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Guinea-Bissau vs Panama statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 4.52M in Panama (ranked 128/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 28,641 sq mi for Panama (ranked 139th vs. 115th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Panama
Population
2288306
4614993
Population rank 146/197 128/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$86.3B
2024
GDP rank 178/197 77/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$19,103
2024
GDP per capita rank 181/197 61/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$41,405
2024
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$48.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$10,816
2024
Government debt per person rank 150/185 55/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$10,503
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
28,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
2.12
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
30.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
80 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Panama: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Panama economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Panama
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Panama
1960 - $537,147,100
1961 - $599,026,300
1962 - $652,120,900
1963 - $722,784,500
1964 - $776,137,500
1965 - $852,485,300
1966 - $928,833,000
1967 - $1,034,376,400
1968 - $1,112,791,100
1969 - $1,221,305,700
1970 $204,670,551 $1,351,006,400
1971 $204,167,297 $1,523,917,200
1972 $227,986,203 $1,673,411,700
1973 $232,331,281 $1,913,793,400
1974 $256,769,730 $2,188,307,600
1975 $283,311,997 $2,435,304,100
1976 $292,152,321 $2,588,106,000
1977 $298,871,675 $2,738,261,900
1978 $318,876,550 $3,244,558,600
1979 $308,143,183 $3,704,551,600
1980 $287,648,258 $4,614,086,400
1981 $402,230,865 $5,222,421,500
1982 $430,284,022 $5,769,767,900
1983 $425,225,177 $5,923,755,900
1984 $359,980,491 $6,183,387,100
1985 $373,959,151 $6,541,517,100
1986 $338,524,233 $6,797,834,200
1987 $451,893,375 $6,827,665,300
1988 $427,514,322 $5,902,783,400
1989 $554,072,303 $5,918,469,800
1990 $634,187,269 $6,433,967,000
1991 $668,470,891 $7,074,675,500
1992 $588,309,271 $8,042,337,700
1993 $615,779,519 $8,782,585,400
1994 $612,502,085 $9,365,289,800
1995 $660,195,402 $9,573,813,700
1996 $702,965,148 $9,197,503,300
1997 $698,107,222 $10,058,854,400
1998 $591,034,143 $11,019,557,700
1999 $579,365,780 $11,660,704,800
2000 $391,345,597 $11,966,497,000
2001 $412,610,872 $12,252,906,300
2002 $466,773,711 $12,800,851,300
2003 $553,614,800 $13,603,456,000
2004 $582,169,841 $15,100,203,400
2005 $639,776,041 $16,623,906,700
2006 $634,781,901 $18,659,721,500
2007 $753,162,998 $21,717,433,800
2008 $952,667,544 $25,721,328,000
2009 $890,167,833 $27,791,215,500
2010 $940,112,539 $30,231,009,500
2011 $1,157,074,319 $35,687,738,300
2012 $1,049,412,177 $41,595,439,700
2013 $1,109,682,824 $46,949,496,500
2014 $1,135,250,721 $51,427,104,900
2015 $1,152,384,167 $55,767,806,100
2016 $1,245,074,264 $59,760,858,700
2017 $1,469,978,606 $64,327,688,800
2018 $1,554,133,594 $67,316,471,200
2019 $1,588,767,976 $69,778,991,200
2020 $1,683,619,352 $57,059,846,500
2021 $1,878,659,687 $67,396,392,500
2022 $1,839,048,748 $76,276,116,700
2023 $2,077,816,135 $83,318,176,900
2024 $2,119,865,935 $86,260,400,000

Guinea-Bissau and Panama economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Panama
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Panama
1960 - $477
1961 - $516
1962 - $546
1963 - $587
1964 - $611
1965 - $651
1966 - $689
1967 - $745
1968 - $778
1969 - $830
1970 $350 $893
1971 $348 $979
1972 $389 $1,046
1973 $392 $1,164
1974 $419 $1,296
1975 $435 $1,406
1976 $421 $1,457
1977 $403 $1,503
1978 $403 $1,738
1979 $376 $1,938
1980 $347 $2,357
1981 $477 $2,605
1982 $503 $2,811
1983 $489 $2,819
1984 $407 $2,875
1985 $417 $2,972
1986 $371 $3,019
1987 $488 $2,966
1988 $454 $2,509
1989 $578 $2,462
1990 $651 $2,620
1991 $672 $2,821
1992 $574 $3,140
1993 $582 $3,358
1994 $561 $3,508
1995 $589 $3,514
1996 $615 $3,308
1997 $599 $3,546
1998 $498 $3,808
1999 $479 $3,950
2000 $317 $3,975
2001 $327 $3,992
2002 $362 $4,091
2003 $420 $4,265
2004 $431 $4,645
2005 $463 $5,018
2006 $449 $5,529
2007 $519 $6,318
2008 $640 $7,348
2009 $583 $7,797
2010 $600 $8,331
2011 $720 $9,662
2012 $635 $11,065
2013 $654 $12,273
2014 $652 $13,213
2015 $645 $14,083
2016 $680 $14,832
2017 $783 $15,695
2018 $809 $16,151
2019 $807 $16,478
2020 $836 $13,291
2021 $912 $15,510
2022 $873 $17,332
2023 $965 $18,686
2024 $963 $19,103

