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Guinea-Bissau vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 139th vs. 107th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Malawi
Population
2288306
22673513
Population rank 146/197 61/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 178/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 181/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 150/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Malawi
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Malawi
1970 $204,670,551 -
1971 $204,167,297 -
1972 $227,986,203 -
1973 $232,331,281 -
1974 $256,769,730 -
1975 $283,311,997 -
1976 $292,152,321 -
1977 $298,871,675 -
1978 $318,876,550 -
1979 $308,143,183 -
1980 $287,648,258 $1,801,156,775
1981 $402,230,865 $1,801,193,910
1982 $430,284,022 $1,717,379,495
1983 $425,225,177 $1,780,148,049
1984 $359,980,491 $1,758,028,656
1985 $373,959,151 $1,646,442,273
1986 $338,524,233 $1,722,586,299
1987 $451,893,375 $1,721,711,808
1988 $427,514,322 $2,008,189,508
1989 $554,072,303 $2,314,205,130
1990 $634,187,269 $2,737,087,862
1991 $668,470,891 $3,206,783,830
1992 $588,309,271 $2,618,837,835
1993 $615,779,519 $3,013,392,658
1994 $612,502,085 $1,719,864,761
1995 $660,195,402 $2,033,701,498
1996 $702,965,148 $3,319,573,750
1997 $698,107,222 $3,875,785,863
1998 $591,034,143 $2,547,609,590
1999 $579,365,780 $2,584,478,924
2000 $391,345,597 $2,537,307,580
2001 $412,610,872 $2,498,008,665
2002 $466,773,711 $5,087,328,438
2003 $553,614,800 $4,669,789,300
2004 $582,169,841 $5,058,726,350
2005 $639,776,041 $5,320,409,651
2006 $634,781,901 $5,818,279,739
2007 $753,162,998 $6,451,210,219
2008 $952,667,544 $7,743,617,352
2009 $890,167,833 $9,009,887,947
2010 $940,112,539 $10,128,323,011
2011 $1,157,074,319 $11,648,142,958
2012 $1,049,412,177 $8,773,203,178
2013 $1,109,682,824 $8,031,571,928
2014 $1,135,250,721 $8,801,326,169
2015 $1,152,384,167 $9,219,474,379
2016 $1,245,074,264 $7,909,868,618
2017 $1,469,978,606 $8,943,543,794
2018 $1,554,133,594 $9,879,231,592
2019 $1,588,767,976 $11,051,865,580
2020 $1,683,619,352 $11,769,313,598
2021 $1,878,659,687 $12,378,129,751
2022 $1,839,048,748 $12,429,060,151
2023 $2,077,816,135 $12,712,150,082
2024 $2,119,865,935 $11,008,925,323

Guinea-Bissau and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Malawi
1970 $350 -
1971 $348 -
1972 $389 -
1973 $392 -
1974 $419 -
1975 $435 -
1976 $421 -
1977 $403 -
1978 $403 -
1979 $376 -
1980 $347 $287.5
1981 $477 $276.4
1982 $503 $253.3
1983 $489 $252.4
1984 $407 $239.7
1985 $417 $216.1
1986 $371 $217.9
1987 $488 $207.6
1988 $454 $229.4
1989 $578 $252.2
1990 $651 $286.7
1991 $672 $326
1992 $574 $258.4
1993 $582 $293
1994 $561 $169.2
1995 $589 $200.4
1996 $615 $321
1997 $599 $367
1998 $498 $236
1999 $479 $233.9
2000 $317 $224.2
2001 $327 $215.5
2002 $362 $428
2003 $420 $383
2004 $431 $405
2005 $463 $414
2006 $449 $441
2007 $519 $475
2008 $640 $554
2009 $583 $626
2010 $600 $683
2011 $720 $763
2012 $635 $558
2013 $654 $497
2014 $652 $530
2015 $645 $540
2016 $680 $451
2017 $783 $496
2018 $809 $533
2019 $807 $581
2020 $836 $603
2021 $912 $617
2022 $873 $604
2023 $965 $602
2024 $963 $508

