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Guinea-Bissau vs Sri Lanka statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 21.9M in Sri Lanka (ranked 61/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 23,884 sq mi for Sri Lanka (ranked 139th vs. 122nd).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Sri Lanka
Population
2288306
22125995
Population rank 146/197 63/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$99B
2024
GDP rank 178/197 71/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$4,516
2024
GDP per capita rank 181/197 125/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$15,633
2024
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$98.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
105.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$4,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 150/185 86/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$2,982
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
23,884 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
918 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
1.97
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
34.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
77.9 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Sri Lanka
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Sri Lanka
1960 - $1,409,873,950
1961 - $1,444,327,731
1962 - $1,434,156,379
1963 - $1,240,672,269
1964 - $1,309,747,899
1965 - $1,698,319,328
1966 - $1,751,470,588
1967 - $1,859,465,021
1968 - $1,801,344,538
1969 - $1,965,546,218
1970 $204,670,551 $2,296,470,588
1971 $204,167,297 $2,369,308,600
1972 $227,986,203 $2,553,936,348
1973 $232,331,281 $2,875,625,000
1974 $256,769,730 $3,574,586,466
1975 $283,311,997 $3,791,298,146
1976 $292,152,321 $3,591,319,857
1977 $298,871,675 $4,104,509,583
1978 $318,876,550 $2,733,183,857
1979 $308,143,183 $3,364,611,432
1980 $287,648,258 $4,024,621,900
1981 $402,230,865 $4,415,844,156
1982 $430,284,022 $4,768,765,017
1983 $425,225,177 $5,167,913,302
1984 $359,980,491 $6,043,474,843
1985 $373,959,151 $5,978,460,972
1986 $338,524,233 $6,405,210,564
1987 $451,893,375 $6,682,167,120
1988 $427,514,322 $6,978,371,581
1989 $554,072,303 $6,987,267,684
1990 $634,187,269 $8,032,551,173
1991 $668,470,891 $9,000,362,582
1992 $588,309,271 $9,703,011,636
1993 $615,779,519 $10,338,679,636
1994 $612,502,085 $11,717,604,209
1995 $660,195,402 $13,029,697,561
1996 $702,965,148 $13,897,738,375
1997 $698,107,222 $15,091,913,884
1998 $591,034,143 $15,794,972,847
1999 $579,365,780 $15,656,327,860
2000 $391,345,597 $16,330,814,180
2001 $412,610,872 $15,749,753,805
2002 $466,773,711 $16,536,535,647
2003 $553,614,800 $18,881,765,437
2004 $582,169,841 $20,662,525,941
2005 $639,776,041 $24,405,791,045
2006 $634,781,901 $28,279,802,406
2007 $753,162,998 $32,350,238,760
2008 $952,667,544 $40,713,826,215
2009 $890,167,833 $42,066,224,093
2010 $940,112,539 $58,636,161,082
2011 $1,157,074,319 $67,753,284,044
2012 $1,049,412,177 $70,447,216,891
2013 $1,109,682,824 $77,000,578,167
2014 $1,135,250,721 $82,528,535,714
2015 $1,152,384,167 $85,090,301,052
2016 $1,245,074,264 $88,000,211,172
2017 $1,469,978,606 $94,369,350,286
2018 $1,554,133,594 $94,450,015,983
2019 $1,588,767,976 $88,998,706,297
2020 $1,683,619,352 $84,335,574,582
2021 $1,878,659,687 $88,556,698,938
2022 $1,839,048,748 $74,143,020,263
2023 $2,077,816,135 $83,716,142,582
2024 $2,119,865,935 $98,963,185,510

Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Sri Lanka
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Sri Lanka
1960 - $145.9
1961 - $145.9
1962 - $141.4
1963 - $119.4
1964 - $122.9
1965 - $155.6
1966 - $156.6
1967 - $162.3
1968 - $153.5
1969 - $163.6
1970 $350 $186.9
1971 $348 $188.8
1972 $389 $199.4
1973 $392 $220.2
1974 $419 $268.7
1975 $435 $279.8
1976 $421 $260.3
1977 $403 $292.1
1978 $403 $191
1979 $376 $230.8
1980 $347 $271.1
1981 $477 $292.5
1982 $503 $312
1983 $489 $336
1984 $407 $391
1985 $417 $385
1986 $371 $407
1987 $488 $420
1988 $454 $434
1989 $578 $430
1990 $651 $491
1991 $672 $546
1992 $574 $580
1993 $582 $607
1994 $561 $678
1995 $589 $742
1996 $615 $776
1997 $599 $827
1998 $498 $849
1999 $479 $826
2000 $317 $846
2001 $327 $804
2002 $362 $835
2003 $420 $946
2004 $431 $1,029
2005 $463 $1,207
2006 $449 $1,390
2007 $519 $1,579
2008 $640 $1,974
2009 $583 $2,027
2010 $600 $2,808
2011 $720 $3,225
2012 $635 $3,328
2013 $654 $3,741
2014 $652 $3,972
2015 $645 $4,058
2016 $680 $4,149
2017 $783 $4,399
2018 $809 $4,359
2019 $807 $4,082
2020 $836 $3,848
2021 $912 $3,997
2022 $873 $3,343
2023 $965 $3,799
2024 $963 $4,516

