Skip to content

Guinea-Bissau vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 139th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Seychelles
Population
2288306
125181
Population rank 146/197 181/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 178/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 181/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 150/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Seychelles
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Seychelles
1960 - $12,012,025
1961 - $11,592,024
1962 - $12,642,026
1963 - $13,923,029
1964 - $15,393,032
1965 - $15,603,032
1966 - $16,443,034
1967 - $16,632,032
1968 - $16,074,028
1969 - $16,452,028
1970 $204,670,551 $18,432,032
1971 $204,167,297 $21,965,951
1972 $227,986,203 $30,645,123
1973 $232,331,281 $36,896,280
1974 $256,769,730 $43,134,496
1975 $283,311,997 $47,803,146
1976 $292,152,321 $49,278,982
1977 $298,871,675 $64,526,401
1978 $318,876,550 $85,552,366
1979 $308,143,183 $127,261,099
1980 $287,648,258 $156,783,830
1981 $402,230,865 $163,750,728
1982 $430,284,022 $157,211,790
1983 $425,225,177 $156,098,237
1984 $359,980,491 $160,992,921
1985 $373,959,151 $179,691,483
1986 $338,524,233 $221,147,061
1987 $451,893,375 $265,212,957
1988 $427,514,322 $301,985,618
1989 $554,072,303 $324,333,367
1990 $634,187,269 $392,163,561
1991 $668,470,891 $398,307,170
1992 $588,309,271 $461,409,399
1993 $615,779,519 $504,230,621
1994 $612,502,085 $517,570,058
1995 $660,195,402 $540,733,048
1996 $702,965,148 $535,250,347
1997 $698,107,222 $598,966,982
1998 $591,034,143 $647,287,376
1999 $579,365,780 $662,838,615
2000 $391,345,597 $654,212,394
2001 $412,610,872 $662,064,156
2002 $466,773,711 $742,134,838
2003 $553,614,800 $750,847,230
2004 $582,169,841 $893,012,218
2005 $639,776,041 $977,899,382
2006 $634,781,901 $1,081,441,283
2007 $753,162,998 $1,077,308,814
2008 $952,667,544 $979,597,394
2009 $890,167,833 $850,901,620
2010 $940,112,539 $981,616,542
2011 $1,157,074,319 $1,058,918,707
2012 $1,049,412,177 $1,089,407,839
2013 $1,109,682,824 $1,333,160,407
2014 $1,135,250,721 $1,387,577,870
2015 $1,152,384,167 $1,432,403,352
2016 $1,245,074,264 $1,568,513,348
2017 $1,469,978,606 $1,675,370,641
2018 $1,554,133,594 $1,784,313,927
2019 $1,588,767,976 $1,868,690,097
2020 $1,683,619,352 $1,382,551,752
2021 $1,878,659,687 $1,487,173,795
2022 $1,839,048,748 $2,018,346,589
2023 $2,077,816,135 $2,187,379,755
2024 $2,119,865,935 $2,167,239,562

Guinea-Bissau and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Seychelles
1960 - $288.1
1961 - $270.3
1962 - $287
1963 - $308
1964 - $332
1965 - $328
1966 - $338
1967 - $333
1968 - $314
1969 - $314
1970 $350 $344
1971 $348 $402
1972 $389 $547
1973 $392 $649
1974 $419 $745
1975 $435 $806
1976 $421 $814
1977 $403 $1,044
1978 $403 $1,377
1979 $376 $2,030
1980 $347 $2,478
1981 $477 $2,557
1982 $503 $2,441
1983 $489 $2,426
1984 $407 $2,488
1985 $417 $2,754
1986 $371 $3,368
1987 $488 $3,872
1988 $454 $4,392
1989 $578 $4,689
1990 $651 $5,642
1991 $672 $5,655
1992 $574 $6,520
1993 $582 $6,979
1994 $561 $6,975
1995 $589 $7,181
1996 $615 $7,004
1997 $599 $7,747
1998 $498 $8,210
1999 $479 $8,243
2000 $317 $8,064
2001 $327 $8,153
2002 $362 $8,864
2003 $420 $9,070
2004 $431 $10,828
2005 $463 $11,802
2006 $449 $12,783
2007 $519 $12,669
2008 $640 $11,265
2009 $583 $9,747
2010 $600 $10,935
2011 $720 $12,110
2012 $635 $12,337
2013 $654 $14,821
2014 $652 $15,188
2015 $645 $15,333
2016 $680 $16,567
2017 $783 $17,480
2018 $809 $18,440
2019 $807 $19,142
2020 $836 $14,041
2021 $912 $14,983
2022 $873 $16,837
2023 $965 $18,263
2024 $963 $17,859

