Guinea-Bissau vs North Korea statistics compared

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 139th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Guinea-Bissau and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Guinea-Bissau

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Guinea-Bissau	North Korea
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	-
1991	$668,470,891	-
1992	$588,309,271	-
1993	$615,779,519	-
1994	$612,502,085	-
1995	$660,195,402	-
1996	$702,965,148	-
1997	$698,107,222	-
1998	$591,034,143	-
1999	$579,365,780	-
2000	$391,345,597	-
2001	$412,610,872	-
2002	$466,773,711	-
2003	$553,614,800	-
2004	$582,169,841	-
2005	$639,776,041	-
2006	$634,781,901	-
2007	$753,162,998	-
2008	$952,667,544	-
2009	$890,167,833	$23,356,470,000
2010	$940,112,539	$25,995,513,000
2011	$1,157,074,319	$29,005,020,000
2012	$1,049,412,177	$29,890,710,000
2013	$1,109,682,824	$30,588,922,000
2014	$1,135,250,721	$30,554,460,000
2015	$1,152,384,167	$30,723,030,000
2016	$1,245,074,264	$28,882,640,000
2017	$1,469,978,606	$29,105,440,000
2018	$1,554,133,594	$28,536,400,000
2019	$1,588,767,976	$28,222,880,000
2020	$1,683,619,352	$27,728,240,000
2021	$1,878,659,687	$32,301,720,000
2022	$1,839,048,748	$28,971,360,000
2023	$2,077,816,135	$32,155,360,000
2024	$2,119,865,935	$34,943,120,000

Guinea-Bissau and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Guinea-Bissau

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Guinea-Bissau	North Korea
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	-
1991	$672	-
1992	$574	-
1993	$582	-
1994	$561	-
1995	$589	-
1996	$615	-
1997	$599	-
1998	$498	-
1999	$479	-
2000	$317	-
2001	$327	-
2002	$362	-
2003	$420	-
2004	$431	-
2005	$463	-
2006	$449	-
2007	$519	-
2008	$640	-
2009	$583	$939
2010	$600	$1,040
2011	$720	$1,156
2012	$635	$1,186
2013	$654	$1,208
2014	$652	$1,201
2015	$645	$1,201
2016	$680	$1,124
2017	$783	$1,127
2018	$809	$1,100
2019	$807	$1,084
2020	$836	$1,061
2021	$912	$1,231
2022	$873	$1,100
2023	$965	$1,217
2024	$963	$1,319

Guinea-Bissau vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Guinea-Bissau

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Guinea-Bissau	North Korea
1950	35.7	14.2
1951	35.9	17.7
1952	36.1	32.8
1953	36.3	40.3
1954	36.4	50.6
1955	36.6	51.8
1956	36.8	52.8
1957	37	53.7
1958	37.1	54.5
1959	37.3	55.2
1960	37.6	55.8
1961	37.8	56.4
1962	38	57
1963	35.6	57.6
1964	35.8	58.2
1965	35.9	58.8
1966	36.1	59.4
1967	36.3	60.1
1968	36.7	60.8
1969	37	61.4
1970	37.3	62
1971	37.5	62.7
1972	37.8	63.3
1973	38.2	63.8
1974	41.6	64.3
1975	41.9	64.8
1976	42.3	65.3
1977	42.6	65.8
1978	42.9	66.3
1979	43.2	66.7
1980	43.6	67.2
1981	43.9	67.7
1982	44.3	68.1
1983	44.6	68.5
1984	44.9	68.9
1985	45.3	69.2
1986	45.5	69.5
1987	45.8	69.8
1988	46.3	70.1
1989	46.6	70.3
1990	46.9	70.5
1991	47.2	70.7
1992	47.5	71
1993	47.8	70.8
1994	47.8	70.5
1995	48.5	60.8
1996	48.8	60.8
1997	48	60.9
1998	48.1	60.9
1999	48.5	60.9
2000	50.6	60.9
2001	51.1	60.9
2002	51.6	60.9
2003	52.2	69.4
2004	52.8	69.3
2005	52.9	69.2
2006	54.1	69.1
2007	54.9	69
2008	55.3	69.3
2009	56.3	69.7
2010	57	70.2
2011	57.7	70.8
2012	58.3	71.3
2013	58.9	71.9
2014	59.5	72.5
2015	60.1	72.8
2016	60.6	73
2017	61.1	73
2018	61.7	73
2019	62.2	72.9
2020	61.3	72.8
2021	61.7	73.4
2022	63.6	73.6
2023	64.1	73.6
2024	64.3	73.7
2025	64.4	73.9

Guinea-Bissau and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Guinea-Bissau

