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Guinea-Bissau vs Norway statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 139th vs. 62nd).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Norway
Population
2288306
5642662
Population rank 146/197 119/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$484B
2024
GDP rank 178/197 32/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$86,810
2024
GDP per capita rank 181/197 8/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$101,032
2024
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$207B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
42.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$37,084
2024
Government debt per person rank 150/185 17/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$45,746
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
140,645 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
1.4
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
40.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Norway: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Norway economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Norway
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Norway
1960 - $5,197,398,721
1961 - $5,669,689,210
1962 - $6,107,076,929
1963 - $6,553,269,536
1964 - $7,206,522,122
1965 - $8,111,945,661
1966 - $8,753,940,267
1967 - $9,577,383,653
1968 - $10,227,087,165
1969 - $11,136,187,440
1970 $204,670,551 $12,814,123,115
1971 $204,167,297 $14,583,114,840
1972 $227,986,203 $17,358,610,850
1973 $232,331,281 $22,534,253,703
1974 $256,769,730 $27,145,693,810
1975 $283,311,997 $32,877,805,200
1976 $292,152,321 $35,942,270,686
1977 $298,871,675 $41,508,030,431
1978 $318,876,550 $46,522,900,254
1979 $308,143,183 $53,132,244,624
1980 $287,648,258 $64,439,382,896
1981 $402,230,865 $63,596,654,761
1982 $430,284,022 $62,647,195,538
1983 $425,225,177 $61,627,240,831
1984 $359,980,491 $62,057,955,033
1985 $373,959,151 $65,416,879,914
1986 $338,524,233 $78,693,118,044
1987 $451,893,375 $94,229,907,236
1988 $427,514,322 $101,900,260,856
1989 $554,072,303 $102,633,934,391
1990 $634,187,269 $119,791,843,060
1991 $668,470,891 $121,872,464,483
1992 $588,309,271 $130,838,040,068
1993 $615,779,519 $120,579,213,713
1994 $612,502,085 $127,131,319,429
1995 $660,195,402 $152,029,612,325
1996 $702,965,148 $163,520,109,151
1997 $698,107,222 $161,356,631,888
1998 $591,034,143 $154,230,295,158
1999 $579,365,780 $162,383,706,021
2000 $391,345,597 $171,457,201,936
2001 $412,610,872 $174,239,354,071
2002 $466,773,711 $195,914,852,576
2003 $553,614,800 $229,385,469,337
2004 $582,169,841 $265,268,662,473
2005 $639,776,041 $309,978,579,744
2006 $634,781,901 $346,915,160,682
2007 $753,162,998 $402,643,260,488
2008 $952,667,544 $464,917,553,191
2009 $890,167,833 $387,976,400,617
2010 $940,112,539 $431,052,143,940
2011 $1,157,074,319 $501,360,549,669
2012 $1,049,412,177 $512,777,309,841
2013 $1,109,682,824 $526,014,468,085
2014 $1,135,250,721 $501,736,471,833
2015 $1,152,384,167 $388,159,512,246
2016 $1,245,074,264 $370,956,547,619
2017 $1,469,978,606 $401,745,275,035
2018 $1,554,133,594 $439,788,625,884
2019 $1,588,767,976 $408,742,840,909
2020 $1,683,619,352 $367,633,418,887
2021 $1,878,659,687 $503,367,986,030
2022 $1,839,048,748 $596,297,651,036
2023 $2,077,816,135 $482,949,731,777
2024 $2,119,865,935 $483,727,398,216

Guinea-Bissau and Norway economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Norway
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Norway
1960 - $1,451
1961 - $1,571
1962 - $1,678
1963 - $1,787
1964 - $1,951
1965 - $2,179
1966 - $2,333
1967 - $2,531
1968 - $2,680
1969 - $2,894
1970 $350 $3,306
1971 $348 $3,736
1972 $389 $4,414
1973 $392 $5,690
1974 $419 $6,812
1975 $435 $8,204
1976 $421 $8,927
1977 $403 $10,266
1978 $403 $11,463
1979 $376 $13,047
1980 $347 $15,772
1981 $477 $15,513
1982 $503 $15,225
1983 $489 $14,928
1984 $407 $14,989
1985 $417 $15,754
1986 $371 $18,883
1987 $488 $22,506
1988 $454 $24,207
1989 $578 $24,281
1990 $651 $28,243
1991 $672 $28,597
1992 $574 $30,524
1993 $582 $27,964
1994 $561 $29,316
1995 $589 $34,876
1996 $615 $37,322
1997 $599 $36,629
1998 $498 $34,803
1999 $479 $36,393
2000 $317 $38,178
2001 $327 $38,602
2002 $362 $43,171
2003 $420 $50,250
2004 $431 $57,769
2005 $463 $67,047
2006 $449 $74,434
2007 $519 $85,502
2008 $640 $97,504
2009 $583 $80,348
2010 $600 $88,163
2011 $720 $101,222
2012 $635 $102,176
2013 $654 $103,554
2014 $652 $97,667
2015 $645 $74,810
2016 $680 $70,867
2017 $783 $76,132
2018 $809 $82,793
2019 $807 $76,431
2020 $836 $68,340
2021 $912 $93,073
2022 $873 $109,270
2023 $965 $87,497
2024 $963 $86,810

