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Guinea-Bissau vs New Zealand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 5.34M in New Zealand (ranked 121/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 101,665 sq mi for New Zealand (ranked 139th vs. 74th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau New Zealand
Population
2288306
5406623
Population rank 146/197 124/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$260B
2024
GDP rank 178/197 53/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$48,747
2024
GDP per capita rank 181/197 26/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$55,094
2024
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$133B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
55.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$24,936
2024
Government debt per person rank 150/185 28/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$36,132
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
101,665 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
38.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
82.4 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and New Zealand: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and New Zealand economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

New Zealand
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau New Zealand
1960 - $5,536,098,360
1961 - $5,721,994,864
1962 - $6,133,158,532
1963 - $6,699,741,645
1964 - $7,340,766,415
1965 - $5,706,251,400
1966 - $5,917,437,693
1967 - $6,016,017,227
1968 - $5,228,045,415
1969 - $5,814,357,709
1970 $204,670,551 $6,495,605,331
1971 $204,167,297 $7,911,136,757
1972 $227,986,203 $9,567,331,065
1973 $232,331,281 $12,802,281,898
1974 $256,769,730 $13,940,981,798
1975 $283,311,997 $12,861,983,284
1976 $292,152,321 $13,604,832,424
1977 $298,871,675 $15,446,825,318
1978 $318,876,550 $18,530,518,395
1979 $308,143,183 $20,731,243,113
1980 $287,648,258 $23,244,547,385
1981 $402,230,865 $24,417,617,184
1982 $430,284,022 $24,164,603,059
1983 $425,225,177 $24,309,279,706
1984 $359,980,491 $21,665,975,319
1985 $373,959,151 $24,679,795,396
1986 $338,524,233 $30,604,668,357
1987 $451,893,375 $40,376,354,070
1988 $427,514,322 $45,176,811,594
1989 $554,072,303 $43,920,222,525
1990 $634,187,269 $45,495,129,385
1991 $668,470,891 $42,745,329,732
1992 $588,309,271 $41,649,829,860
1993 $615,779,519 $46,775,620,817
1994 $612,502,085 $55,314,732,279
1995 $660,195,402 $63,918,703,507
1996 $702,965,148 $70,140,835,299
1997 $698,107,222 $66,075,143,415
1998 $591,034,143 $56,227,169,851
1999 $579,365,780 $58,762,260,626
2000 $391,345,597 $52,623,281,957
2001 $412,610,872 $53,872,425,917
2002 $466,773,711 $66,627,729,311
2003 $553,614,800 $88,250,885,550
2004 $582,169,841 $103,905,210,084
2005 $639,776,041 $114,720,129,550
2006 $634,781,901 $111,538,810,713
2007 $753,162,998 $137,188,946,866
2008 $952,667,544 $133,437,126,590
2009 $890,167,833 $121,663,439,315
2010 $940,112,539 $146,887,902,524
2011 $1,157,074,319 $168,484,908,960
2012 $1,049,412,177 $176,560,711,239
2013 $1,109,682,824 $191,012,364,177
2014 $1,135,250,721 $201,518,402,787
2015 $1,152,384,167 $178,224,167,088
2016 $1,245,074,264 $189,100,085,275
2017 $1,469,978,606 $206,745,969,246
2018 $1,554,133,594 $211,985,631,173
2019 $1,588,767,976 $213,006,341,102
2020 $1,683,619,352 $213,029,554,654
2021 $1,878,659,687 $253,977,931,815
2022 $1,839,048,748 $249,509,991,440
2023 $2,077,816,135 $255,194,972,673
2024 $2,119,865,935 $260,235,932,559

Guinea-Bissau and New Zealand economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

New Zealand
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau New Zealand
1960 - $2,334
1961 - $2,365
1962 - $2,471
1963 - $2,646
1964 - $2,839
1965 - $2,171
1966 - $2,211
1967 - $2,208
1968 - $1,902
1969 - $2,097
1970 $350 $2,311
1971 $348 $2,773
1972 $389 $3,295
1973 $392 $4,323
1974 $419 $4,611
1975 $435 $4,172
1976 $421 $4,374
1977 $403 $4,951
1978 $403 $5,937
1979 $376 $6,668
1980 $347 $7,467
1981 $477 $7,814
1982 $503 $7,656
1983 $489 $7,598
1984 $407 $6,714
1985 $417 $7,601
1986 $371 $9,428
1987 $488 $12,331
1988 $454 $13,759
1989 $578 $13,312
1990 $651 $13,663
1991 $672 $12,230
1992 $574 $11,793
1993 $582 $13,094
1994 $561 $15,280
1995 $589 $17,400
1996 $615 $18,794
1997 $599 $17,474
1998 $498 $14,738
1999 $479 $15,322
2000 $317 $13,641
2001 $327 $13,883
2002 $362 $16,874
2003 $420 $21,914
2004 $431 $25,420
2005 $463 $27,751
2006 $449 $26,655
2007 $519 $32,480
2008 $640 $31,325
2009 $583 $28,277
2010 $600 $33,762
2011 $720 $38,432
2012 $635 $40,054
2013 $654 $43,000
2014 $652 $44,618
2015 $645 $38,665
2016 $680 $40,114
2017 $783 $42,950
2018 $809 $43,257
2019 $807 $42,779
2020 $836 $41,851
2021 $912 $49,689
2022 $873 $48,760
2023 $965 $48,655
2024 $963 $48,747

