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Guinea-Bissau vs Malaysia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 35.6M in Malaysia (ranked 44/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 126,854 sq mi for Malaysia (ranked 139th vs. 65th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Malaysia
Population
2288306
36304998
Population rank 146/197 45/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$422B
2024
GDP rank 178/197 39/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$11,867
2024
GDP per capita rank 181/197 81/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$38,729
2024
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$297B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
70.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$8,353
2024
Government debt per person rank 150/185 63/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$9,650
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
126,854 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
1.55
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
31.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
77 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Malaysia: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Malaysia economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Malaysia
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Malaysia
1960 - $1,916,229,477
1961 - $1,901,856,123
1962 - $2,001,489,602
1963 - $2,510,110,348
1964 - $2,674,423,922
1965 - $2,956,337,669
1966 - $3,143,517,944
1967 - $3,188,924,677
1968 - $3,330,371,551
1969 - $3,664,552,041
1970 $204,670,551 $3,864,145,667
1971 $204,167,297 $4,244,395,956
1972 $227,986,203 $5,043,347,250
1973 $232,331,281 $7,662,902,678
1974 $256,769,730 $9,496,204,302
1975 $283,311,997 $9,298,800,799
1976 $292,152,321 $11,050,234,599
1977 $298,871,675 $13,139,488,633
1978 $318,876,550 $16,358,079,862
1979 $308,143,183 $21,213,264,962
1980 $287,648,258 $24,488,224,677
1981 $402,230,865 $25,004,285,792
1982 $430,284,022 $26,804,493,635
1983 $425,225,177 $30,347,442,111
1984 $359,980,491 $33,942,897,422
1985 $373,959,151 $31,199,633,353
1986 $338,524,233 $27,734,111,400
1987 $451,893,375 $32,181,210,158
1988 $427,514,322 $35,272,109,220
1989 $554,072,303 $38,847,965,293
1990 $634,187,269 $44,024,585,240
1991 $668,470,891 $49,143,148,094
1992 $588,309,271 $59,167,550,163
1993 $615,779,519 $66,894,966,969
1994 $612,502,085 $74,478,356,958
1995 $660,195,402 $88,705,342,903
1996 $702,965,148 $100,855,393,910
1997 $698,107,222 $100,005,323,302
1998 $591,034,143 $72,167,498,981
1999 $579,365,780 $79,148,421,053
2000 $391,345,597 $93,789,736,842
2001 $412,610,872 $92,783,947,368
2002 $466,773,711 $100,845,526,316
2003 $553,614,800 $110,202,368,421
2004 $582,169,841 $124,749,473,684
2005 $639,776,041 $143,534,405,819
2006 $634,781,901 $162,692,258,307
2007 $753,162,998 $193,549,569,478
2008 $952,667,544 $230,811,614,370
2009 $890,167,833 $202,257,453,037
2010 $940,112,539 $255,017,638,456
2011 $1,157,074,319 $297,951,668,675
2012 $1,049,412,177 $314,443,047,642
2013 $1,109,682,824 $323,276,235,524
2014 $1,135,250,721 $338,066,095,097
2015 $1,152,384,167 $301,355,266,965
2016 $1,245,074,264 $301,256,033,870
2017 $1,469,978,606 $319,109,094,160
2018 $1,554,133,594 $358,788,845,713
2019 $1,588,767,976 $365,177,721,022
2020 $1,683,619,352 $337,456,163,961
2021 $1,878,659,687 $373,784,823,673
2022 $1,839,048,748 $407,605,841,348
2023 $2,077,816,135 $399,705,137,434
2024 $2,119,865,935 $421,972,102,254

Guinea-Bissau and Malaysia economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Malaysia
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Malaysia
1960 - $240.8
1961 - $232.9
1962 - $238.8
1963 - $291.8
1964 - $303
1965 - $326
1966 - $339
1967 - $335
1968 - $342
1969 - $368
1970 $350 $380
1971 $348 $407
1972 $389 $472
1973 $392 $701
1974 $419 $848
1975 $435 $811
1976 $421 $940
1977 $403 $1,092
1978 $403 $1,327
1979 $376 $1,680
1980 $347 $1,886
1981 $477 $1,866
1982 $503 $1,938
1983 $489 $2,124
1984 $407 $2,300
1985 $417 $2,046
1986 $371 $1,760
1987 $488 $1,977
1988 $454 $2,100
1989 $578 $2,244
1990 $651 $2,469
1991 $672 $2,679
1992 $574 $3,141
1993 $582 $3,462
1994 $561 $3,758
1995 $589 $4,363
1996 $615 $4,837
1997 $599 $4,679
1998 $498 $3,294
1999 $479 $3,528
2000 $317 $4,084
2001 $327 $3,944
2002 $362 $4,184
2003 $420 $4,465
2004 $431 $4,939
2005 $463 $5,556
2006 $449 $6,158
2007 $519 $7,169
2008 $640 $8,372
2009 $583 $7,191
2010 $600 $8,899
2011 $720 $10,217
2012 $635 $10,601
2013 $654 $10,714
2014 $652 $11,013
2015 $645 $9,649
2016 $680 $9,477
2017 $783 $9,863
2018 $809 $10,902
2019 $807 $10,920
2020 $836 $9,958
2021 $912 $10,903
2022 $873 $11,748
2023 $965 $11,379
2024 $963 $11,867