Guinea-Bissau vs. Norway life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Norway
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Norway
1950 35.7 71.6
1951 35.9 72.5
1952 36.1 72.7
1953 36.3 73.1
1954 36.4 73.2
1955 36.6 73.4
1956 36.8 73.5
1957 37 73.4
1958 37.1 73.4
1959 37.3 73.6
1960 37.6 73.6
1961 37.8 73.6
1962 38 73.5
1963 35.6 73.1
1964 35.8 73.6
1965 35.9 73.7
1966 36.1 74
1967 36.3 74.1
1968 36.7 73.9
1969 37 73.7
1970 37.3 74.1
1971 37.5 74.2
1972 37.8 74.3
1973 38.2 74.4
1974 41.6 74.8
1975 41.9 74.8
1976 42.3 75
1977 42.6 75.4
1978 42.9 75.4
1979 43.2 75.4
1980 43.6 75.7
1981 43.9 75.9
1982 44.3 76
1983 44.6 76.1
1984 44.9 76.2
1985 45.3 75.9
1986 45.5 76.3
1987 45.8 76.1
1988 46.3 76.3
1989 46.6 76.5
1990 46.9 76.6
1991 47.2 77
1992 47.5 77.2
1993 47.8 77.2
1994 47.8 77.8
1995 48.5 77.8
1996 48.8 78.2
1997 48 78.2
1998 48.1 78.4
1999 48.5 78.4
2000 50.6 78.7
2001 51.1 78.9
2002 51.6 79
2003 52.2 79.5
2004 52.8 80
2005 52.9 80.2
2006 54.1 80.4
2007 54.9 80.5
2008 55.3 80.7
2009 56.3 80.9
2010 57 81
2011 57.7 81.2
2012 58.3 81.4
2013 58.9 81.7
2014 59.5 82.1
2015 60.1 82.3
2016 60.6 82.4
2017 61.1 82.6
2018 61.7 82.8
2019 62.2 83
2020 61.3 83.2
2021 61.7 83.2
2022 63.6 82.6
2023 64.1 83.3
2024 64.3 83.5
2025 64.4 83.6

Guinea-Bissau and Norway population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Norway
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Norway
1960 577,633 3,581,239
1961 582,532 3,609,800
1962 589,474 3,638,918
1963 594,418 3,666,537
1964 588,543 3,694,339
1965 575,005 3,723,168
1966 566,908 3,753,012
1967 569,011 3,784,539
1968 578,170 3,816,486
1969 581,610 3,847,707
1970 584,403 3,875,763
1971 586,221 3,903,039
1972 586,620 3,933,004
1973 592,808 3,960,612
1974 613,338 3,985,258
1975 650,966 4,007,313
1976 694,191 4,026,152
1977 741,789 4,043,205
1978 791,694 4,058,671
1979 819,867 4,072,517
1980 829,303 4,085,620
1981 842,432 4,099,702
1982 855,891 4,114,787
1983 869,592 4,128,432
1984 883,519 4,140,099
1985 897,697 4,152,516
1986 912,126 4,167,354
1987 926,862 4,186,905
1988 942,061 4,209,488
1989 957,789 4,226,901
1990 973,669 4,241,473
1991 994,639 4,261,732
1992 1,024,356 4,286,401
1993 1,058,745 4,311,991
1994 1,092,031 4,336,613
1995 1,119,949 4,359,184
1996 1,143,535 4,381,336
1997 1,165,545 4,405,157
1998 1,187,473 4,431,464
1999 1,210,206 4,461,913
2000 1,234,741 4,490,967
2001 1,261,273 4,513,751
2002 1,289,307 4,538,159
2003 1,318,806 4,564,855
2004 1,349,563 4,591,910
2005 1,381,585 4,623,291
2006 1,415,303 4,660,677
2007 1,450,986 4,709,153
2008 1,488,054 4,768,212
2009 1,526,377 4,828,726
2010 1,566,347 4,889,252
2011 1,608,076 4,953,088
2012 1,651,417 5,018,573
2013 1,695,973 5,079,623
2014 1,741,122 5,137,232
2015 1,786,457 5,188,607
2016 1,831,893 5,234,519
2017 1,877,072 5,276,968
2018 1,922,168 5,311,916
2019 1,967,696 5,347,896
2020 2,013,255 5,379,475
2021 2,058,841 5,408,320
2022 2,105,529 5,457,127
2023 2,153,339 5,519,594
2024 2,201,352 5,572,272