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Guinea-Bissau	North Korea
1960	577,633	11,722,953
1961	582,532	11,990,713
1962	589,474	12,262,882
1963	594,418	12,567,057
1964	588,543	12,889,770
1965	575,005	13,219,369
1966	566,908	13,569,094
1967	569,011	13,958,350
1968	578,170	14,365,596
1969	581,610	14,767,615
1970	584,403	15,172,775
1971	586,221	15,572,457
1972	586,620	15,975,069
1973	592,808	16,350,367
1974	613,338	16,673,121
1975	650,966	16,971,055
1976	694,191	17,243,450
1977	741,789	17,492,798
1978	791,694	17,735,995
1979	819,867	17,983,470
1980	829,303	18,236,786
1981	842,432	18,501,295
1982	855,891	18,776,357
1983	869,592	19,054,034
1984	883,519	19,335,043
1985	897,697	19,620,388
1986	912,126	19,910,855
1987	926,862	20,205,483
1988	942,061	20,503,161
1989	957,789	20,804,367
1990	973,669	21,112,137
1991	994,639	21,428,638
1992	1,024,356	21,750,911
1993	1,058,745	22,073,352
1994	1,092,031	22,393,975
1995	1,119,949	22,669,304
1996	1,143,535	22,895,746
1997	1,165,545	23,110,830
1998	1,187,473	23,311,564
1999	1,210,206	23,497,599
2000	1,234,741	23,665,910
2001	1,261,273	23,815,358
2002	1,289,307	23,943,973
2003	1,318,806	24,090,380
2004	1,349,563	24,254,943
2005	1,381,585	24,396,433
2006	1,415,303	24,524,507
2007	1,450,986	24,646,383
2008	1,488,054	24,764,618
2009	1,526,377	24,878,332
2010	1,566,347	24,987,258
2011	1,608,076	25,097,874
2012	1,651,417	25,211,728
2013	1,695,973	25,329,451
2014	1,741,122	25,451,262
2015	1,786,457	25,575,350
2016	1,831,893	25,698,326
2017	1,877,072	25,817,709
2018	1,922,168	25,931,147
2019	1,967,696	26,037,632
2020	2,013,255	26,136,312
2021	2,058,841	26,232,534
2022	2,105,529	26,328,845
2023	2,153,339	26,418,204
2024	2,201,352	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and North Korea

Fertility rate

Guinea-Bissau

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Guinea-Bissau	North Korea
1960	5.92	3.57
1961	5.93	3.26
1962	5.94	3.41
1963	5.95	3.63
1964	5.96	3.55
1965	5.97	3.56
1966	5.98	3.71
1967	5.99	4.05
1968	6.01	3.87
1969	6.02	3.86
1970	6.04	3.85
1971	6.06	3.74
1972	6.08	3.89
1973	6.1	3.35
1974	6.12	3.14
1975	6.15	3.05
1976	6.19	2.84
1977	6.25	2.77
1978	6.32	2.79
1979	6.4	2.85
1980	6.49	2.84
1981	6.57	2.92
1982	6.64	2.85
1983	6.69	2.78
1984	6.73	2.71
1985	6.74	2.65
1986	6.73	2.59
1987	6.72	2.53
1988	6.69	2.47
1989	6.66	2.41
1990	6.5	2.39
1991	6.47	2.35
1992	6.44	2.29
1993	6.37	2.22
1994	6.3	2.18
1995	6.22	2.15
1996	6.14	2.09
1997	6.06	2.03
1998	5.97	1.99
1999	5.87	1.97
2000	5.79	1.94
2001	5.69	1.94
2002	5.63	1.92
2003	5.58	1.91
2004	5.5	1.9
2005	5.46	1.87
2006	5.41	1.94
2007	5.37	1.94
2008	5.27	1.97
2009	5.18	1.91
2010	5.11	1.89
2011	5.07	1.88
2012	5	1.88
2013	4.93	1.88
2014	4.79	1.87
2015	4.66	1.86
2016	4.52	1.86
2017	4.35	1.85
2018	4.24	1.83
2019	4.15	1.83
2020	4.08	1.82
2021	4	1.81
2022	3.91	1.8
2023	3.84	1.78

Guinea-Bissau and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Guinea-Bissau

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Guinea-Bissau	North Korea
1960	22.9	19.9
1961	22.9	20.2
1962	22.6	20.6
1963	22.3	20.8
1964	21.7	21
1965	20.7	21.2
1966	19.9	21.3
1967	19.6	21.4
1968	19.5	21.4
1969	19.3	21.4
1970	19.1	21.4
1971	19	21.2
1972	18.8	20.9
1973	18.9	20.7
1974	18.9	20.7
1975	18.8	20.9
1976	18.5	21.1
1977	18.2	21.4
1978	17.8	21.8
1979	17.6	22.2
1980	17.7	22.5
1981	17.6	22.8
1982	17.5	23.1
1983	17.3	23.5
1984	17.2	23.9
1985	17.2	24.2
1986	17.1	24.5
1987	17.1	24.8
1988	17	25.1
1989	17	25.6
1990	17.1	26
1991	17.1	26.4
1992	17.1	26.8
1993	17.1	27.2
1994	17.1	27.6
1995	17.2	28
1996	17.2	28.3
1997	17.3	28.8
1998	17.3	29.2
1999	17.4	29.6
2000	17.4	30.1
2001	17.5	30.5
2002	17.6	31
2003	17.6	31.4
2004	17.7	31.8
2005	17.8	32.1
2006	17.9	32.5
2007	17.9	32.9
2008	18	33.3
2009	18.1	33.7
2010	18.2	34
2011	18.3	34.3
2012	18.3	34.5
2013	18.4	34.7
2014	18.5	35
2015	18.6	35.2
2016	18.8	35.4
2017	18.9	35.7
2018	19.1	35.9
2019	19.2	36.2
2020	19.4	36.4
2021	19.6	36.6
2022	19.8	36.8
2023	19.9	37.1
2024	20.2	37.3

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