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Guinea-Bissau vs Mali statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 139th vs. 23rd).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Mali
Population
2288306
25787988
Population rank 146/197 58/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$26.6B
2024
GDP rank 178/197 113/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$1,086
2024
GDP per capita rank 181/197 171/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$3,309
2024
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$13.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
51.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$563
2024
Government debt per person rank 150/185 161/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$1,598
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
471,118 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
52 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
5.61
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
16.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
60.9 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Mali: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Mali economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Mali
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Mali
1967 - $275,494,478
1968 - $343,771,973
1969 - $339,913,867
1970 $204,670,551 $359,772,315
1971 $204,167,297 $395,218,629
1972 $227,986,203 $486,617,280
1973 $232,331,281 $563,683,703
1974 $256,769,730 $538,747,340
1975 $283,311,997 $830,710,615
1976 $292,152,321 $939,228,017
1977 $298,871,675 $1,049,838,548
1978 $318,876,550 $1,222,702,573
1979 $308,143,183 $1,595,422,956
1980 $287,648,258 $1,759,691,186
1981 $402,230,865 $1,538,972,424
1982 $430,284,022 $1,333,754,225
1983 $425,225,177 $1,297,765,326
1984 $359,980,491 $1,232,932,104
1985 $373,959,151 $1,392,196,048
1986 $338,524,233 $1,852,163,453
1987 $451,893,375 $2,090,629,987
1988 $427,514,322 $2,169,040,603
1989 $554,072,303 $2,181,821,909
1990 $634,187,269 $2,681,912,149
1991 $668,470,891 $2,724,131,458
1992 $588,309,271 $2,830,673,378
1993 $615,779,519 $2,818,281,085
1994 $612,502,085 $2,081,846,498
1995 $660,195,402 $2,706,425,157
1996 $702,965,148 $2,780,422,049
1997 $698,107,222 $2,697,105,823
1998 $591,034,143 $2,920,358,711
1999 $579,365,780 $3,440,724,710
2000 $391,345,597 $2,961,484,954
2001 $412,610,872 $3,468,337,942
2002 $466,773,711 $3,908,121,307
2003 $553,614,800 $4,714,071,980
2004 $582,169,841 $7,113,132,070
2005 $639,776,041 $8,009,875,052
2006 $634,781,901 $8,858,863,053
2007 $753,162,998 $10,289,243,720
2008 $952,667,544 $12,262,134,441
2009 $890,167,833 $12,592,138,109
2010 $940,112,539 $13,196,527,458
2011 $1,157,074,319 $15,506,843,902
2012 $1,049,412,177 $14,891,957,623
2013 $1,109,682,824 $15,769,357,573
2014 $1,135,250,721 $16,943,434,591
2015 $1,152,384,167 $15,583,181,170
2016 $1,245,074,264 $16,743,796,800
2017 $1,469,978,606 $18,308,362,040
2018 $1,554,133,594 $20,368,015,381
2019 $1,588,767,976 $20,477,421,885
2020 $1,683,619,352 $20,698,560,939
2021 $1,878,659,687 $22,999,245,263
2022 $1,839,048,748 $22,374,051,350
2023 $2,077,816,135 $24,621,545,565
2024 $2,119,865,935 $26,588,067,731

Guinea-Bissau and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Mali
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Mali
1967 - $46
1968 - $56.5
1969 - $55
1970 $350 $57.3
1971 $348 $62
1972 $389 $75.1
1973 $392 $85.4
1974 $419 $80.2
1975 $435 $121.5
1976 $421 $134.9
1977 $403 $148.1
1978 $403 $169.1
1979 $376 $216.3
1980 $347 $233.7
1981 $477 $200.1
1982 $503 $169.7
1983 $489 $161.5
1984 $407 $150.2
1985 $417 $166.2
1986 $371 $217.1
1987 $488 $240.8
1988 $454 $245.5
1989 $578 $242.4
1990 $651 $292.2
1991 $672 $290.9
1992 $574 $296.3
1993 $582 $288.9
1994 $561 $208.9
1995 $589 $265.7
1996 $615 $267.2
1997 $599 $253.3
1998 $498 $267.4
1999 $479 $306
2000 $317 $256.2
2001 $327 $291.2
2002 $362 $318
2003 $420 $372
2004 $431 $543
2005 $463 $592
2006 $449 $633
2007 $519 $712
2008 $640 $821
2009 $583 $816
2010 $600 $828
2011 $720 $942
2012 $635 $878
2013 $654 $903
2014 $652 $940
2015 $645 $838
2016 $680 $872
2017 $783 $924
2018 $809 $996
2019 $807 $972
2020 $836 $953
2021 $912 $1,027
2022 $873 $970
2023 $965 $1,036
2024 $963 $1,086

Guinea-Bissau vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Mali
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Mali
1950 35.7 28.7
1951 35.9 28.9
1952 36.1 29.1
1953 36.3 29.4
1954 36.4 29.5
1955 36.6 29.7
1956 36.8 29.9
1957 37 30.1
1958 37.1 30.2
1959 37.3 30.3
1960 37.6 30.5
1961 37.8 30.6
1962 38 30.8
1963 35.6 31
1964 35.8 31.2
1965 35.9 31.5
1966 36.1 31.8
1967 36.3 32.2
1968 36.7 32.6
1969 37 32.9
1970 37.3 33.4
1971 37.5 33.8
1972 37.8 34.5
1973 38.2 35.1
1974 41.6 35.7
1975 41.9 36.5
1976 42.3 37.2
1977 42.6 38
1978 42.9 38.8
1979 43.2 39.5
1980 43.6 40.3
1981 43.9 41
1982 44.3 41.8
1983 44.6 42.7
1984 44.9 43.4
1985 45.3 43.9
1986 45.5 44.6
1987 45.8 45.2
1988 46.3 45.7
1989 46.6 46.2
1990 46.9 46.5
1991 47.2 46.9
1992 47.5 47.2
1993 47.8 47.6
1994 47.8 47.9
1995 48.5 48.3
1996 48.8 48.5
1997 48 49.1
1998 48.1 49.6
1999 48.5 50.1
2000 50.6 50.6
2001 51.1 51.3
2002 51.6 52
2003 52.2 52.6
2004 52.8 53.3
2005 52.9 53.8
2006 54.1 54.3
2007 54.9 54.8
2008 55.3 55.2
2009 56.3 55.6
2010 57 56
2011 57.7 56.4
2012 58.3 56.7
2013 58.9 57.1
2014 59.5 57.5
2015 60.1 57.9
2016 60.6 58.3
2017 61.1 58.6
2018 61.7 58.9
2019 62.2 59.2
2020 61.3 58.9
2021 61.7 59.1
2022 63.6 60
2023 64.1 60.4
2024 64.3 60.7
2025 64.4 60.9

Guinea-Bissau and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Mali
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Mali
1960 577,633 5,402,550
1961 582,532 5,482,283
1962 589,474 5,563,917
1963 594,418 5,646,605
1964 588,543 5,730,125
1965 575,005 5,815,487
1966 566,908 5,902,204
1967 569,011 5,990,906
1968 578,170 6,082,979
1969 581,610 6,177,704
1970 584,403 6,276,472
1971 586,221 6,377,944
1972 586,620 6,483,726
1973 592,808 6,597,106
1974 613,338 6,715,436
1975 650,966 6,837,261
1976 694,191 6,960,979
1977 741,789 7,090,979
1978 791,694 7,229,651
1979 819,867 7,375,266
1980 829,303 7,530,515
1981 842,432 7,692,766
1982 855,891 7,860,194
1983 869,592 8,034,400
1984 883,519 8,208,599
1985 897,697 8,374,663
1986 912,126 8,531,277
1987 926,862 8,681,164
1988 942,061 8,833,996
1989 957,789 8,999,938
1990 973,669 9,178,830
1991 994,639 9,362,888
1992 1,024,356 9,553,540
1993 1,058,745 9,754,786
1994 1,092,031 9,967,031
1995 1,119,949 10,185,365
1996 1,143,535 10,407,278
1997 1,165,545 10,646,495
1998 1,187,473 10,919,573
1999 1,210,206 11,227,415
2000 1,234,741 11,559,290
2001 1,261,273 11,912,158
2002 1,289,307 12,288,050
2003 1,318,806 12,684,955
2004 1,349,563 13,102,409
2005 1,381,585 13,538,647
2006 1,415,303 13,990,139
2007 1,450,986 14,457,775
2008 1,488,054 14,940,782
2009 1,526,377 15,435,539
2010 1,566,347 15,945,198
2011 1,608,076 16,469,049
2012 1,651,417 16,957,033
2013 1,695,973 17,459,615
2014 1,741,122 18,020,267
2015 1,786,457 18,593,022
2016 1,831,893 19,191,289
2017 1,877,072 19,813,011
2018 1,922,168 20,442,030
2019 1,967,696 21,068,405
2020 2,013,255 21,713,836
2021 2,058,841 22,388,630
2022 2,105,529 23,072,640
2023 2,153,339 23,769,127
2024 2,201,352 24,478,595