Guinea-Bissau vs. Sri Lanka life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Sri Lanka
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Sri Lanka
1950 35.7 53.2
1951 35.9 54
1952 36.1 54.9
1953 36.3 55.6
1954 36.4 56.4
1955 36.6 57.2
1956 36.8 57.9
1957 37 58.5
1958 37.1 59.3
1959 37.3 60
1960 37.6 60.6
1961 37.8 61.2
1962 38 61.6
1963 35.6 62
1964 35.8 62.4
1965 35.9 62.8
1966 36.1 63.2
1967 36.3 63.6
1968 36.7 63.9
1969 37 64.1
1970 37.3 64.4
1971 37.5 64.2
1972 37.8 64.6
1973 38.2 64.8
1974 41.6 65
1975 41.9 65.4
1976 42.3 65.8
1977 42.6 66.4
1978 42.9 66.8
1979 43.2 67.5
1980 43.6 68
1981 43.9 68.4
1982 44.3 68.7
1983 44.6 68.7
1984 44.9 68.8
1985 45.3 68.9
1986 45.5 69
1987 45.8 69
1988 46.3 69
1989 46.6 67.3
1990 46.9 69.2
1991 47.2 69.1
1992 47.5 69.6
1993 47.8 70
1994 47.8 70.2
1995 48.5 69.7
1996 48.8 69.8
1997 48 69.9
1998 48.1 70.1
1999 48.5 70.4
2000 50.6 71.2
2001 51.1 71.8
2002 51.6 72.3
2003 52.2 72.4
2004 52.8 68
2005 52.9 73.1
2006 54.1 72.8
2007 54.9 73
2008 55.3 72.6
2009 56.3 70.3
2010 57 74.5
2011 57.7 74.7
2012 58.3 75.2
2013 58.9 75.5
2014 59.5 75.8
2015 60.1 76
2016 60.6 76.1
2017 61.1 76.2
2018 61.7 76.5
2019 62.2 76.7
2020 61.3 76.9
2021 61.7 76.3
2022 63.6 77.3
2023 64.1 77.5
2024 64.3 77.7
2025 64.4 77.9

Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Sri Lanka
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Sri Lanka
1960 577,633 9,661,389
1961 582,532 9,899,372
1962 589,474 10,143,754
1963 594,418 10,395,040
1964 588,543 10,653,397
1965 575,005 10,916,965
1966 566,908 11,183,928
1967 569,011 11,457,328
1968 578,170 11,736,088
1969 581,610 12,013,858
1970 584,403 12,287,110
1971 586,221 12,551,910
1972 586,620 12,809,205
1973 592,808 13,060,916
1974 613,338 13,305,693
1975 650,966 13,548,984
1976 694,191 13,796,770
1977 741,789 14,049,371
1978 791,694 14,310,128
1979 819,867 14,579,614
1980 829,303 14,847,974
1981 842,432 15,099,414
1982 855,891 15,286,567
1983 869,592 15,388,794
1984 883,519 15,441,860
1985 897,697 15,544,154
1986 912,126 15,731,256
1987 926,862 15,916,576
1988 942,061 16,078,621
1989 957,789 16,248,557
1990 973,669 16,352,458
1991 994,639 16,475,354
1992 1,024,356 16,739,284
1993 1,058,745 17,025,918
1994 1,092,031 17,275,773
1995 1,119,949 17,564,068
1996 1,143,535 17,905,018
1997 1,165,545 18,248,200
1998 1,187,473 18,596,003
1999 1,210,206 18,944,731
2000 1,234,741 19,293,054
2001 1,261,273 19,600,362
2002 1,289,307 19,805,752
2003 1,318,806 19,951,521
2004 1,349,563 20,087,605
2005 1,381,585 20,216,524
2006 1,415,303 20,352,411
2007 1,450,986 20,492,545
2008 1,488,054 20,629,378
2009 1,526,377 20,756,435
2010 1,566,347 20,879,089
2011 1,608,076 21,009,048
2012 1,651,417 21,169,458
2013 1,695,973 20,585,000
2014 1,741,122 20,778,000
2015 1,786,457 20,970,000
2016 1,831,893 21,209,000
2017 1,877,072 21,453,000
2018 1,922,168 21,670,000
2019 1,967,696 21,803,000
2020 2,013,255 21,919,000
2021 2,058,841 22,156,000
2022 2,105,529 22,181,000
2023 2,153,339 22,037,000
2024 2,201,352 21,916,000