Guinea-Bissau vs. Panama life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Panama
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Panama
1950 35.7 55.4
1951 35.9 55.9
1952 36.1 56.4
1953 36.3 56.8
1954 36.4 57.2
1955 36.6 57.5
1956 36.8 57.9
1957 37 58.3
1958 37.1 58.9
1959 37.3 59.6
1960 37.6 60.3
1961 37.8 60.9
1962 38 61.4
1963 35.6 61.8
1964 35.8 62.1
1965 35.9 62.3
1966 36.1 62.6
1967 36.3 62.9
1968 36.7 63.2
1969 37 63.7
1970 37.3 64.1
1971 37.5 64.7
1972 37.8 65.2
1973 38.2 65.8
1974 41.6 66.6
1975 41.9 67.2
1976 42.3 67.8
1977 42.6 68.3
1978 42.9 68.7
1979 43.2 69.1
1980 43.6 69.5
1981 43.9 69.8
1982 44.3 69.9
1983 44.6 70.1
1984 44.9 70.4
1985 45.3 70.5
1986 45.5 70.7
1987 45.8 70.8
1988 46.3 70.9
1989 46.6 70.1
1990 46.9 71.3
1991 47.2 71.3
1992 47.5 71.5
1993 47.8 71.8
1994 47.8 71.9
1995 48.5 72
1996 48.8 72.2
1997 48 72.5
1998 48.1 72.8
1999 48.5 73.1
2000 50.6 73.4
2001 51.1 73.8
2002 51.6 74.2
2003 52.2 74.6
2004 52.8 74.8
2005 52.9 75.2
2006 54.1 75.4
2007 54.9 75.7
2008 55.3 75.9
2009 56.3 76.2
2010 57 76.4
2011 57.7 76.7
2012 58.3 76.9
2013 58.9 77.1
2014 59.5 77.4
2015 60.1 77.6
2016 60.6 77.8
2017 61.1 77.9
2018 61.7 78.3
2019 62.2 78.5
2020 61.3 76.3
2021 61.7 77
2022 63.6 79.3
2023 64.1 79.6
2024 64.3 79.8
2025 64.4 80

Guinea-Bissau and Panama population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Panama
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Panama
1960 577,633 1,126,005
1961 582,532 1,159,870
1962 589,474 1,195,301
1963 594,418 1,232,124
1964 588,543 1,270,065
1965 575,005 1,308,835
1966 566,908 1,348,388
1967 569,011 1,388,628
1968 578,170 1,429,447
1969 581,610 1,470,886
1970 584,403 1,513,070
1971 586,221 1,556,081
1972 586,620 1,599,723
1973 592,808 1,643,690
1974 613,338 1,687,926
1975 650,966 1,732,389
1976 694,191 1,776,935
1977 741,789 1,821,543
1978 791,694 1,866,311
1979 819,867 1,911,552
1980 829,303 1,957,534
1981 842,432 2,004,418
1982 855,891 2,052,271
1983 869,592 2,101,106
1984 883,519 2,150,782
1985 897,697 2,200,915
1986 912,126 2,251,325
1987 926,862 2,301,970
1988 942,061 2,352,848
1989 957,789 2,403,820
1990 973,669 2,455,583
1991 994,639 2,508,265
1992 1,024,356 2,561,336
1993 1,058,745 2,615,099
1994 1,092,031 2,669,546
1995 1,119,949 2,724,557
1996 1,143,535 2,780,227
1997 1,165,545 2,836,695
1998 1,187,473 2,893,914
1999 1,210,206 2,951,822
2000 1,234,741 3,010,369
2001 1,261,273 3,069,537
2002 1,289,307 3,129,344
2003 1,318,806 3,189,807
2004 1,349,563 3,251,155
2005 1,381,585 3,313,026
2006 1,415,303 3,375,024
2007 1,450,986 3,437,490
2008 1,488,054 3,500,648
2009 1,526,377 3,564,381
2010 1,566,347 3,628,535
2011 1,608,076 3,693,505
2012 1,651,417 3,759,256
2013 1,695,973 3,825,329
2014 1,741,122 3,892,101
2015 1,786,457 3,960,035
2016 1,831,893 4,029,086
2017 1,877,072 4,098,707
2018 1,922,168 4,167,860
2019 1,967,696 4,234,700
2020 2,013,255 4,293,261
2021 2,058,841 4,345,405
2022 2,105,529 4,400,773
2023 2,153,339 4,458,759
2024 2,201,352 4,515,577