Guinea-Bissau vs. New Zealand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

New Zealand
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau New Zealand
1950 35.7 69.3
1951 35.9 69.1
1952 36.1 69.4
1953 36.3 70.2
1954 36.4 70.3
1955 36.6 70.5
1956 36.8 70.7
1957 37 70.3
1958 37.1 70.9
1959 37.3 70.8
1960 37.6 71.2
1961 37.8 70.9
1962 38 71.2
1963 35.6 71.3
1964 35.8 71.3
1965 35.9 71.2
1966 36.1 71.1
1967 36.3 71.4
1968 36.7 71.1
1969 37 71.5
1970 37.3 71.2
1971 37.5 71.7
1972 37.8 71.8
1973 38.2 71.7
1974 41.6 71.9
1975 41.9 72.2
1976 42.3 72.4
1977 42.6 72.1
1978 42.9 73
1979 43.2 73.1
1980 43.6 72.9
1981 43.9 73.6
1982 44.3 73.7
1983 44.6 73.8
1984 44.9 74.4
1985 45.3 73.9
1986 45.5 74.1
1987 45.8 74.2
1988 46.3 74.5
1989 46.6 74.9
1990 46.9 75.4
1991 47.2 76.1
1992 47.5 76.2
1993 47.8 76.5
1994 47.8 76.9
1995 48.5 76.8
1996 48.8 76.8
1997 48 77.3
1998 48.1 78.2
1999 48.5 77.9
2000 50.6 78.7
2001 51.1 78.7
2002 51.6 78.9
2003 52.2 79.1
2004 52.8 79.4
2005 52.9 80
2006 54.1 80
2007 54.9 80.1
2008 55.3 80.2
2009 56.3 80.5
2010 57 81.1
2011 57.7 80.8
2012 58.3 81.2
2013 58.9 81.6
2014 59.5 81.4
2015 60.1 81.6
2016 60.6 82
2017 61.1 81.6
2018 61.7 81.9
2019 62.2 81.8
2020 61.3 82.7
2021 61.7 82.3
2022 63.6 81
2023 64.1 82.1
2024 64.3 82.2
2025 64.4 82.4

Guinea-Bissau and New Zealand population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

New Zealand
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau New Zealand
1960 577,633 2,371,800
1961 582,532 2,419,700
1962 589,474 2,482,000
1963 594,418 2,531,800
1964 588,543 2,585,400
1965 575,005 2,628,400
1966 566,908 2,675,900
1967 569,011 2,724,100
1968 578,170 2,748,100
1969 581,610 2,772,800
1970 584,403 2,810,700
1971 586,221 2,853,000
1972 586,620 2,903,900
1973 592,808 2,961,300
1974 613,338 3,023,700
1975 650,966 3,083,100
1976 694,191 3,110,500
1977 741,789 3,120,200
1978 791,694 3,121,200
1979 819,867 3,109,000
1980 829,303 3,112,900
1981 842,432 3,124,900
1982 855,891 3,156,100
1983 869,592 3,199,300
1984 883,519 3,227,100
1985 897,697 3,247,100
1986 912,126 3,246,300
1987 926,862 3,274,400
1988 942,061 3,283,400
1989 957,789 3,299,200
1990 973,669 3,329,800
1991 994,639 3,495,100
1992 1,024,356 3,531,700
1993 1,058,745 3,572,200
1994 1,092,031 3,620,000
1995 1,119,949 3,673,400
1996 1,143,535 3,732,000
1997 1,165,545 3,781,300
1998 1,187,473 3,815,000
1999 1,210,206 3,835,100
2000 1,234,741 3,857,700
2001 1,261,273 3,880,500
2002 1,289,307 3,948,500
2003 1,318,806 4,027,200
2004 1,349,563 4,087,500
2005 1,381,585 4,133,900
2006 1,415,303 4,184,600
2007 1,450,986 4,223,800
2008 1,488,054 4,259,800
2009 1,526,377 4,302,600
2010 1,566,347 4,350,700
2011 1,608,076 4,384,000
2012 1,651,417 4,408,100
2013 1,695,973 4,442,100
2014 1,741,122 4,516,500
2015 1,786,457 4,609,400
2016 1,831,893 4,714,100
2017 1,877,072 4,813,600
2018 1,922,168 4,900,600
2019 1,967,696 4,979,200
2020 2,013,255 5,090,200
2021 2,058,841 5,111,300
2022 2,105,529 5,117,100
2023 2,153,339 5,245,000
2024 2,201,352 5,338,500