Guinea-Bissau vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Seychelles
1950 35.7 57.8
1951 35.9 58
1952 36.1 58.4
1953 36.3 58.7
1954 36.4 59
1955 36.6 59.4
1956 36.8 59.8
1957 37 60.2
1958 37.1 60.4
1959 37.3 60.4
1960 37.6 60.5
1961 37.8 60.6
1962 38 60.7
1963 35.6 60.9
1964 35.8 61.2
1965 35.9 61.4
1966 36.1 61.7
1967 36.3 62.1
1968 36.7 62.6
1969 37 63.3
1970 37.3 64
1971 37.5 64.6
1972 37.8 65.3
1973 38.2 65.9
1974 41.6 66.4
1975 41.9 66.8
1976 42.3 67.2
1977 42.6 67.6
1978 42.9 67.9
1979 43.2 68.2
1980 43.6 68.5
1981 43.9 68.7
1982 44.3 69
1983 44.6 69.3
1984 44.9 69.5
1985 45.3 69.6
1986 45.5 69.8
1987 45.8 69.9
1988 46.3 70
1989 46.6 70.1
1990 46.9 70.2
1991 47.2 70.3
1992 47.5 70.3
1993 47.8 70.4
1994 47.8 70.5
1995 48.5 70.6
1996 48.8 70.8
1997 48 70.8
1998 48.1 71.1
1999 48.5 71.2
2000 50.6 71.3
2001 51.1 71.4
2002 51.6 71.5
2003 52.2 71.7
2004 52.8 71.7
2005 52.9 71.9
2006 54.1 72
2007 54.9 72.2
2008 55.3 72.3
2009 56.3 72.4
2010 57 72.5
2011 57.7 72.5
2012 58.3 72.5
2013 58.9 72.4
2014 59.5 72.4
2015 60.1 72.3
2016 60.6 72.2
2017 61.1 72.2
2018 61.7 72.2
2019 62.2 72.1
2020 61.3 74.1
2021 61.7 71.2
2022 63.6 71.2
2023 64.1 72.9
2024 64.3 73
2025 64.4 73.1

Guinea-Bissau and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Seychelles
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Seychelles
1960 577,633 41,700
1961 582,532 42,889
1962 589,474 44,042
1963 594,418 45,176
1964 588,543 46,322
1965 575,005 47,500
1966 566,908 48,699
1967 569,011 49,911
1968 578,170 51,134
1969 581,610 52,365
1970 584,403 53,600
1971 586,221 54,695
1972 586,620 56,029
1973 592,808 56,892
1974 613,338 57,937
1975 650,966 59,292
1976 694,191 60,504
1977 741,789 61,786
1978 791,694 62,150
1979 819,867 62,686
1980 829,303 63,261
1981 842,432 64,035
1982 855,891 64,413
1983 869,592 64,335
1984 883,519 64,717
1985 897,697 65,244
1986 912,126 65,652
1987 926,862 68,499
1988 942,061 68,755
1989 957,789 69,167
1990 973,669 69,507
1991 994,639 70,439
1992 1,024,356 70,763
1993 1,058,745 72,253
1994 1,092,031 74,205
1995 1,119,949 75,304
1996 1,143,535 76,417
1997 1,165,545 77,319
1998 1,187,473 78,846
1999 1,210,206 80,410
2000 1,234,741 81,131
2001 1,261,273 81,202
2002 1,289,307 83,723
2003 1,318,806 82,781
2004 1,349,563 82,475
2005 1,381,585 82,858
2006 1,415,303 84,600
2007 1,450,986 85,033
2008 1,488,054 86,956
2009 1,526,377 87,298
2010 1,566,347 89,770
2011 1,608,076 87,441
2012 1,651,417 88,303
2013 1,695,973 89,949
2014 1,741,122 91,359
2015 1,786,457 93,419
2016 1,831,893 94,677
2017 1,877,072 95,843
2018 1,922,168 96,762
2019 1,967,696 97,625
2020 2,013,255 98,462
2021 2,058,841 99,258
2022 2,105,529 119,878
2023 2,153,339 119,773
2024 2,201,352 121,354