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Panama

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Panama
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Panama
1960 5.92 5.83
1961 5.93 5.87
1962 5.94 5.87
1963 5.95 5.87
1964 5.96 5.81
1965 5.97 5.73
1966 5.98 5.65
1967 5.99 5.53
1968 6.01 5.41
1969 6.02 5.29
1970 6.04 5.18
1971 6.06 5.05
1972 6.08 4.91
1973 6.1 4.74
1974 6.12 4.58
1975 6.15 4.41
1976 6.19 4.26
1977 6.25 4.12
1978 6.32 3.98
1979 6.4 3.88
1980 6.49 3.8
1981 6.57 3.72
1982 6.64 3.66
1983 6.69 3.6
1984 6.73 3.52
1985 6.74 3.43
1986 6.73 3.34
1987 6.72 3.25
1988 6.69 3.17
1989 6.66 3.12
1990 6.5 3.07
1991 6.47 3
1992 6.44 2.95
1993 6.37 2.91
1994 6.3 2.88
1995 6.22 2.85
1996 6.14 2.83
1997 6.06 2.81
1998 5.97 2.79
1999 5.87 2.77
2000 5.79 2.74
2001 5.69 2.72
2002 5.63 2.7
2003 5.58 2.68
2004 5.5 2.68
2005 5.46 2.64
2006 5.41 2.62
2007 5.37 2.61
2008 5.27 2.61
2009 5.18 2.59
2010 5.11 2.59
2011 5.07 2.6
2012 5 2.59
2013 4.93 2.57
2014 4.79 2.55
2015 4.66 2.53
2016 4.52 2.5
2017 4.35 2.46
2018 4.24 2.4
2019 4.15 2.29
2020 4.08 2.18
2021 4 2.15
2022 3.91 2.14
2023 3.84 2.12

Guinea-Bissau and Panama demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Panama
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Panama
1960 22.9 17.8
1961 22.9 17.8
1962 22.6 17.7
1963 22.3 17.6
1964 21.7 17.6
1965 20.7 17.5
1966 19.9 17.5
1967 19.6 17.5
1968 19.5 17.5
1969 19.3 17.6
1970 19.1 17.6
1971 19 17.7
1972 18.8 17.7
1973 18.9 17.8
1974 18.9 18
1975 18.8 18.1
1976 18.5 18.3
1977 18.2 18.4
1978 17.8 18.6
1979 17.6 18.8
1980 17.7 19
1981 17.6 19.2
1982 17.5 19.5
1983 17.3 19.7
1984 17.2 19.9
1985 17.2 20.2
1986 17.1 20.4
1987 17.1 20.7
1988 17 21
1989 17 21.3
1990 17.1 21.5
1991 17.1 21.8
1992 17.1 22.1
1993 17.1 22.4
1994 17.1 22.7
1995 17.2 22.9
1996 17.2 23.2
1997 17.3 23.5
1998 17.3 23.7
1999 17.4 24
2000 17.4 24.3
2001 17.5 24.5
2002 17.6 24.8
2003 17.6 25.1
2004 17.7 25.3
2005 17.8 25.6
2006 17.9 25.9
2007 17.9 26.1
2008 18 26.4
2009 18.1 26.7
2010 18.2 27
2011 18.3 27.2
2012 18.3 27.5
2013 18.4 27.8
2014 18.5 28
2015 18.6 28.3
2016 18.8 28.5
2017 18.9 28.8
2018 19.1 29.1
2019 19.2 29.4
2020 19.4 29.7
2021 19.6 30
2022 19.8 30.3
2023 19.9 30.6
2024 20.2 30.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea-Bissau Panama
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$81.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
21.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
2.47%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
0.97%
1999
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-3.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
8.61%
2024
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
68.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
26.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
65.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
37.6%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
1.2%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
36
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$18.3B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$6.86B
2024
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$532M
2024
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
647,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
9.3%
2020
Banked people share n/a
64.1%
2024

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Panama
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
1,063 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
$34.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
14.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
3.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
76.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
28%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
171.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,546 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
79.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
66.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
97%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Panama
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
+6,706
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
69.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
60
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
33
2024
Higher education index n/a
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
11.3
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
13.9
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
140
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
96.3%
2024
English speaking
2.9%
2025
14%
2023
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
68.5%
2023

Health

Guinea-Bissau Panama
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$1,472
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$547
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
80 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
0.41%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
1.73
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
37
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
13.3
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
37.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
11.1%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
5.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
4.66 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Panama
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
6,343 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
8,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
16,138 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
n/a

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