Guinea-Bissau vs. Malaysia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Malaysia
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Malaysia
1950 35.7 48.5
1951 35.9 49.2
1952 36.1 50.1
1953 36.3 51.1
1954 36.4 52
1955 36.6 52.8
1956 36.8 53.7
1957 37 54.5
1958 37.1 55.4
1959 37.3 56.3
1960 37.6 57.2
1961 37.8 58
1962 38 58.9
1963 35.6 59.7
1964 35.8 60.4
1965 35.9 61.1
1966 36.1 61.7
1967 36.3 62
1968 36.7 62.4
1969 37 62.9
1970 37.3 63.3
1971 37.5 63.8
1972 37.8 64.2
1973 38.2 64.7
1974 41.6 65.2
1975 41.9 65.7
1976 42.3 66.2
1977 42.6 66.7
1978 42.9 67.2
1979 43.2 67.6
1980 43.6 68.1
1981 43.9 68.5
1982 44.3 68.9
1983 44.6 69.2
1984 44.9 69.6
1985 45.3 69.9
1986 45.5 70.1
1987 45.8 70.4
1988 46.3 70.6
1989 46.6 70.8
1990 46.9 71
1991 47.2 71.2
1992 47.5 71.5
1993 47.8 71.7
1994 47.8 71.9
1995 48.5 72
1996 48.8 72.1
1997 48 72.3
1998 48.1 72.4
1999 48.5 72.4
2000 50.6 72.7
2001 51.1 73.1
2002 51.6 73.5
2003 52.2 73.7
2004 52.8 74
2005 52.9 74.4
2006 54.1 74.7
2007 54.9 75
2008 55.3 75.2
2009 56.3 75.3
2010 57 75.4
2011 57.7 75.5
2012 58.3 75.6
2013 58.9 75.5
2014 59.5 75.3
2015 60.1 75.3
2016 60.6 75.4
2017 61.1 75.5
2018 61.7 75.7
2019 62.2 75.9
2020 61.3 76.1
2021 61.7 73.9
2022 63.6 75.4
2023 64.1 76.7
2024 64.3 76.8
2025 64.4 77

Guinea-Bissau and Malaysia population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Malaysia
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Malaysia
1960 577,633 7,956,197
1961 582,532 8,164,443
1962 589,474 8,380,172
1963 594,418 8,602,160
1964 588,543 8,828,406
1965 575,005 9,056,408
1966 566,908 9,284,688
1967 569,011 9,507,099
1968 578,170 9,725,281
1969 581,610 9,947,597
1970 584,403 10,178,802
1971 586,221 10,423,453
1972 586,620 10,676,835
1973 592,808 10,935,621
1974 613,338 11,200,906
1975 650,966 11,471,914
1976 694,191 11,750,097
1977 741,789 12,035,713
1978 791,694 12,328,157
1979 819,867 12,627,862
1980 829,303 12,983,363
1981 842,432 13,399,203
1982 855,891 13,832,798
1983 869,592 14,285,907
1984 883,519 14,759,009
1985 897,697 15,252,258
1986 912,126 15,760,419
1987 926,862 16,276,737
1988 942,061 16,796,605
1989 957,789 17,314,997
1990 973,669 17,833,171
1991 994,639 18,342,464
1992 1,024,356 18,834,572
1993 1,058,745 19,322,664
1994 1,092,031 19,820,446
1995 1,119,949 20,330,599
1996 1,143,535 20,850,087
1997 1,165,545 21,375,218
1998 1,187,473 21,906,713
1999 1,210,206 22,435,531
2000 1,234,741 22,967,816
2001 1,261,273 23,526,538
2002 1,289,307 24,102,477
2003 1,318,806 24,679,602
2004 1,349,563 25,256,772
2005 1,381,585 25,836,071
2006 1,415,303 26,417,909
2007 1,450,986 26,998,389
2008 1,488,054 27,570,059
2009 1,526,377 28,124,778
2010 1,566,347 28,655,776
2011 1,608,076 29,162,039
2012 1,651,417 29,662,831
2013 1,695,973 30,174,265
2014 1,741,122 30,696,137
2015 1,786,457 31,232,798
2016 1,831,893 31,789,685
2017 1,877,072 32,355,644
2018 1,922,168 32,910,967
2019 1,967,696 33,440,596
2020 2,013,255 33,889,558
2021 2,058,841 34,282,399
2022 2,105,529 34,695,493
2023 2,153,339 35,126,298
2024 2,201,352 35,557,673