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Seychelles
1960 5.92 5.31
1961 5.93 5.42
1962 5.94 5.51
1963 5.95 5.61
1964 5.96 5.69
1965 5.97 5.72
1966 5.98 6.13
1967 5.99 5.9
1968 6.01 5.61
1969 6.02 5.48
1970 6.04 5.31
1971 6.06 5.69
1972 6.08 5.16
1973 6.1 4.78
1974 6.12 5.1
1975 6.15 4.75
1976 6.19 4.09
1977 6.25 3.75
1978 6.32 3.92
1979 6.4 3.66
1980 6.49 3.79
1981 6.57 3.67
1982 6.64 3.13
1983 6.69 3.22
1984 6.73 3.24
1985 6.74 3.09
1986 6.73 3.07
1987 6.72 2.92
1988 6.69 2.79
1989 6.66 2.67
1990 6.5 2.61
1991 6.47 2.69
1992 6.44 2.53
1993 6.37 2.58
1994 6.3 2.6
1995 6.22 2.36
1996 6.14 2.31
1997 6.06 2.1
1998 5.97 2.04
1999 5.87 2.04
2000 5.79 2.08
2001 5.69 1.98
2002 5.63 2.04
2003 5.58 2.06
2004 5.5 2.01
2005 5.46 2.2
2006 5.41 2.11
2007 5.37 2.24
2008 5.27 2.33
2009 5.18 2.38
2010 5.11 2.16
2011 5.07 2.33
2012 5 2.37
2013 4.93 2.26
2014 4.79 2.25
2015 4.66 2.31
2016 4.52 2.39
2017 4.35 2.41
2018 4.24 2.41
2019 4.15 2.36
2020 4.08 2.29
2021 4 2.46
2022 3.91 2.01
2023 3.84 2.02

Guinea-Bissau and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Seychelles
1960 22.9 21.9
1961 22.9 21.6
1962 22.6 21.3
1963 22.3 21
1964 21.7 20.6
1965 20.7 20.2
1966 19.9 19.8
1967 19.6 19.4
1968 19.5 19
1969 19.3 18.7
1970 19.1 18.5
1971 19 18.4
1972 18.8 18.5
1973 18.9 18.6
1974 18.9 18.7
1975 18.8 18.9
1976 18.5 19
1977 18.2 19.3
1978 17.8 19.6
1979 17.6 19.9
1980 17.7 20.4
1981 17.6 20.7
1982 17.5 21.1
1983 17.3 21.4
1984 17.2 21.7
1985 17.2 22
1986 17.1 22.3
1987 17.1 22.5
1988 17 22.9
1989 17 23.3
1990 17.1 23.6
1991 17.1 24
1992 17.1 24.5
1993 17.1 24.8
1994 17.1 25.2
1995 17.2 25.4
1996 17.2 25.7
1997 17.3 26.1
1998 17.3 26.4
1999 17.4 26.8
2000 17.4 27.3
2001 17.5 27.7
2002 17.6 28.1
2003 17.6 28.5
2004 17.7 28.9
2005 17.8 29.3
2006 17.9 29.6
2007 17.9 30
2008 18 30.4
2009 18.1 30.8
2010 18.2 31.2
2011 18.3 31.4
2012 18.3 31.5
2013 18.4 31.6
2014 18.5 31.8
2015 18.6 32.1
2016 18.8 32.3
2017 18.9 32.6
2018 19.1 32.9
2019 19.2 33.2
2020 19.4 33.6
2021 19.6 34
2022 19.8 34.4
2023 19.9 34.7
2024 20.2 35

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for Guinea-Bissau and the Seychelles.

GDP per capita

GDP

Life expectancy

Population

Population density

Fertility rate

Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea-Bissau Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
18.4%
2020

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
1.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Seychelles
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
72
2024
Higher education index n/a
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
96.2%
2020
English speaking
2.9%
2025
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Guinea-Bissau Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
3.82
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Seychelles
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
327 mi
2015

In-depth comparisons

Facts comparisons

Facts vs Guinea-Bissau vs Seychelles
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare