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Guinea-Bissau vs Moldova statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 139th vs. 135th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Moldova
Population
2288306
2358679
Population rank 146/197 145/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$18.2B
2024
GDP rank 178/197 134/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$7,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 181/197 99/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$18,717
2024
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$6.94B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
36.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$2,905
2024
Government debt per person rank 150/185 103/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$4,214
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
12,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
39.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Moldova: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Moldova economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Moldova
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Moldova
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 -
1981 $402,230,865 -
1982 $430,284,022 -
1983 $425,225,177 -
1984 $359,980,491 -
1985 $373,959,151 -
1986 $338,524,233 -
1987 $451,893,375 -
1988 $427,514,322 -
1989 $554,072,303 -
1990 $634,187,269 $3,592,857,043
1991 $668,470,891 $3,094,565,871
1992 $588,309,271 $2,319,243,436
1993 $615,779,519 $2,371,813,324
1994 $612,502,085 $1,702,314,268
1995 $660,195,402 $1,752,999,370
1996 $702,965,148 $1,695,122,174
1997 $698,107,222 $1,930,081,169
1998 $591,034,143 $1,698,717,505
1999 $579,365,780 $1,170,782,957
2000 $391,345,597 $1,288,429,392
2001 $412,610,872 $1,480,673,594
2002 $466,773,711 $1,661,818,168
2003 $553,614,800 $1,980,907,435
2004 $582,169,841 $2,598,249,556
2005 $639,776,041 $2,988,342,907
2006 $634,781,901 $3,408,255,451
2007 $753,162,998 $4,401,173,152
2008 $952,667,544 $6,054,824,248
2009 $890,167,833 $5,439,434,272
2010 $940,112,539 $6,974,982,370
2011 $1,157,074,319 $8,414,352,020
2012 $1,049,412,177 $8,709,138,635
2013 $1,109,682,824 $9,496,717,876
2014 $1,135,250,721 $9,402,090,138
2015 $1,152,384,167 $7,797,667,197
2016 $1,245,074,264 $7,980,917,076
2017 $1,469,978,606 $9,514,404,016
2018 $1,554,133,594 $11,252,353,421
2019 $1,588,767,976 $11,736,797,055
2020 $1,683,619,352 $11,530,746,234
2021 $1,878,659,687 $13,691,869,264
2022 $1,839,048,748 $14,525,337,524
2023 $2,077,816,135 $16,711,906,746
2024 $2,119,865,935 $18,200,340,854

Guinea-Bissau and Moldova economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Moldova
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Moldova
1970 $350 -
1971 $348 -
1972 $389 -
1973 $392 -
1974 $419 -
1975 $435 -
1976 $421 -
1977 $403 -
1978 $403 -
1979 $376 -
1980 $347 -
1981 $477 -
1982 $503 -
1983 $489 -
1984 $407 -
1985 $417 -
1986 $371 -
1987 $488 -
1988 $454 -
1989 $578 -
1990 $651 $1,207
1991 $672 $1,038
1992 $574 $778
1993 $582 $797
1994 $561 $574
1995 $589 $594
1996 $615 $575
1997 $599 $657
1998 $498 $579
1999 $479 $399
2000 $317 $441
2001 $327 $507
2002 $362 $571
2003 $420 $682
2004 $431 $897
2005 $463 $1,034
2006 $449 $1,183
2007 $519 $1,531
2008 $640 $2,111
2009 $583 $1,898
2010 $600 $2,437
2011 $720 $2,941
2012 $635 $3,045
2013 $654 $3,321
2014 $652 $3,290
2015 $645 $2,750
2016 $680 $2,847
2017 $783 $3,453
2018 $809 $4,156
2019 $807 $4,405
2020 $836 $4,376
2021 $912 $5,275
2022 $873 $5,744
2023 $965 $6,800
2024 $963 $7,618

Guinea-Bissau vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Moldova
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Moldova
1950 35.7 54
1951 35.9 54.5
1952 36.1 55.1
1953 36.3 55.7
1954 36.4 56.3
1955 36.6 56.9
1956 36.8 57.4
1957 37 58
1958 37.1 58.5
1959 37.3 59
1960 37.6 59.4
1961 37.8 59.9
1962 38 60.3
1963 35.6 60.6
1964 35.8 61
1965 35.9 61.3
1966 36.1 61.6
1967 36.3 61.8
1968 36.7 62
1969 37 62.2
1970 37.3 62.4
1971 37.5 62.7
1972 37.8 62.9
1973 38.2 63.2
1974 41.6 63.4
1975 41.9 63.7
1976 42.3 64
1977 42.6 64.2
1978 42.9 64.5
1979 43.2 64.8
1980 43.6 65.2
1981 43.9 65.6
1982 44.3 65.9
1983 44.6 66.1
1984 44.9 66.4
1985 45.3 66.9
1986 45.5 67.4
1987 45.8 67.9
1988 46.3 68.2
1989 46.6 68.2
1990 46.9 67.9
1991 47.2 67.6
1992 47.5 66.7
1993 47.8 66.7
1994 47.8 66.3
1995 48.5 66.2
1996 48.8 66.2
1997 48 66.5
1998 48.1 66.8
1999 48.5 67.2
2000 50.6 67.5
2001 51.1 67.7
2002 51.6 67.8
2003 52.2 67.9
2004 52.8 68
2005 52.9 68.2
2006 54.1 68.4
2007 54.9 68.7
2008 55.3 69
2009 56.3 69.4
2010 57 69.9
2011 57.7 70.2
2012 58.3 70.3
2013 58.9 70.3
2014 59.5 70.2
2015 60.1 70.1
2016 60.6 70.2
2017 61.1 70.4
2018 61.7 70.2
2019 62.2 70.2
2020 61.3 69.9
2021 61.7 69
2022 63.6 71.5
2023 64.1 71.2
2024 64.3 71.3
2025 64.4 71.5

Guinea-Bissau and Moldova population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Moldova
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Moldova
1960 577,633 2,058,020
1961 582,532 2,103,327
1962 589,474 2,147,227
1963 594,418 2,188,895
1964 588,543 2,228,000
1965 575,005 2,265,287
1966 566,908 2,301,871
1967 569,011 2,337,695
1968 578,170 2,373,073
1969 581,610 2,408,469
1970 584,403 2,437,590
1971 586,221 2,460,611
1972 586,620 2,484,742
1973 592,808 2,510,584
1974 613,338 2,538,164
1975 650,966 2,566,998
1976 694,191 2,596,491
1977 741,789 2,626,298
1978 791,694 2,656,211
1979 819,867 2,683,035
1980 829,303 2,708,675
1981 842,432 2,735,987
1982 855,891 2,763,101
1983 869,592 2,791,207
1984 883,519 2,820,518
1985 897,697 2,850,787
1986 912,126 2,883,057
1987 926,862 2,916,306
1988 942,061 2,948,891
1989 957,789 2,970,039
1990 973,669 2,977,912
1991 994,639 2,981,566
1992 1,024,356 2,980,965
1993 1,058,745 2,975,966
1994 1,092,031 2,966,745
1995 1,119,949 2,953,200
1996 1,143,535 2,947,293
1997 1,165,545 2,936,413
1998 1,187,473 2,935,227
1999 1,210,206 2,930,622
2000 1,234,741 2,924,668
2001 1,261,273 2,918,135
2002 1,289,307 2,911,385
2003 1,318,806 2,903,198
2004 1,349,563 2,896,023
2005 1,381,585 2,888,985
2006 1,415,303 2,880,967
2007 1,450,986 2,874,299
2008 1,488,054 2,868,833
2009 1,526,377 2,865,213
2010 1,566,347 2,862,354
2011 1,608,076 2,860,699
2012 1,651,417 2,860,324
2013 1,695,973 2,859,558
2014 1,741,122 2,857,815
2015 1,786,457 2,835,978
2016 1,831,893 2,803,186
2017 1,877,072 2,755,189
2018 1,922,168 2,707,203
2019 1,967,696 2,664,224
2020 2,013,255 2,635,130
2021 2,058,841 2,595,809
2022 2,105,529 2,528,654
2023 2,153,339 2,457,783
2024 2,201,352 2,389,275

