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Guinea-Bissau vs Mauritania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 5.17M in Mauritania (ranked 125/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 397,955 sq mi for Mauritania (ranked 139th vs. 28th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Mauritania
Population
2288306
5432542
Population rank 146/197 123/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$10.8B
2024
GDP rank 178/197 152/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$2,083
2024
GDP per capita rank 181/197 157/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$7,271
2024
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$4.84B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
45.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$936
2024
Government debt per person rank 150/185 144/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$2,194
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
397,955 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
13 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
4.7
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
68.9 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Mauritania
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Mauritania
1961 - $159,213,430
1962 - $164,271,558
1963 - $168,186,297
1964 - $224,495,744
1965 - $255,340,475
1966 - $266,533,605
1967 - $282,615,310
1968 - $311,395,937
1969 - $295,062,308
1970 $204,670,551 $309,405,316
1971 $204,167,297 $335,568,907
1972 $227,986,203 $391,669,449
1973 $232,331,281 $493,237,876
1974 $256,769,730 $613,010,553
1975 $283,311,997 $703,377,837
1976 $292,152,321 $775,045,517
1977 $298,871,675 $799,030,017
1978 $318,876,550 $804,629,877
1979 $308,143,183 $951,900,945
1980 $287,648,258 $1,047,925,106
1981 $402,230,865 $1,105,494,682
1982 $430,284,022 $1,108,776,653
1983 $425,225,177 $1,165,171,263
1984 $359,980,491 $1,074,373,230
1985 $373,959,151 $1,009,723,326
1986 $338,524,233 $1,186,628,778
1987 $451,893,375 $1,344,664,725
1988 $427,514,322 $1,414,951,290
1989 $554,072,303 $1,450,647,019
1990 $634,187,269 $1,506,914,408
1991 $668,470,891 $2,133,692,697
1992 $588,309,271 $2,164,298,425
1993 $615,779,519 $1,847,353,211
1994 $612,502,085 $1,944,876,755
1995 $660,195,402 $2,091,726,101
1996 $702,965,148 $2,132,087,009
1997 $698,107,222 $2,071,996,564
1998 $591,034,143 $2,032,347,665
1999 $579,365,780 $1,985,922,776
2000 $391,345,597 $1,779,520,886
2001 $412,610,872 $1,746,063,558
2002 $466,773,711 $1,777,057,481
2003 $553,614,800 $2,051,147,607
2004 $582,169,841 $2,362,501,023
2005 $639,776,041 $2,936,019,526
2006 $634,781,901 $3,919,577,286
2007 $753,162,998 $4,346,212,355
2008 $952,667,544 $5,206,437,194
2009 $890,167,833 $4,714,595,548
2010 $940,112,539 $5,628,878,798
2011 $1,157,074,319 $6,764,627,746
2012 $1,049,412,177 $6,728,208,836
2013 $1,109,682,824 $7,223,071,097
2014 $1,135,250,721 $6,592,537,782
2015 $1,152,384,167 $6,166,863,897
2016 $1,245,074,264 $6,398,747,592
2017 $1,469,978,606 $6,800,135,898
2018 $1,554,133,594 $7,473,550,557
2019 $1,588,767,976 $7,894,764,886
2020 $1,683,619,352 $8,260,752,385
2021 $1,878,659,687 $9,222,536,364
2022 $1,839,048,748 $9,557,966,698
2023 $2,077,816,135 $10,651,709,314
2024 $2,119,865,935 $10,766,731,874

Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Mauritania
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Mauritania
1961 - $188.2
1962 - $189
1963 - $188.2
1964 - $244.3
1965 - $270
1966 - $273.6
1967 - $281.5
1968 - $301
1969 - $276.6
1970 $350 $281.3
1971 $348 $296
1972 $389 $335
1973 $392 $410
1974 $419 $494
1975 $435 $551
1976 $421 $589
1977 $403 $590
1978 $403 $578
1979 $376 $664
1980 $347 $711
1981 $477 $729
1982 $503 $710
1983 $489 $725
1984 $407 $650
1985 $417 $593
1986 $371 $677
1987 $488 $746
1988 $454 $762
1989 $578 $762
1990 $651 $772
1991 $672 $1,062
1992 $574 $1,036
1993 $582 $850
1994 $561 $865
1995 $589 $905
1996 $615 $904
1997 $599 $859
1998 $498 $821
1999 $479 $781
2000 $317 $681
2001 $327 $652
2002 $362 $649
2003 $420 $732
2004 $431 $824
2005 $463 $999
2006 $449 $1,301
2007 $519 $1,405
2008 $640 $1,636
2009 $583 $1,435
2010 $600 $1,660
2011 $720 $1,931
2012 $635 $1,859
2013 $654 $1,934
2014 $652 $1,713
2015 $645 $1,555
2016 $680 $1,566
2017 $783 $1,615
2018 $809 $1,723
2019 $807 $1,767
2020 $836 $1,796
2021 $912 $1,948
2022 $873 $1,960
2023 $965 $2,121
2024 $963 $2,083

Guinea-Bissau vs. Mauritania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Mauritania
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Mauritania
1950 35.7 38.4
1951 35.9 38.8
1952 36.1 39.2
1953 36.3 39.6
1954 36.4 40.1
1955 36.6 40.6
1956 36.8 41.1
1957 37 41.7
1958 37.1 42.3
1959 37.3 42.9
1960 37.6 43.6
1961 37.8 44.3
1962 38 45
1963 35.6 45.8
1964 35.8 46.6
1965 35.9 47.4
1966 36.1 48.1
1967 36.3 48.9
1968 36.7 49.5
1969 37 50.1
1970 37.3 50.5
1971 37.5 50.8
1972 37.8 51
1973 38.2 51.2
1974 41.6 51.4
1975 41.9 51.6
1976 42.3 51.8
1977 42.6 52
1978 42.9 52.3
1979 43.2 52.8
1980 43.6 53.2
1981 43.9 53.7
1982 44.3 54.2
1983 44.6 54.6
1984 44.9 55.2
1985 45.3 55.8
1986 45.5 56.3
1987 45.8 57
1988 46.3 57.5
1989 46.6 57.7
1990 46.9 58.1
1991 47.2 58.3
1992 47.5 58.6
1993 47.8 58.7
1994 47.8 58.8
1995 48.5 58.9
1996 48.8 58.9
1997 48 59.4
1998 48.1 59.9
1999 48.5 60.4
2000 50.6 61
2001 51.1 61.7
2002 51.6 62.2
2003 52.2 62.8
2004 52.8 63.4
2005 52.9 63.9
2006 54.1 64.5
2007 54.9 64.9
2008 55.3 65.2
2009 56.3 65.5
2010 57 65.7
2011 57.7 65.8
2012 58.3 65.8
2013 58.9 65.9
2014 59.5 66.2
2015 60.1 66.5
2016 60.6 66.8
2017 61.1 67.1
2018 61.7 67.4
2019 62.2 67.6
2020 61.3 66.8
2021 61.7 66.8
2022 63.6 68.3
2023 64.1 68.5
2024 64.3 68.7
2025 64.4 68.9

Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Mauritania
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Mauritania
1960 577,633 824,298
1961 582,532 846,167
1962 589,474 869,184
1963 594,418 893,423
1964 588,543 918,955
1965 575,005 945,838
1966 566,908 974,157
1967 569,011 1,003,843
1968 578,170 1,034,739
1969 581,610 1,066,754
1970 584,403 1,099,806
1971 586,221 1,133,702
1972 586,620 1,168,355
1973 592,808 1,203,838
1974 613,338 1,240,188
1975 650,966 1,277,330
1976 694,191 1,315,336
1977 741,789 1,353,768
1978 791,694 1,392,713
1979 819,867 1,432,758
1980 829,303 1,474,043
1981 842,432 1,516,877
1982 855,891 1,561,176
1983 869,592 1,606,746
1984 883,519 1,653,693
1985 897,697 1,702,107
1986 912,126 1,751,835
1987 926,862 1,803,014
1988 942,061 1,855,859
1989 957,789 1,903,048
1990 973,669 1,951,878
1991 994,639 2,009,738
1992 1,024,356 2,088,135
1993 1,058,745 2,174,328
1994 1,092,031 2,249,454
1995 1,119,949 2,312,017
1996 1,143,535 2,358,188
1997 1,165,545 2,411,306
1998 1,187,473 2,474,651
1999 1,210,206 2,541,698
2000 1,234,741 2,613,441
2001 1,261,273 2,678,760
2002 1,289,307 2,738,655
2003 1,318,806 2,802,046
2004 1,349,563 2,868,664
2005 1,381,585 2,939,059
2006 1,415,303 3,013,660
2007 1,450,986 3,093,059
2008 1,488,054 3,183,269
2009 1,526,377 3,284,448
2010 1,566,347 3,390,965
2011 1,608,076 3,502,811
2012 1,651,417 3,619,034
2013 1,695,973 3,734,318
2014 1,741,122 3,848,514
2015 1,786,457 3,965,959
2016 1,831,893 4,086,657
2017 1,877,072 4,210,600
2018 1,922,168 4,337,685
2019 1,967,696 4,467,708
2020 2,013,255 4,600,131
2021 2,058,841 4,734,874
2022 2,105,529 4,875,637
2023 2,153,339 5,022,441
2024 2,201,352 5,169,395

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Mauritania
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Mauritania
1960 5.92 6.15
1961 5.93 6.2
1962 5.94 6.24
1963 5.95 6.31
1964 5.96 6.37
1965 5.97 6.44
1966 5.98 6.52
1967 5.99 6.57
1968 6.01 6.6
1969 6.02 6.64
1970 6.04 6.68
1971 6.06 6.7
1972 6.08 6.71
1973 6.1 6.72
1974 6.12 6.73
1975 6.15 6.71
1976 6.19 6.73
1977 6.25 6.74
1978 6.32 6.73
1979 6.4 6.7
1980 6.49 6.67
1981 6.57 6.64
1982 6.64 6.59
1983 6.69 6.54
1984 6.73 6.48
1985 6.74 6.42
1986 6.73 6.34
1987 6.72 6.27
1988 6.69 6.21
1989 6.66 6.2
1990 6.5 6.18
1991 6.47 6.16
1992 6.44 6.13
1993 6.37 6.09
1994 6.3 6.06
1995 6.22 5.96
1996 6.14 5.86
1997 6.06 5.74
1998 5.97 5.62
1999 5.87 5.52
2000 5.79 5.46
2001 5.69 5.41
2002 5.63 5.37
2003 5.58 5.36
2004 5.5 5.37
2005 5.46 5.38
2006 5.41 5.4
2007 5.37 5.43
2008 5.27 5.44
2009 5.18 5.41
2010 5.11 5.38
2011 5.07 5.38
2012 5 5.35
2013 4.93 5.32
2014 4.79 5.26
2015 4.66 5.21
2016 4.52 5.16
2017 4.35 5.11
2018 4.24 5.04
2019 4.15 4.98
2020 4.08 4.91
2021 4 4.85
2022 3.91 4.77
2023 3.84 4.7

Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea-Bissau Mauritania
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$10.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
25.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
4.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
2.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
21,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-1.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
10.4%
2019
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
43.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
30.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
54.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
24.6%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
3.1%
2019
Total reserves including gold n/a
$2.04B
2021
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$94.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
30,000
2000
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
0.23%
2020
Banked people share n/a
27.3%
2024

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Mauritania
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
4.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
19.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
19.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Mauritania
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
-2,185
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
58.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
29.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
30
2024
Higher education index n/a
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
1.02
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
25.6
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
67%
2021
English speaking
2.9%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
37.4%
2023

Health

Guinea-Bissau Mauritania
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$36.9
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
68.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
17.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
0.24
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
381
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
37.8
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
23%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
5.2%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
9.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Mauritania
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.69%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
76,983 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
153,321 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
1,145 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
7,614 mi
2018

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