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and New Zealand

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

New Zealand
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau New Zealand
1960 5.92 4.24
1961 5.93 4.31
1962 5.94 4.19
1963 5.95 4.05
1964 5.96 3.8
1965 5.97 3.54
1966 5.98 3.41
1967 5.99 3.35
1968 6.01 3.34
1969 6.02 3.28
1970 6.04 3.17
1971 6.06 3.18
1972 6.08 3
1973 6.1 2.76
1974 6.12 2.58
1975 6.15 2.37
1976 6.19 2.27
1977 6.25 2.21
1978 6.32 2.07
1979 6.4 2.12
1980 6.49 2.03
1981 6.57 2.01
1982 6.64 1.95
1983 6.69 1.92
1984 6.73 1.93
1985 6.74 1.93
1986 6.73 1.96
1987 6.72 2.03
1988 6.69 2.1
1989 6.66 2.12
1990 6.5 2.18
1991 6.47 2.09
1992 6.44 2.06
1993 6.37 2.04
1994 6.3 1.98
1995 6.22 1.98
1996 6.14 1.96
1997 6.06 1.96
1998 5.97 1.89
1999 5.87 1.97
2000 5.79 1.98
2001 5.69 1.97
2002 5.63 1.89
2003 5.58 1.93
2004 5.5 1.98
2005 5.46 1.97
2006 5.41 2.01
2007 5.37 2.18
2008 5.27 2.19
2009 5.18 2.13
2010 5.11 2.17
2011 5.07 2.09
2012 5 2.1
2013 4.93 2.01
2014 4.79 1.92
2015 4.66 1.99
2016 4.52 1.87
2017 4.35 1.81
2018 4.24 1.71
2019 4.15 1.72
2020 4.08 1.61
2021 4 1.64
2022 3.91 1.66
2023 3.84 1.56

Guinea-Bissau and New Zealand demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

New Zealand
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau New Zealand
1960 22.9 27.5
1961 22.9 27.1
1962 22.6 26.8
1963 22.3 26.4
1964 21.7 26.2
1965 20.7 26
1966 19.9 25.9
1967 19.6 25.8
1968 19.5 25.7
1969 19.3 25.7
1970 19.1 25.6
1971 19 25.7
1972 18.8 25.9
1973 18.9 26
1974 18.9 26.2
1975 18.8 26.3
1976 18.5 26.5
1977 18.2 26.8
1978 17.8 27.1
1979 17.6 27.5
1980 17.7 27.9
1981 17.6 28.2
1982 17.5 28.5
1983 17.3 28.8
1984 17.2 29.1
1985 17.2 29.4
1986 17.1 29.8
1987 17.1 30.1
1988 17 30.4
1989 17 30.8
1990 17.1 31.1
1991 17.1 31.4
1992 17.1 31.7
1993 17.1 32
1994 17.1 32.3
1995 17.2 32.6
1996 17.2 32.8
1997 17.3 33.2
1998 17.3 33.6
1999 17.4 34
2000 17.4 34.3
2001 17.5 34.6
2002 17.6 34.8
2003 17.6 35
2004 17.7 35.2
2005 17.8 35.5
2006 17.9 35.8
2007 17.9 36.1
2008 18 36.4
2009 18.1 36.6
2010 18.2 36.8
2011 18.3 37
2012 18.3 37.2
2013 18.4 37.4
2014 18.5 37.5
2015 18.6 37.4
2016 18.8 37.3
2017 18.9 37.2
2018 19.1 37.3
2019 19.2 37.3
2020 19.4 37.5
2021 19.6 37.8
2022 19.8 38.1
2023 19.9 38.3
2024 20.2 38.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea-Bissau New Zealand
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$247B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
43%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
5.28%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-5.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
4.72%
2024
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
67.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
19.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
78.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
n/a
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
112
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$92.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$22.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$598M
2024
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
996,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
18.8%
2018
Banked people share n/a
97.9%
2024

Energy

Guinea-Bissau New Zealand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
3,629 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
$14.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
35.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
6.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
55.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
28.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
39.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
31.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
7,952 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
81.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
59.5%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau New Zealand
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
+18,766
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
87.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
89
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
83
2024
Higher education index n/a
91
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
1.11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
9.6
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
2.9%
2025
97.8%
2023
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
96.2%
2023

Health

Guinea-Bissau New Zealand
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$4,804
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$561
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
82.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
3.57
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
4.7
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
34.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
12.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
10 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau New Zealand
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.18%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
19,044 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
37,494 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
38,418 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
60,159 mi
2020

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