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Guinea-Bissau vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 139th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Romania
Population
2288306
18962595
Population rank 146/197 69/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 178/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 181/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 150/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Romania: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Romania economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Romania
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Romania
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 $38,067,567,568
1988 $427,514,322 $40,424,528,302
1989 $554,072,303 $41,450,777,202
1990 $634,187,269 $38,247,882,300
1991 $668,470,891 $28,850,634,900
1992 $588,309,271 $25,121,666,667
1993 $615,779,519 $26,361,160,450
1994 $612,502,085 $30,072,805,104
1995 $660,195,402 $37,430,162,103
1996 $702,965,148 $36,937,074,278
1997 $698,107,222 $35,575,214,078
1998 $591,034,143 $41,696,091,974
1999 $579,365,780 $35,953,156,754
2000 $391,345,597 $37,253,739,511
2001 $412,610,872 $40,395,116,581
2002 $466,773,711 $46,065,502,703
2003 $553,614,800 $57,806,384,143
2004 $582,169,841 $74,973,656,852
2005 $639,776,041 $98,454,380,120
2006 $634,781,901 $122,023,735,993
2007 $753,162,998 $174,588,782,939
2008 $952,667,544 $214,315,932,061
2009 $890,167,833 $174,110,532,659
2010 $940,112,539 $170,064,350,672
2011 $1,157,074,319 $192,623,977,894
2012 $1,049,412,177 $179,117,323,107
2013 $1,109,682,824 $189,798,603,751
2014 $1,135,250,721 $199,722,319,676
2015 $1,152,384,167 $177,885,131,240
2016 $1,245,074,264 $185,290,759,249
2017 $1,469,978,606 $210,147,385,855
2018 $1,554,133,594 $243,468,683,030
2019 $1,588,767,976 $251,677,082,534
2020 $1,683,619,352 $252,033,792,712
2021 $1,878,659,687 $286,578,196,368
2022 $1,839,048,748 $296,354,358,293
2023 $2,077,816,135 $350,775,856,415
2024 $2,119,865,935 $382,767,571,329

Guinea-Bissau and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Romania
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 $1,659
1988 $454 $1,753
1989 $578 $1,790
1990 $651 $1,648
1991 $672 $1,254
1992 $574 $1,102
1993 $582 $1,158
1994 $561 $1,323
1995 $589 $1,650
1996 $615 $1,633
1997 $599 $1,577
1998 $498 $1,853
1999 $479 $1,600
2000 $317 $1,660
2001 $327 $1,825
2002 $362 $2,120
2003 $420 $2,679
2004 $431 $3,495
2005 $463 $4,618
2006 $449 $5,758
2007 $519 $8,360
2008 $640 $10,435
2009 $583 $8,548
2010 $600 $8,400
2011 $720 $9,561
2012 $635 $8,930
2013 $654 $9,498
2014 $652 $10,032
2015 $645 $8,977
2016 $680 $9,405
2017 $783 $10,728
2018 $809 $12,502
2019 $807 $12,992
2020 $836 $13,082
2021 $912 $14,987
2022 $873 $15,558
2023 $965 $18,404
2024 $963 $20,072

Guinea-Bissau vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Romania
1950 35.7 60.5
1951 35.9 61.2
1952 36.1 61.8
1953 36.3 62.5
1954 36.4 63
1955 36.6 63.3
1956 36.8 63.6
1957 37 64
1958 37.1 64.4
1959 37.3 64.9
1960 37.6 65.6
1961 37.8 66.4
1962 38 67.2
1963 35.6 67.8
1964 35.8 68.4
1965 35.9 68.4
1966 36.1 68.2
1967 36.3 68.1
1968 36.7 67.9
1969 37 67.2
1970 37.3 67.9
1971 37.5 68.4
1972 37.8 69
1973 38.2 68.7
1974 41.6 69.5
1975 41.9 69.6
1976 42.3 69.9
1977 42.6 69.5
1978 42.9 69.8
1979 43.2 69.5
1980 43.6 69.2
1981 43.9 69.5
1982 44.3 69.8
1983 44.6 69.8
1984 44.9 69.9
1985 45.3 69.4
1986 45.5 69.7
1987 45.8 69.1
1988 46.3 69.4
1989 46.6 69.5
1990 46.9 69.8
1991 47.2 70
1992 47.5 69.5
1993 47.8 69.5
1994 47.8 69.3
1995 48.5 69.3
1996 48.8 68.8
1997 48 69.1
1998 48.1 69.9
1999 48.5 70.6
2000 50.6 71.2
2001 51.1 71.1
2002 51.6 70.8
2003 52.2 70.8
2004 52.8 71.1
2005 52.9 71.6
2006 54.1 72.2
2007 54.9 72.8
2008 55.3 73.2
2009 56.3 73.5
2010 57 73.6
2011 57.7 74.3
2012 58.3 74.3
2013 58.9 74.9
2014 59.5 74.8
2015 60.1 74.7
2016 60.6 75
2017 61.1 75
2018 61.7 75.1
2019 62.2 75.3
2020 61.3 74
2021 61.7 72.7
2022 63.6 75.3
2023 64.1 75.9
2024 64.3 76.1
2025 64.4 76.2