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Sri Lanka
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Sri Lanka
1960 5.92 5.35
1961 5.93 5.24
1962 5.94 5.18
1963 5.95 5.12
1964 5.96 5.06
1965 5.97 4.93
1966 5.98 4.83
1967 5.99 4.79
1968 6.01 4.66
1969 6.02 4.5
1970 6.04 4.39
1971 6.06 4.27
1972 6.08 4.16
1973 6.1 4
1974 6.12 3.86
1975 6.15 3.82
1976 6.19 3.78
1977 6.25 3.74
1978 6.32 3.81
1979 6.4 3.82
1980 6.49 3.73
1981 6.57 3.65
1982 6.64 3.32
1983 6.69 3.11
1984 6.73 3.01
1985 6.74 2.9
1986 6.73 2.74
1987 6.72 2.64
1988 6.69 2.57
1989 6.66 2.58
1990 6.5 2.54
1991 6.47 2.51
1992 6.44 2.49
1993 6.37 2.44
1994 6.3 2.4
1995 6.22 2.35
1996 6.14 2.29
1997 6.06 2.22
1998 5.97 2.14
1999 5.87 2.14
2000 5.79 2.21
2001 5.69 2.28
2002 5.63 2.31
2003 5.58 2.3
2004 5.5 2.27
2005 5.46 2.26
2006 5.41 2.29
2007 5.37 2.3
2008 5.27 2.23
2009 5.18 2.18
2010 5.11 2.13
2011 5.07 2.14
2012 5 2.17
2013 4.93 2.18
2014 4.79 2.13
2015 4.66 2.09
2016 4.52 2.06
2017 4.35 2.04
2018 4.24 2.03
2019 4.15 2.02
2020 4.08 2.01
2021 4 2
2022 3.91 1.98
2023 3.84 1.97

Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Sri Lanka
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Sri Lanka
1960 22.9 19.5
1961 22.9 19.5
1962 22.6 19.5
1963 22.3 19.5
1964 21.7 19.5
1965 20.7 19.5
1966 19.9 19.6
1967 19.6 19.7
1968 19.5 19.8
1969 19.3 19.9
1970 19.1 20
1971 19 20.1
1972 18.8 20.2
1973 18.9 20.4
1974 18.9 20.6
1975 18.8 20.7
1976 18.5 20.9
1977 18.2 21
1978 17.8 21.2
1979 17.6 21.3
1980 17.7 21.5
1981 17.6 21.6
1982 17.5 21.7
1983 17.3 21.9
1984 17.2 22
1985 17.2 22.2
1986 17.1 22.5
1987 17.1 22.8
1988 17 23.1
1989 17 23.4
1990 17.1 23.6
1991 17.1 23.9
1992 17.1 24.3
1993 17.1 24.6
1994 17.1 24.9
1995 17.2 25.3
1996 17.2 25.8
1997 17.3 26.2
1998 17.3 26.5
1999 17.4 26.9
2000 17.4 27.2
2001 17.5 27.6
2002 17.6 27.9
2003 17.6 28.2
2004 17.7 28.5
2005 17.8 28.8
2006 17.9 29
2007 17.9 29.3
2008 18 29.6
2009 18.1 29.9
2010 18.2 30.2
2011 18.3 30.5
2012 18.3 30.8
2013 18.4 31.1
2014 18.5 31.4
2015 18.6 31.7
2016 18.8 32
2017 18.9 32.3
2018 19.1 32.5
2019 19.2 32.8
2020 19.4 33.1
2021 19.6 33.3
2022 19.8 33.6
2023 19.9 33.8
2024 20.2 34.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea-Bissau Sri Lanka
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$84.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
20.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
1.64%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
317,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-5.49%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
4.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
25.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
49.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
30.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
3.1%
2019
Listed domestic companies n/a
284
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$19.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$6.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$6.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
540,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
8.22%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.7%
2024

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Sri Lanka
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
474 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
$29.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
20.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
53.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
48.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
60%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
684 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
49.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
40.8%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Sri Lanka
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
-27,245
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
19.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.11 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
32
2024
Higher education index n/a
51
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
3.43
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
19.7
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
57
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
92.7%
2023
English speaking
2.9%
2025
18.3%
2023
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
51.2%
2023

Health

Guinea-Bissau Sri Lanka
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$145.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$58.5
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
77.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
1.19
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
25.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
18
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
10.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
19.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Sri Lanka
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
1,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
11,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
8,122 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
70,894 mi
2010

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