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Moldova

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Moldova
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Moldova
1960 5.92 3.32
1961 5.93 3.23
1962 5.94 3.04
1963 5.95 2.89
1964 5.96 2.71
1965 5.97 2.69
1966 5.98 2.65
1967 5.99 2.62
1968 6.01 2.59
1969 6.02 2.57
1970 6.04 2.57
1971 6.06 2.56
1972 6.08 2.56
1973 6.1 2.57
1974 6.12 2.56
1975 6.15 2.52
1976 6.19 2.47
1977 6.25 2.42
1978 6.32 2.39
1979 6.4 2.38
1980 6.49 2.38
1981 6.57 2.4
1982 6.64 2.45
1983 6.69 2.58
1984 6.73 2.67
1985 6.74 2.67
1986 6.73 2.74
1987 6.72 2.78
1988 6.69 2.63
1989 6.66 2.46
1990 6.5 2.39
1991 6.47 2.28
1992 6.44 2.22
1993 6.37 2.11
1994 6.3 1.99
1995 6.22 1.83
1996 6.14 1.71
1997 6.06 1.79
1998 5.97 1.65
1999 5.87 1.56
2000 5.79 1.5
2001 5.69 1.47
2002 5.63 1.45
2003 5.58 1.48
2004 5.5 1.54
2005 5.46 1.53
2006 5.41 1.54
2007 5.37 1.58
2008 5.27 1.64
2009 5.18 1.72
2010 5.11 1.7
2011 5.07 1.65
2012 5 1.66
2013 4.93 1.62
2014 4.79 1.82
2015 4.66 1.87
2016 4.52 1.89
2017 4.35 1.81
2018 4.24 1.81
2019 4.15 1.78
2020 4.08 1.77
2021 4 1.75
2022 3.91 1.69
2023 3.84 1.73

Guinea-Bissau and Moldova demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Moldova
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Moldova
1960 22.9 24.6
1961 22.9 24.7
1962 22.6 24.9
1963 22.3 25.1
1964 21.7 25.4
1965 20.7 25.7
1966 19.9 25.9
1967 19.6 26.1
1968 19.5 26.3
1969 19.3 26.4
1970 19.1 26.4
1971 19 26.3
1972 18.8 26.3
1973 18.9 26.3
1974 18.9 26.5
1975 18.8 26.7
1976 18.5 26.9
1977 18.2 27.2
1978 17.8 27.5
1979 17.6 27.6
1980 17.7 27.6
1981 17.6 27.9
1982 17.5 28.1
1983 17.3 28.3
1984 17.2 28.5
1985 17.2 28.7
1986 17.1 28.9
1987 17.1 29.1
1988 17 29.3
1989 17 29.5
1990 17.1 29.8
1991 17.1 30.2
1992 17.1 30.4
1993 17.1 30.6
1994 17.1 30.8
1995 17.2 31
1996 17.2 31.2
1997 17.3 31.3
1998 17.3 31.5
1999 17.4 31.8
2000 17.4 32
2001 17.5 32.2
2002 17.6 32.4
2003 17.6 32.6
2004 17.7 32.8
2005 17.8 33
2006 17.9 33.3
2007 17.9 33.6
2008 18 33.9
2009 18.1 34.3
2010 18.2 34.6
2011 18.3 34.9
2012 18.3 35.1
2013 18.4 35.4
2014 18.5 35.7
2015 18.6 36.1
2016 18.8 36.5
2017 18.9 36.8
2018 19.1 37.2
2019 19.2 37.6
2020 19.4 38
2021 19.6 38.3
2022 19.8 38.6
2023 19.9 38.8
2024 20.2 39.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea-Bissau Moldova
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$16.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
39.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
6.63%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-5.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
1.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
62.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
58.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
22.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
4.3%
2023
Total reserves including gold n/a
$5.48B
2024
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$1.92B
2024
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
29,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
55.5%
2024

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Moldova
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
1,297 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
9.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
4.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
81.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
21.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.78%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
81.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,412 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
6.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
4.73%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Moldova
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
-27,088
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
43.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
43
2024
Higher education index n/a
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
2.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
99.6%
2021
English speaking
2.9%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
80.2%
2023

Health

Guinea-Bissau Moldova
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$398
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$126.3
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
2.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
3.25
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
25.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
14.7
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
6.3%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
29.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
11.1 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Moldova
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
5,321 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
9,421 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
1,492 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
5,811 mi
2012

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