Guinea-Bissau and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Romania
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Romania
1960 577,633 18,406,905
1961 582,532 18,555,250
1962 589,474 18,676,550
1963 594,418 18,797,850
1964 588,543 18,919,126
1965 575,005 19,031,576
1966 566,908 19,215,450
1967 569,011 19,534,242
1968 578,170 19,799,831
1969 581,610 20,009,141
1970 584,403 20,250,398
1971 586,221 20,461,567
1972 586,620 20,657,957
1973 592,808 20,835,681
1974 613,338 21,029,429
1975 650,966 21,293,583
1976 694,191 21,551,634
1977 741,789 21,756,096
1978 791,694 21,951,464
1979 819,867 22,090,488
1980 829,303 22,207,282
1981 842,432 22,353,070
1982 855,891 22,475,741
1983 869,592 22,560,478
1984 883,519 22,640,547
1985 897,697 22,732,999
1986 912,126 22,836,841
1987 926,862 22,949,430
1988 942,061 23,057,662
1989 957,789 23,161,458
1990 973,669 23,201,835
1991 994,639 23,001,155
1992 1,024,356 22,794,284
1993 1,058,745 22,763,280
1994 1,092,031 22,730,211
1995 1,119,949 22,684,270
1996 1,143,535 22,619,004
1997 1,165,545 22,553,978
1998 1,187,473 22,507,344
1999 1,210,206 22,472,040
2000 1,234,741 22,442,971
2001 1,261,273 22,131,970
2002 1,289,307 21,730,496
2003 1,318,806 21,574,326
2004 1,349,563 21,451,748
2005 1,381,585 21,319,685
2006 1,415,303 21,193,760
2007 1,450,986 20,882,982
2008 1,488,054 20,537,875
2009 1,526,377 20,367,487
2010 1,566,347 20,246,871
2011 1,608,076 20,147,528
2012 1,651,417 20,058,035
2013 1,695,973 19,983,693
2014 1,741,122 19,908,979
2015 1,786,457 19,815,616
2016 1,831,893 19,702,267
2017 1,877,072 19,588,715
2018 1,922,168 19,473,970
2019 1,967,696 19,371,648
2020 2,013,255 19,265,250
2021 2,058,841 19,122,059
2022 2,105,529 19,048,502
2023 2,153,339 19,059,479
2024 2,201,352 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Romania

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Romania
1960 5.92 2.34
1961 5.93 2.17
1962 5.94 2.04
1963 5.95 2.01
1964 5.96 1.96
1965 5.97 1.91
1966 5.98 1.9
1967 5.99 3.66
1968 6.01 3.63
1969 6.02 3.19
1970 6.04 2.89
1971 6.06 2.67
1972 6.08 2.55
1973 6.1 2.44
1974 6.12 2.71
1975 6.15 2.59
1976 6.19 2.54
1977 6.25 2.57
1978 6.32 2.52
1979 6.4 2.49
1980 6.49 2.43
1981 6.57 2.36
1982 6.64 2.17
1983 6.69 2.06
1984 6.73 2.26
1985 6.74 2.31
1986 6.73 2.39
1987 6.72 2.38
1988 6.69 2.3
1989 6.66 2.22
1990 6.5 1.83
1991 6.47 1.59
1992 6.44 1.51
1993 6.37 1.43
1994 6.3 1.4
1995 6.22 1.33
1996 6.14 1.3
1997 6.06 1.32
1998 5.97 1.32
1999 5.87 1.3
2000 5.79 1.31
2001 5.69 1.27
2002 5.63 1.27
2003 5.58 1.3
2004 5.5 1.33
2005 5.46 1.4
2006 5.41 1.42
2007 5.37 1.45
2008 5.27 1.6
2009 5.18 1.66
2010 5.11 1.59
2011 5.07 1.47
2012 5 1.52
2013 4.93 1.46
2014 4.79 1.56
2015 4.66 1.62
2016 4.52 1.69
2017 4.35 1.78
2018 4.24 1.76
2019 4.15 1.77
2020 4.08 1.8
2021 4 1.81
2022 3.91 1.71
2023 3.84 1.71

Guinea-Bissau and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Romania
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Romania
1960 22.9 28.5
1961 22.9 28.9
1962 22.6 29.3
1963 22.3 29.7
1964 21.7 30.2
1965 20.7 30.6
1966 19.9 31
1967 19.6 31.3
1968 19.5 31.3
1969 19.3 31.3
1970 19.1 31.4
1971 19 31.4
1972 18.8 31.5
1973 18.9 31.5
1974 18.9 31.6
1975 18.8 31.7
1976 18.5 31.8
1977 18.2 31.8
1978 17.8 31.7
1979 17.6 31.7
1980 17.7 31.8
1981 17.6 31.9
1982 17.5 32
1983 17.3 32.1
1984 17.2 32.3
1985 17.2 32.5
1986 17.1 32.7
1987 17.1 32.8
1988 17 32.8
1989 17 32.9
1990 17.1 33
1991 17.1 33.1
1992 17.1 33.3
1993 17.1 33.6
1994 17.1 33.8
1995 17.2 34
1996 17.2 34.2
1997 17.3 34.4
1998 17.3 34.6
1999 17.4 34.7
2000 17.4 34.8
2001 17.5 34.8
2002 17.6 35.3
2003 17.6 36
2004 17.7 36.6
2005 17.8 37
2006 17.9 37.3
2007 17.9 37.7
2008 18 38.2
2009 18.1 38.8
2010 18.2 39.3
2011 18.3 39.8
2012 18.3 40.2
2013 18.4 40.5
2014 18.5 40.9
2015 18.6 41.3
2016 18.8 41.7
2017 18.9 42
2018 19.1 42.3
2019 19.2 42.6
2020 19.4 42.9
2021 19.6 43.2
2022 19.8 43.3
2023 19.9 43.5
2024 20.2 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea-Bissau Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
1.73%
2020
Banked people share n/a
71.3%
2024

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Romania
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
54.9%
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
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
46
2024
Higher education index n/a
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
99.2%
2021
English speaking
2.9%
2025
31%
2023
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Guinea-Bissau Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Romania
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
53,679 mi
2023

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