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Malaysia

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Malaysia
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Malaysia
1960 5.92 6.41
1961 5.93 6.37
1962 5.94 6.3
1963 5.95 6.19
1964 5.96 6.03
1965 5.97 5.84
1966 5.98 5.64
1967 5.99 5.43
1968 6.01 5.29
1969 6.02 5.16
1970 6.04 5.04
1971 6.06 4.92
1972 6.08 4.82
1973 6.1 4.73
1974 6.12 4.62
1975 6.15 4.5
1976 6.19 4.4
1977 6.25 4.28
1978 6.32 4.18
1979 6.4 4.09
1980 6.49 4.04
1981 6.57 4
1982 6.64 3.97
1983 6.69 3.93
1984 6.73 3.89
1985 6.74 3.8
1986 6.73 3.7
1987 6.72 3.57
1988 6.69 3.5
1989 6.66 3.31
1990 6.5 3.3
1991 6.47 3.34
1992 6.44 3.37
1993 6.37 3.36
1994 6.3 3.35
1995 6.22 3.32
1996 6.14 3.3
1997 6.06 3.23
1998 5.97 3.12
1999 5.87 3.07
2000 5.79 2.94
2001 5.69 2.81
2002 5.63 2.66
2003 5.58 2.6
2004 5.5 2.49
2005 5.46 2.39
2006 5.41 2.31
2007 5.37 2.25
2008 5.27 2.26
2009 5.18 2.22
2010 5.11 2.14
2011 5.07 2.15
2012 5 2.12
2013 4.93 2.07
2014 4.79 2.06
2015 4.66 2.01
2016 4.52 1.94
2017 4.35 1.89
2018 4.24 1.84
2019 4.15 1.78
2020 4.08 1.68
2021 4 1.56
2022 3.91 1.55
2023 3.84 1.55

Guinea-Bissau and Malaysia demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Malaysia
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Malaysia
1960 22.9 17.5
1961 22.9 17.3
1962 22.6 17.1
1963 22.3 17
1964 21.7 16.9
1965 20.7 16.8
1966 19.9 16.9
1967 19.6 17
1968 19.5 17.1
1969 19.3 17.3
1970 19.1 17.4
1971 19 17.6
1972 18.8 17.9
1973 18.9 18.1
1974 18.9 18.3
1975 18.8 18.6
1976 18.5 18.8
1977 18.2 19
1978 17.8 19.3
1979 17.6 19.5
1980 17.7 19.7
1981 17.6 19.9
1982 17.5 20.1
1983 17.3 20.4
1984 17.2 20.5
1985 17.2 20.7
1986 17.1 20.9
1987 17.1 21
1988 17 21.1
1989 17 21.3
1990 17.1 21.5
1991 17.1 21.7
1992 17.1 21.9
1993 17.1 22.1
1994 17.1 22.3
1995 17.2 22.5
1996 17.2 22.7
1997 17.3 22.9
1998 17.3 23.1
1999 17.4 23.4
2000 17.4 23.5
2001 17.5 23.6
2002 17.6 23.7
2003 17.6 23.9
2004 17.7 24
2005 17.8 24.2
2006 17.9 24.5
2007 17.9 24.8
2008 18 25.1
2009 18.1 25.6
2010 18.2 26
2011 18.3 26.4
2012 18.3 26.8
2013 18.4 27.1
2014 18.5 27.5
2015 18.6 27.8
2016 18.8 28.1
2017 18.9 28.5
2018 19.1 28.8
2019 19.2 29.2
2020 19.4 29.6
2021 19.6 30.1
2022 19.8 30.6
2023 19.9 31.1
2024 20.2 31.5

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Finance

Guinea-Bissau Malaysia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$415B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
23.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
3.51%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
0.93%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
136,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-3.36%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
3.93%
2022
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
53.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
37.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
30.9%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
2.3%
2021
Number of billionaires n/a
19
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00008%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
1,031
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$449B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$116B
2024
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$1.61B
2024
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
4,333,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
1.63%
2020
Banked people share n/a
88.7%
2024

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Malaysia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
2,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
283.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
8.07 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
96%
2022
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
7.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-0.58%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,986 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
17%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
16.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Malaysia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.44%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
+174,770
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.55 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
62.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
50
2024
Higher education index n/a
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
0.72
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
22.5
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
95.8%
2022
English speaking
2.9%
2025
57.3%
2023
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
98%
2024

Health

Guinea-Bissau Malaysia
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$458
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$173.5
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
77 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
0.004%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
2.32
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
26
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
22.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
21.1%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
41
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
22%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Malaysia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.22%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
3,568 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
33,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
73,219 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
173,898 mi
2022

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