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Norway

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Norway
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Norway
1960 5.92 2.85
1961 5.93 2.94
1962 5.94 2.91
1963 5.95 2.93
1964 5.96 2.98
1965 5.97 2.94
1966 5.98 2.9
1967 5.99 2.81
1968 6.01 2.75
1969 6.02 2.7
1970 6.04 2.5
1971 6.06 2.49
1972 6.08 2.38
1973 6.1 2.23
1974 6.12 2.13
1975 6.15 1.98
1976 6.19 1.86
1977 6.25 1.75
1978 6.32 1.77
1979 6.4 1.75
1980 6.49 1.72
1981 6.57 1.7
1982 6.64 1.71
1983 6.69 1.66
1984 6.73 1.66
1985 6.74 1.68
1986 6.73 1.71
1987 6.72 1.74
1988 6.69 1.84
1989 6.66 1.89
1990 6.5 1.93
1991 6.47 1.92
1992 6.44 1.88
1993 6.37 1.86
1994 6.3 1.87
1995 6.22 1.87
1996 6.14 1.89
1997 6.06 1.86
1998 5.97 1.81
1999 5.87 1.85
2000 5.79 1.85
2001 5.69 1.78
2002 5.63 1.75
2003 5.58 1.8
2004 5.5 1.83
2005 5.46 1.84
2006 5.41 1.9
2007 5.37 1.9
2008 5.27 1.96
2009 5.18 1.98
2010 5.11 1.95
2011 5.07 1.88
2012 5 1.85
2013 4.93 1.78
2014 4.79 1.75
2015 4.66 1.72
2016 4.52 1.71
2017 4.35 1.62
2018 4.24 1.56
2019 4.15 1.53
2020 4.08 1.48
2021 4 1.55
2022 3.91 1.41
2023 3.84 1.4

Guinea-Bissau and Norway demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Norway
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Norway
1960 22.9 34.3
1961 22.9 34.4
1962 22.6 34.4
1963 22.3 34.3
1964 21.7 34.2
1965 20.7 34.1
1966 19.9 33.9
1967 19.6 33.7
1968 19.5 33.5
1969 19.3 33.2
1970 19.1 32.9
1971 19 32.7
1972 18.8 32.5
1973 18.9 32.4
1974 18.9 32.4
1975 18.8 32.5
1976 18.5 32.6
1977 18.2 32.7
1978 17.8 32.9
1979 17.6 33.1
1980 17.7 33.3
1981 17.6 33.6
1982 17.5 33.9
1983 17.3 34.1
1984 17.2 34.4
1985 17.2 34.6
1986 17.1 34.8
1987 17.1 34.9
1988 17 35.1
1989 17 35.2
1990 17.1 35.4
1991 17.1 35.5
1992 17.1 35.7
1993 17.1 35.8
1994 17.1 35.9
1995 17.2 36.1
1996 17.2 36.2
1997 17.3 36.4
1998 17.3 36.5
1999 17.4 36.7
2000 17.4 36.9
2001 17.5 37.1
2002 17.6 37.3
2003 17.6 37.5
2004 17.7 37.7
2005 17.8 37.9
2006 17.9 38.1
2007 17.9 38.3
2008 18 38.4
2009 18.1 38.5
2010 18.2 38.6
2011 18.3 38.7
2012 18.3 38.8
2013 18.4 38.9
2014 18.5 39
2015 18.6 39.2
2016 18.8 39.3
2017 18.9 39.4
2018 19.1 39.6
2019 19.2 39.8
2020 19.4 40
2021 19.6 40.3
2022 19.8 40.4
2023 19.9 40.5
2024 20.2 40.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea-Bissau Norway
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$548B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
47.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
5.46%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
+13.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
3.98%
2024
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
51.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
37%
2024
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
78.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
21.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
3.6%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
253,085
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.84%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
17
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
180
2017
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$296B
2019
Total reserves including gold n/a
$81.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$621M
2024
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
1,397,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
1.86%
2020
Banked people share n/a
98.6%
2024

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Norway
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
4,885 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
$20.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
44.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
7.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
46.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
61.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
48.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-704%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
23,520 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
99.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
89.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Norway
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
+44,356
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
84.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
81
2024
Higher education index n/a
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
0.73
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
95%
2013
English speaking
2.9%
2025
87.6%
2023
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
99%
2023

Health

Guinea-Bissau Norway
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$8,693
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$1,224
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
5.17
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
1
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
2.4
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
19.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
7.38 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Norway
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.24%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
25,240 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
3,792 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
47,118 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
n/a

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