Guinea-Bissau vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Malawi
1950 35.7 32.7
1951 35.9 32.8
1952 36.1 33
1953 36.3 33.2
1954 36.4 33.3
1955 36.6 33.6
1956 36.8 33.8
1957 37 34.1
1958 37.1 34.4
1959 37.3 34.8
1960 37.6 35
1961 37.8 35.2
1962 38 35.4
1963 35.6 35.6
1964 35.8 35.7
1965 35.9 35.7
1966 36.1 35.8
1967 36.3 35.9
1968 36.7 36.1
1969 37 36.3
1970 37.3 36.6
1971 37.5 37.1
1972 37.8 37.6
1973 38.2 38.4
1974 41.6 39.2
1975 41.9 40.1
1976 42.3 41
1977 42.6 42
1978 42.9 43
1979 43.2 43.7
1980 43.6 44.3
1981 43.9 44.7
1982 44.3 44.8
1983 44.6 45
1984 44.9 44.8
1985 45.3 44.6
1986 45.5 44.3
1987 45.8 43.9
1988 46.3 43.6
1989 46.6 43.5
1990 46.9 43.6
1991 47.2 43.5
1992 47.5 43.6
1993 47.8 43.6
1994 47.8 43.8
1995 48.5 43.8
1996 48.8 44
1997 48 44.2
1998 48.1 44.3
1999 48.5 45.1
2000 50.6 46.2
2001 51.1 47.2
2002 51.6 48.2
2003 52.2 49.6
2004 52.8 51.1
2005 52.9 52.5
2006 54.1 53.7
2007 54.9 54.7
2008 55.3 55.7
2009 56.3 56.7
2010 57 57.8
2011 57.7 58.9
2012 58.3 59.9
2013 58.9 60.8
2014 59.5 61.7
2015 60.1 62.3
2016 60.6 63.2
2017 61.1 63.9
2018 61.7 64.5
2019 62.2 65
2020 61.3 65.2
2021 61.7 64.8
2022 63.6 66
2023 64.1 67.4
2024 64.3 67.6
2025 64.4 67.7

Guinea-Bissau and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Malawi
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Malawi
1960 577,633 3,628,134
1961 582,532 3,715,534
1962 589,474 3,806,307
1963 594,418 3,900,506
1964 588,543 3,997,305
1965 575,005 4,096,157
1966 566,908 4,197,926
1967 569,011 4,303,012
1968 578,170 4,411,054
1969 581,610 4,521,184
1970 584,403 4,633,944
1971 586,221 4,751,434
1972 586,620 4,874,475
1973 592,808 5,003,938
1974 613,338 5,141,337
1975 650,966 5,287,367
1976 694,191 5,443,384
1977 741,789 5,614,983
1978 791,694 5,810,132
1979 819,867 6,028,749
1980 829,303 6,265,529
1981 842,432 6,516,454
1982 855,891 6,778,879
1983 869,592 7,051,709
1984 883,519 7,332,810
1985 897,697 7,620,508
1986 912,126 7,906,480
1987 926,862 8,293,174
1988 942,061 8,753,262
1989 957,789 9,176,220
1990 973,669 9,545,852
1991 994,639 9,844,227
1992 1,024,356 10,135,079
1993 1,058,745 10,284,024
1994 1,092,031 10,164,894
1995 1,119,949 10,150,117
1996 1,143,535 10,352,228
1997 1,165,545 10,562,035
1998 1,187,473 10,792,876
1999 1,210,206 11,047,804
2000 1,234,741 11,315,942
2001 1,261,273 11,593,058
2002 1,289,307 11,880,440
2003 1,318,806 12,181,574
2004 1,349,563 12,500,737
2005 1,381,585 12,840,031
2006 1,415,303 13,198,701
2007 1,450,986 13,576,343
2008 1,488,054 13,976,417
2009 1,526,377 14,395,788
2010 1,566,347 14,826,463
2011 1,608,076 15,265,022
2012 1,651,417 15,709,577
2013 1,695,973 16,161,816
2014 1,741,122 16,621,538
2015 1,786,457 17,085,587
2016 1,831,893 17,557,739
2017 1,877,072 18,039,715
2018 1,922,168 18,528,081
2019 1,967,696 19,025,752
2020 2,013,255 19,533,888
2021 2,058,841 20,047,258
2022 2,105,529 20,568,728
2023 2,153,339 21,104,482
2024 2,201,352 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Malawi