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Mali

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Mali
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Mali
1960 5.92 7.02
1961 5.93 7.03
1962 5.94 7.04
1963 5.95 7.05
1964 5.96 7.06
1965 5.97 7.08
1966 5.98 7.11
1967 5.99 7.14
1968 6.01 7.16
1969 6.02 7.18
1970 6.04 7.18
1971 6.06 7.2
1972 6.08 7.22
1973 6.1 7.22
1974 6.12 7.23
1975 6.15 7.25
1976 6.19 7.27
1977 6.25 7.3
1978 6.32 7.32
1979 6.4 7.35
1980 6.49 7.37
1981 6.57 7.37
1982 6.64 7.32
1983 6.69 7.28
1984 6.73 7.26
1985 6.74 7.26
1986 6.73 7.31
1987 6.72 7.31
1988 6.69 7.32
1989 6.66 7.33
1990 6.5 7.31
1991 6.47 7.28
1992 6.44 7.24
1993 6.37 7.18
1994 6.3 7.12
1995 6.22 7.05
1996 6.14 7.01
1997 6.06 6.97
1998 5.97 6.94
1999 5.87 6.91
2000 5.79 6.89
2001 5.69 6.85
2002 5.63 6.82
2003 5.58 6.78
2004 5.5 6.74
2005 5.46 6.71
2006 5.41 6.68
2007 5.37 6.65
2008 5.27 6.62
2009 5.18 6.59
2010 5.11 6.58
2011 5.07 6.55
2012 5 6.52
2013 4.93 6.49
2014 4.79 6.44
2015 4.66 6.39
2016 4.52 6.32
2017 4.35 6.25
2018 4.24 6.12
2019 4.15 5.89
2020 4.08 5.85
2021 4 5.78
2022 3.91 5.69
2023 3.84 5.61

Guinea-Bissau and Mali demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Mali
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Mali
1960 22.9 19.8
1961 22.9 19.8
1962 22.6 19.8
1963 22.3 19.8
1964 21.7 19.8
1965 20.7 19.8
1966 19.9 19.7
1967 19.6 19.6
1968 19.5 19.6
1969 19.3 19.5
1970 19.1 19.4
1971 19 19.3
1972 18.8 19.2
1973 18.9 19.1
1974 18.9 19
1975 18.8 18.9
1976 18.5 18.7
1977 18.2 18.6
1978 17.8 18.4
1979 17.6 18.3
1980 17.7 18.1
1981 17.6 17.9
1982 17.5 17.8
1983 17.3 17.6
1984 17.2 17.5
1985 17.2 17.3
1986 17.1 17.1
1987 17.1 16.9
1988 17 16.8
1989 17 16.6
1990 17.1 16.5
1991 17.1 16.4
1992 17.1 16.4
1993 17.1 16.3
1994 17.1 16.3
1995 17.2 16.3
1996 17.2 16.3
1997 17.3 16.3
1998 17.3 16.4
1999 17.4 16.4
2000 17.4 16.5
2001 17.5 16.5
2002 17.6 16.6
2003 17.6 16.6
2004 17.7 16.6
2005 17.8 16.6
2006 17.9 16.6
2007 17.9 16.6
2008 18 16.5
2009 18.1 16.4
2010 18.2 16.4
2011 18.3 16.3
2012 18.3 16.1
2013 18.4 16
2014 18.5 16
2015 18.6 16
2016 18.8 16
2017 18.9 16
2018 19.1 16
2019 19.2 16.1
2020 19.4 16.2
2021 19.6 16.3
2022 19.8 16.5
2023 19.9 16.6
2024 20.2 16.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea-Bissau Mali
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$24.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
26.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
4.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-3.13%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
2.39%
2022
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
36.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
52.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
28.3%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
3.2%
2021
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
217,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
5.52%
2018
Banked people share n/a
54.7%
2024

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Mali
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
6.66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
71.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
62.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
56.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
54.5%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Mali
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
-46,880
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
15
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
27
2024
Higher education index n/a
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
10.9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
22.7
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
31%
2020
English speaking
2.9%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
35.1%
2023

Health

Guinea-Bissau Mali
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$29.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
60.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
8.68%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
367
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
91.3
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
11.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
5.32 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Mali
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.82%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
19,246 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
167,103 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
51,336 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
86,437 mi
2018

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