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Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 18.5M in Senegal (ranked 69/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 74,336 sq mi for Senegal (ranked 139th vs. 85th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Senegal ranks 110/197 ($32.3B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Senegal ranks 160/197 ($1,744).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Senegal
Population
2288306
19281054
Population rank 146/197 68/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$32.3B
2024
GDP rank 178/197 110/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$1,744
2024
GDP per capita rank 181/197 160/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$5,110
2024
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$36.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
111.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$1,982
2024
Government debt per person rank 150/185 119/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$1,890
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
74,336 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
248.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
3.82
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
20.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Senegal: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Senegal economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Senegal
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Senegal
1960 - $1,003,692,370
1961 - $1,058,975,257
1962 - $1,085,475,791
1963 - $1,122,139,862
1964 - $1,188,930,645
1965 - $1,210,058,228
1966 - $1,246,908,186
1967 - $1,246,480,766
1968 - $1,309,384,862
1969 - $1,245,234,931
1970 $204,670,551 $1,297,407,655
1971 $204,167,297 $1,339,549,033
1972 $227,986,203 $1,620,857,104
1973 $232,331,281 $1,863,398,590
1974 $256,769,730 $2,099,325,229
1975 $283,311,997 $2,830,388,405
1976 $292,152,321 $2,869,777,884
1977 $298,871,675 $2,938,046,463
1978 $318,876,550 $3,280,354,921
1979 $308,143,183 $4,084,877,823
1980 $287,648,258 $4,510,108,291
1981 $402,230,865 $4,095,892,781
1982 $430,284,022 $4,013,951,443
1983 $425,225,177 $3,569,356,125
1984 $359,980,491 $3,485,165,432
1985 $373,959,151 $3,818,944,918
1986 $338,524,233 $5,392,093,446
1987 $451,893,375 $6,487,353,103
1988 $427,514,322 $6,418,419,389
1989 $554,072,303 $6,366,039,373
1990 $634,187,269 $7,390,967,360
1991 $668,470,891 $7,255,210,470
1992 $588,309,271 $7,769,817,840
1993 $615,779,519 $7,367,986,241
1994 $612,502,085 $5,034,588,196
1995 $660,195,402 $6,326,342,633
1996 $702,965,148 $6,559,712,166
1997 $698,107,222 $6,041,478,726
1998 $591,034,143 $6,505,607,909
1999 $579,365,780 $6,592,834,933
2000 $391,345,597 $6,013,185,004
2001 $412,610,872 $6,507,824,829
2002 $466,773,711 $7,006,402,320
2003 $553,614,800 $8,768,721,563
2004 $582,169,841 $10,076,816,667
2005 $639,776,041 $11,009,033,438
2006 $634,781,901 $11,697,918,243
2007 $753,162,998 $13,994,218,413
2008 $952,667,544 $16,853,989,628
2009 $890,167,833 $16,145,867,495
2010 $940,112,539 $16,121,315,909
2011 $1,157,074,319 $17,814,283,639
2012 $1,049,412,177 $17,660,870,412
2013 $1,109,682,824 $18,918,667,725
2014 $1,135,250,721 $19,797,253,440
2015 $1,152,384,167 $17,774,766,696
2016 $1,245,074,264 $19,040,312,333
2017 $1,469,978,606 $20,996,562,944
2018 $1,554,133,594 $23,116,701,556
2019 $1,588,767,976 $23,403,995,992
2020 $1,683,619,352 $24,530,513,038
2021 $1,878,659,687 $27,520,784,130
2022 $1,839,048,748 $27,783,332,223
2023 $2,077,816,135 $30,696,331,296
2024 $2,119,865,935 $32,267,254,425

Guinea-Bissau and Senegal economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Senegal
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Senegal
1960 - $300
1961 - $308
1962 - $307
1963 - $309
1964 - $318
1965 - $314
1966 - $315
1967 - $305
1968 - $311
1969 - $287.3
1970 $350 $290.5
1971 $348 $291.1
1972 $389 $342
1973 $392 $381
1974 $419 $417
1975 $435 $547
1976 $421 $541
1977 $403 $540
1978 $403 $589
1979 $376 $716
1980 $347 $772
1981 $477 $683
1982 $503 $652
1983 $489 $564
1984 $407 $536
1985 $417 $571
1986 $371 $784
1987 $488 $916
1988 $454 $880
1989 $578 $849
1990 $651 $957
1991 $672 $913
1992 $574 $951
1993 $582 $878
1994 $561 $584
1995 $589 $715
1996 $615 $723
1997 $599 $651
1998 $498 $685
1999 $479 $678
2000 $317 $603
2001 $327 $637
2002 $362 $669
2003 $420 $818
2004 $431 $918
2005 $463 $980
2006 $449 $1,017
2007 $519 $1,189
2008 $640 $1,399
2009 $583 $1,309
2010 $600 $1,276
2011 $720 $1,375
2012 $635 $1,327
2013 $654 $1,380
2014 $652 $1,399
2015 $645 $1,218
2016 $680 $1,266
2017 $783 $1,357
2018 $809 $1,453
2019 $807 $1,431
2020 $836 $1,461
2021 $912 $1,598
2022 $873 $1,574
2023 $965 $1,698
2024 $963 $1,744