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Malawi
1960 5.92 7.04
1961 5.93 7.07
1962 5.94 7.1
1963 5.95 7.13
1964 5.96 7.11
1965 5.97 7.13
1966 5.98 7.17
1967 5.99 7.21
1968 6.01 7.26
1969 6.02 7.27
1970 6.04 7.3
1971 6.06 7.31
1972 6.08 7.33
1973 6.1 7.34
1974 6.12 7.34
1975 6.15 7.36
1976 6.19 7.39
1977 6.25 7.41
1978 6.32 7.43
1979 6.4 7.47
1980 6.49 7.52
1981 6.57 7.49
1982 6.64 7.45
1983 6.69 7.36
1984 6.73 7.27
1985 6.74 7.17
1986 6.73 7.07
1987 6.72 6.97
1988 6.69 6.88
1989 6.66 6.8
1990 6.5 6.74
1991 6.47 6.68
1992 6.44 6.63
1993 6.37 6.57
1994 6.3 6.49
1995 6.22 6.39
1996 6.14 6.29
1997 6.06 6.23
1998 5.97 6.21
1999 5.87 6.12
2000 5.79 6
2001 5.69 5.94
2002 5.63 5.9
2003 5.58 5.88
2004 5.5 5.86
2005 5.46 5.85
2006 5.41 5.8
2007 5.37 5.72
2008 5.27 5.61
2009 5.18 5.45
2010 5.11 5.26
2011 5.07 5.08
2012 5 4.9
2013 4.93 4.76
2014 4.79 4.57
2015 4.66 4.38
2016 4.52 4.22
2017 4.35 4.11
2018 4.24 4.02
2019 4.15 3.95
2020 4.08 3.88
2021 4 3.79
2022 3.91 3.72
2023 3.84 3.65

Guinea-Bissau and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Malawi
1960 22.9 18.2
1961 22.9 18.3
1962 22.6 18.3
1963 22.3 18.3
1964 21.7 18.3
1965 20.7 18.4
1966 19.9 18.3
1967 19.6 18.3
1968 19.5 18.3
1969 19.3 18.2
1970 19.1 18
1971 19 17.9
1972 18.8 17.8
1973 18.9 17.7
1974 18.9 17.6
1975 18.8 17.5
1976 18.5 17.5
1977 18.2 17.4
1978 17.8 17.4
1979 17.6 17.4
1980 17.7 17.3
1981 17.6 17.3
1982 17.5 17.3
1983 17.3 17.3
1984 17.2 17.3
1985 17.2 17.3
1986 17.1 17.3
1987 17.1 17.4
1988 17 17.5
1989 17 17.4
1990 17.1 17.3
1991 17.1 17.2
1992 17.1 17.1
1993 17.1 17
1994 17.1 16.9
1995 17.2 16.9
1996 17.2 16.8
1997 17.3 16.8
1998 17.3 16.8
1999 17.4 16.7
2000 17.4 16.8
2001 17.5 16.8
2002 17.6 16.8
2003 17.6 16.8
2004 17.7 16.8
2005 17.8 16.8
2006 17.9 16.8
2007 17.9 16.8
2008 18 16.8
2009 18.1 16.7
2010 18.2 16.7
2011 18.3 16.8
2012 18.3 16.8
2013 18.4 16.9
2014 18.5 17
2015 18.6 17.1
2016 18.8 17.2
2017 18.9 17.4
2018 19.1 17.6
2019 19.2 17.8
2020 19.4 18
2021 19.6 18.2
2022 19.8 18.4
2023 19.9 18.7
2024 20.2 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea-Bissau Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
2.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold n/a
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
2.68%
2020
Banked people share n/a
50.4%
2024

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
62.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Malawi
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
34
2024
Higher education index n/a
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
68.1%
2022
English speaking
2.9%
2025
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
18%
2023

Health

Guinea-Bissau Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Malawi
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
9,601 mi
2015

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