893
1999	$579,365,780	$912,773,681
2000	$391,345,597	$887,291,688
2001	$412,610,872	$825,706,961
2002	$466,773,711	$775,777,239
2003	$553,614,800	$1,157,825,435
2004	$582,169,841	$1,511,236,656
2005	$639,776,041	$1,682,343,527
2006	$634,781,901	$1,800,092,564
2007	$753,162,998	$1,682,131,785
2008	$952,667,544	$1,766,902,709
2009	$890,167,833	$1,740,894,965
2010	$940,112,539	$2,234,754,242
2011	$1,157,074,319	$2,579,409,620
2012	$1,049,412,177	$2,477,702,216
2013	$1,109,682,824	$2,367,112,932
2014	$1,135,250,721	$2,441,063,054
2015	$1,152,384,167	$2,359,686,725
2016	$1,245,074,264	$2,114,426,452
2017	$1,469,978,606	$2,306,741,672
2018	$1,554,133,594	$2,556,247,292
2019	$1,588,767,976	$2,390,702,296
2020	$1,683,619,352	$2,053,699,870
2021	$1,878,659,687	$2,412,130,022
2022	$1,839,048,748	$2,354,980,884
2023	$2,077,816,135	$2,117,962,430
2024	$2,119,865,935	$2,271,541,846

Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita

Guinea-Bissau

Lesotho

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Guinea-Bissau	Lesotho
1960	-	$47
1961	-	$47
1962	-	$53.5
1963	-	$58.4
1964	-	$62.6
1965	-	$64.3
1966	-	$64.3
1967	-	$64.8
1968	-	$64.8
1969	-	$67.1
1970	$350	$67.4
1971	$348	$72.4
1972	$389	$74
1973	$392	$107
1974	$419	$128.7
1975	$435	$123.2
1976	$421	$117.8
1977	$403	$149.9
1978	$403	$200.8
1979	$376	$212.4
1980	$347	$307
1981	$477	$299.8
1982	$503	$233.9
1983	$489	$252
1984	$407	$211
1985	$417	$165.4
1986	$371	$191.4
1987	$488	$236.5
1988	$454	$270.4
1989	$578	$279
1990	$651	$330
1991	$672	$382
1992	$574	$444
1993	$582	$439
1994	$561	$456
1995	$589	$513
1996	$615	$480
1997	$599	$502
1998	$498	$465
1999	$479	$456
2000	$317	$443
2001	$327	$413
2002	$362	$389
2003	$420	$583
2004	$431	$767
2005	$463	$861
2006	$449	$925
2007	$519	$861
2008	$640	$898
2009	$583	$879
2010	$600	$1,119
2011	$720	$1,281
2012	$635	$1,218
2013	$654	$1,151
2014	$652	$1,174
2015	$645	$1,121
2016	$680	$992
2017	$783	$1,069
2018	$809	$1,171
2019	$807	$1,082
2020	$836	$919
2021	$912	$1,067
2022	$873	$1,030
2023	$965	$916
2024	$963	$972

Guinea-Bissau vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Guinea-Bissau

Lesotho

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Guinea-Bissau	Lesotho
1950	35.7	44.6
1951	35.9	45.2
1952	36.1	45.9
1953	36.3	46.6
1954	36.4	47.3
1955	36.6	48
1956	36.8	48.6
1957	37	49.2
1958	37.1	49.6
1959	37.3	49.9
1960	37.6	50.2
1961	37.8	50.3
1962	38	50.3
1963	35.6	50.3
1964	35.8	50.3
1965	35.9	50.3
1966	36.1	50.4
1967	36.3	50.5
1968	36.7	50.8
1969	37	51.1
1970	37.3	51.5
1971	37.5	51.8
1972	37.8	52.3
1973	38.2	52.6
1974	41.6	52.9
1975	41.9	53.5
1976	42.3	53.9
1977	42.6	54.5
1978	42.9	55.2
1979	43.2	55.8
1980	43.6	56.5
1981	43.9	57.3
1982	44.3	58
1983	44.6	58.5
1984	44.9	59
1985	45.3	59.2
1986	45.5	59.3
1987	45.8	59.6
1988	46.3	59.6
1989	46.6	59.5
1990	46.9	59.3
1991	47.2	59.1
1992	47.5	58.6
1993	47.8	58.1
1994	47.8	57.3
1995	48.5	56.4
1996	48.8	55.1
1997	48	53.7
1998	48.1	52
1999	48.5	50.4
2000	50.6	48.8
2001	51.1	47.2
2002	51.6	46
2003	52.2	44.9
2004	52.8	44
2005	52.9	43.6
2006	54.1	43.2
2007	54.9	43.7
2008	55.3	44.3
2009	56.3	45.1
2010	57	46
2011	57.7	46.9
2012	58.3	48.2
2013	58.9	49.5
2014	59.5	50.8
2015	60.1	51.8
2016	60.6	52.9
2017	61.1	53.9
2018	61.7	54.6
2019	62.2	55.2
2020	61.3	55.1
2021	61.7	54.2
2022	63.6	56.8
2023	64.1	57.4
2024	64.3	57.8
2025	64.4	58.2

Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population

Guinea-Bissau

Lesotho

Table

Year	Population
	Guinea-Bissau	Lesotho
1960	577,633	736,500
1961	582,532	758,824
1962	589,474	781,814
1963	594,418	805,373
1964	588,543	829,437
1965	575,005	854,090
1966	566,908	881,870
1967	569,011	913,982
1968	578,170	948,105
1969	581,610	983,202
1970	584,403	1,019,273
1971	586,221	1,056,246
1972	586,620	1,094,063
1973	592,808	1,132,697
1974	613,338	1,172,420
1975	650,966	1,213,643
1976	694,191	1,253,214
1977	741,789	1,289,967
1978	791,694	1,327,240
1979	819,867	1,366,169
1980	829,303	1,406,521
1981	842,432	1,448,069
1982	855,891	1,490,732
1983	869,592	1,534,413
1984	883,519	1,578,986
1985	897,697	1,624,379
1986	912,126	1,666,138
1987	926,862	1,703,390
1988	942,061	1,739,841
1989	957,789	1,775,436
1990	973,669	1,809,696
1991	994,639	1,842,379
1992	1,024,356	1,873,274
1993	1,058,745	1,901,793
1994	1,092,031	1,927,707
1995	1,119,949	1,951,437
1996	1,143,535	1,972,418
1997	1,165,545	1,988,130
1998	1,187,473	1,998,049
1999	1,210,206	2,003,234
2000	1,234,741	2,003,913
2001	1,261,273	2,000,853
2002	1,289,307	1,994,679
2003	1,318,806	1,985,059
2004	1,349,563	1,971,129
2005	1,381,585	1,953,076
2006	1,415,303	1,945,063
2007	1,450,986	1,953,268
2008	1,488,054	1,966,541
2009	1,526,377	1,980,883
2010	1,566,347	1,996,251
2011	1,608,076	2,014,009
2012	1,651,417	2,034,354
2013	1,695,973	2,056,504
2014	1,741,122	2,080,089
2015	1,786,457	2,104,611
2016	1,831,893	2,130,422
2017	1,877,072	2,157,110
2018	1,922,168	2,183,603
2019	1,967,696	2,209,405
2020	2,013,255	2,235,727
2021	2,058,841	2,261,542
2022	2,105,529	2,286,110
2023	2,153,339	2,311,472
2024	2,201,352	2,337,423

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho

Fertility rate

Guinea-Bissau

Lesotho

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Guinea-Bissau	Lesotho
1960	5.92	5.78
1961	5.93	5.79
1962	5.94	5.79
1963	5.95	5.78
1964	5.96	5.77
1965	5.97	5.77
1966	5.98	5.76
1967	5.99	5.75
1968	6.01	5.73
1969	6.02	5.7
1970	6.04	5.7
1971	6.06	5.7
1972	6.08	5.69
1973	6.1	5.69
1974	6.12	5.75
1975	6.15	5.83
1976	6.19	5.87
1977	6.25	5.85
1978	6.32	5.82
1979	6.4	5.79
1980	6.49	5.75
1981	6.57	5.69
1982	6.64	5.63
1983	6.69	5.56
1984	6.73	5.48
1985	6.74	5.4
1986	6.73	5.32
1987	6.72	5.22
1988	6.69	5.1
1989	6.66	4.96
1990	6.5	4.81
1991	6.47	4.68
1992	6.44	4.54
1993	6.37	4.37
1994	6.3	4.21
1995	6.22	4.13
1996	6.14	4.06
1997	6.06	3.98
1998	5.97	3.82
1999	5.87	3.67
2000	5.79	3.61
2001	5.69	3.63
2002	5.63	3.68
2003	5.58	3.62
2004	5.5	3.51
2005	5.46	3.43
2006	5.41	3.41
2007	5.37	3.44
2008	5.27	3.39
2009	5.18	3.31
2010	5.11	3.25
2011	5.07	3.34
2012	5	3.3
2013	4.93	3.28
2014	4.79	3.24
2015	4.66	3.22
2016	4.52	3.18
2017	4.35	3.11
2018	4.24	3.02
2019	4.15	2.92
2020	4.08	2.85
2021	4	2.77
2022	3.91	2.72
2023	3.84	2.69

Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age

Guinea-Bissau

Lesotho

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Guinea-Bissau	Lesotho
1960	22.9	17.5
1961	22.9	17.4
1962	22.6	17.4
1963	22.3	17.4
1964	21.7	17.5
1965	20.7	17.5
1966	19.9	17.5
1967	19.6	17.6
1968	19.5	17.8
1969	19.3	18
1970	19.1	18.2
1971	19	18.3
1972	18.8	18.5
1973	18.9	18.6
1974	18.9	18.8
1975	18.8	18.9
1976	18.5	19
1977	18.2	19
1978	17.8	18.9
1979	17.6	18.8
1980	17.7	18.8
1981	17.6	18.7
1982	17.5	18.6
1983	17.3	18.6
1984	17.2	18.5
1985	17.2	18.4
1986	17.1	18.6
1987	17.1	18.7
1988	17	18.6
1989	17	18.5
1990	17.1	18.4
1991	17.1	18.4
1992	17.1	18.4
1993	17.1	18.4
1994	17.1	18.5
1995	17.2	18.6
1996	17.2	18.6
1997	17.3	18.8
1998	17.3	18.9
1999	17.4	19.1
2000	17.4	19.2
2001	17.5	19.4
2002	17.6	19.5
2003	17.6	19.7
2004	17.7	19.8
2005	17.8	19.9
2006	17.9	20
2007	17.9	20.2
2008	18	20.4
2009	18.1	20.6
2010	18.2	20.7
2011	18.3	20.9
2012	18.3	21
2013	18.4	21.1
2014	18.5	21.2
2015	18.6	21.3
2016	18.8	21.4
2017	18.9	21.6
2018	19.1	21.7
2019	19.2	21.8
2020	19.4	22
2021	19.6	22.1
2022	19.8	22.3
2023	19.9	22.5
2024	20.2	22.7

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