Guinea-Bissau vs. Senegal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Senegal
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Senegal
1950 35.7 36.5
1951 35.9 36.9
1952 36.1 37.4
1953 36.3 37.8
1954 36.4 38.2
1955 36.6 38.5
1956 36.8 38.9
1957 37 39.1
1958 37.1 39.4
1959 37.3 39.5
1960 37.6 39.7
1961 37.8 39.7
1962 38 39.7
1963 35.6 39.7
1964 35.8 39.8
1965 35.9 39.8
1966 36.1 39.8
1967 36.3 40
1968 36.7 40.1
1969 37 40.4
1970 37.3 40.8
1971 37.5 41.2
1972 37.8 41.8
1973 38.2 42.4
1974 41.6 43.1
1975 41.9 43.9
1976 42.3 44.8
1977 42.6 45.7
1978 42.9 46.6
1979 43.2 47.5
1980 43.6 48.3
1981 43.9 49.1
1982 44.3 49.9
1983 44.6 50.8
1984 44.9 51.7
1985 45.3 52.6
1986 45.5 53.7
1987 45.8 54.6
1988 46.3 55.5
1989 46.6 56.2
1990 46.9 56.7
1991 47.2 57
1992 47.5 57.3
1993 47.8 57.3
1994 47.8 57.5
1995 48.5 57.3
1996 48.8 57.1
1997 48 57.1
1998 48.1 57.1
1999 48.5 57.3
2000 50.6 57.6
2001 51.1 58.2
2002 51.6 58.9
2003 52.2 59.5
2004 52.8 60.3
2005 52.9 61
2006 54.1 61.8
2007 54.9 62.7
2008 55.3 63.2
2009 56.3 63.8
2010 57 64.2
2011 57.7 64.8
2012 58.3 65.2
2013 58.9 65.6
2014 59.5 66
2015 60.1 66.5
2016 60.6 66.7
2017 61.1 67.1
2018 61.7 67.4
2019 62.2 67.7
2020 61.3 67.5
2021 61.7 66.9
2022 63.6 67.8
2023 64.1 68.7
2024 64.3 68.9
2025 64.4 69.2

Guinea-Bissau and Senegal population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Senegal
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Senegal
1960 577,633 3,340,907
1961 582,532 3,436,375
1962 589,474 3,534,686
1963 594,418 3,635,876
1964 588,543 3,740,535
1965 575,005 3,849,788
1966 566,908 3,964,299
1967 569,011 4,083,870
1968 578,170 4,207,587
1969 581,610 4,334,974
1970 584,403 4,466,328
1971 586,221 4,601,864
1972 586,620 4,741,631
1973 592,808 4,885,181
1974 613,338 5,029,437
1975 650,966 5,170,810
1976 694,191 5,308,564
1977 741,789 5,439,549
1978 791,694 5,568,096
1979 819,867 5,702,895
1980 829,303 5,845,638
1981 842,432 5,997,160
1982 855,891 6,156,961
1983 869,592 6,324,504
1984 883,519 6,499,364
1985 897,697 6,683,287
1986 912,126 6,878,192
1987 926,862 7,081,530
1988 942,061 7,289,618
1989 957,789 7,502,207
1990 973,669 7,720,523
1991 994,639 7,943,085
1992 1,024,356 8,168,395
1993 1,058,745 8,396,288
1994 1,092,031 8,624,078
1995 1,119,949 8,848,101
1996 1,143,535 9,067,014
1997 1,165,545 9,283,495
1998 1,187,473 9,502,952
1999 1,210,206 9,730,887
2000 1,234,741 9,968,260
2001 1,261,273 10,212,942
2002 1,289,307 10,466,214
2003 1,318,806 10,721,176
2004 1,349,563 10,975,704
2005 1,381,585 11,235,472
2006 1,415,303 11,500,094
2007 1,450,986 11,770,344
2008 1,488,054 12,048,959
2009 1,526,377 12,337,389
2010 1,566,347 12,635,413
2011 1,608,076 12,958,897
2012 1,651,417 13,310,495
2013 1,695,973 13,710,849
2014 1,741,122 14,152,102
2015 1,786,457 14,593,331
2016 1,831,893 15,034,521
2017 1,877,072 15,475,002
2018 1,922,168 15,914,498
2019 1,967,696 16,352,922
2020 2,013,255 16,789,219
2021 2,058,841 17,220,867
2022 2,105,529 17,651,103
2023 2,153,339 18,077,573
2024 2,201,352 18,501,984

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Senegal

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Senegal
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Senegal
1960 5.92 7
1961 5.93 7.04
1962 5.94 7.08
1963 5.95 7.12
1964 5.96 7.16
1965 5.97 7.19
1966 5.98 7.22
1967 5.99 7.24
1968 6.01 7.25
1969 6.02 7.26
1970 6.04 7.26
1971 6.06 7.26
1972 6.08 7.26
1973 6.1 7.26
1974 6.12 7.25
1975 6.15 7.25
1976 6.19 7.26
1977 6.25 7.27
1978 6.32 7.28
1979 6.4 7.29
1980 6.49 7.29
1981 6.57 7.28
1982 6.64 7.25
1983 6.69 7.19
1984 6.73 7.11
1985 6.74 7.01
1986 6.73 6.9
1987 6.72 6.79
1988 6.69 6.58
1989 6.66 6.48
1990 6.5 6.4
1991 6.47 6.27
1992 6.44 6.15
1993 6.37 6.05
1994 6.3 5.92
1995 6.22 5.82
1996 6.14 5.72
1997 6.06 5.64
1998 5.97 5.58
1999 5.87 5.57
2000 5.79 5.5
2001 5.69 5.4
2002 5.63 5.3
2003 5.58 5.25
2004 5.5 5.19
2005 5.46 5.13
2006 5.41 5.06
2007 5.37 5.02
2008 5.27 5.02
2009 5.18 5.03
2010 5.11 5.06
2011 5.07 5.1
2012 5 5.13
2013 4.93 5.05
2014 4.79 4.88
2015 4.66 4.75
2016 4.52 4.65
2017 4.35 4.49
2018 4.24 4.29
2019 4.15 4.1
2020 4.08 4
2021 4 3.94
2022 3.91 3.86
2023 3.84 3.82

Guinea-Bissau and Senegal demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Senegal
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Senegal
1960 22.9 18.1
1961 22.9 18
1962 22.6 18
1963 22.3 17.9
1964 21.7 17.9
1965 20.7 17.9
1966 19.9 17.8
1967 19.6 17.9
1968 19.5 17.9
1969 19.3 17.9
1970 19.1 17.9
1971 19 17.9
1972 18.8 17.9
1973 18.9 17.9
1974 18.9 17.8
1975 18.8 17.7
1976 18.5 17.6
1977 18.2 17.4
1978 17.8 17.2
1979 17.6 17
1980 17.7 16.8
1981 17.6 16.7
1982 17.5 16.5
1983 17.3 16.4
1984 17.2 16.3
1985 17.2 16.3
1986 17.1 16.3
1987 17.1 16.3
1988 17 16.4
1989 17 16.5
1990 17.1 16.6
1991 17.1 16.7
1992 17.1 16.8
1993 17.1 16.9
1994 17.1 17
1995 17.2 17.1
1996 17.2 17.2
1997 17.3 17.3
1998 17.3 17.4
1999 17.4 17.5
2000 17.4 17.6
2001 17.5 17.7
2002 17.6 17.8
2003 17.6 18
2004 17.7 18.1
2005 17.8 18.2
2006 17.9 18.2
2007 17.9 18.3
2008 18 18.4
2009 18.1 18.4
2010 18.2 18.5
2011 18.3 18.5
2012 18.3 18.5
2013 18.4 18.5
2014 18.5 18.6
2015 18.6 18.6
2016 18.8 18.7
2017 18.9 18.9
2018 19.1 19
2019 19.2 19.2
2020 19.4 19.4
2021 19.6 19.7
2022 19.8 19.9
2023 19.9 20.1
2024 20.2 20.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea-Bissau Senegal
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$31B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
29%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
6.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
19,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-7.25%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
5.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
49.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
25.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
56.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
28.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
3%
2021
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$3.75B
2024
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
1,376,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
10.5%
2018
Banked people share n/a
76.5%
2024

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Senegal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
291.1 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
$16.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
12 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
0.67 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
63.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
35.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
69%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
410 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
13.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
74.2%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Senegal
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
-10,307
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
50.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
32.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
45
2024
Higher education index n/a
55
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
0.3
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
23.5
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
50.4%
2023
English speaking
2.9%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
60.6%
2023

Health

Guinea-Bissau Senegal
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$63.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$31.1
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
21.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
237
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
38.5
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
10.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
3.8%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
23
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
6.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
0.38 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Senegal
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
4,018 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
36,722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
30,688 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
10,355 mi
2017

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