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Guinea-Bissau vs Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 139th vs. 15th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Sudan
Population
2288306
52963918
Population rank 146/197 29/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$49.9B
2024
GDP rank 178/197 93/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$989
2024
GDP per capita rank 181/197 178/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$2,127
2024
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$136B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
252%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$2,691
2024
Government debt per person rank 150/185 107/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$1,875
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
721,239 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Sudan economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Sudan
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Sudan
1960 - $1,126,364,162
1961 - $1,222,860,429
1962 - $1,328,259,625
1963 - $1,351,234,926
1964 - $1,388,282,600
1965 - $1,446,869,619
1966 - $1,484,491,676
1967 - $1,607,409,539
1968 - $1,677,771,401
1969 - $1,847,501,441
1970 $204,670,551 $2,100,229,759
1971 $204,167,297 $2,288,340,041
1972 $227,986,203 $2,483,055,722
1973 $232,331,281 $3,077,254,460
1974 $256,769,730 $3,958,931,660
1975 $283,311,997 $4,823,090,192
1976 $292,152,321 $6,013,210,816
1977 $298,871,675 $7,499,005,639
1978 $318,876,550 $8,128,719,315
1979 $308,143,183 $8,418,407,787
1980 $287,648,258 $8,951,800,000
1981 $402,230,865 $10,753,888,154
1982 $430,284,022 $8,732,542,274
1983 $425,225,177 $8,230,153,846
1984 $359,980,491 $10,447,615,385
1985 $373,959,151 $8,075,259,600
1986 $338,524,233 $10,092,200,000
1987 $451,893,375 $12,093,333,333
1988 $427,514,322 $14,372,555,556
1989 $554,072,303 $21,408,111,111
1990 $634,187,269 $33,641,222,222
1991 $668,470,891 $44,171,194,366
1992 $588,309,271 $7,031,933,492
1993 $615,779,519 $8,881,005,436
1994 $612,502,085 $12,793,794,737
1995 $660,195,402 $13,830,363,900
1996 $702,965,148 $9,018,300,725
1997 $698,107,222 $11,681,175,864
1998 $591,034,143 $11,250,221,537
1999 $579,365,780 $10,682,028,340
2000 $391,345,597 $12,257,299,147
2001 $412,610,872 $15,716,361,792
2002 $466,773,711 $18,137,128,388
2003 $553,614,800 $21,355,298,460
2004 $582,169,841 $26,646,007,251
2005 $639,776,041 $35,182,711,988
2006 $634,781,901 $45,263,831,634
2007 $753,162,998 $59,440,139,775
2008 $952,667,544 $64,833,083,257
2009 $890,167,833 $51,621,044,077
2010 $940,112,539 $58,962,978,034
2011 $1,157,074,319 $55,018,567,211
2012 $1,049,412,177 $37,632,919,967
2013 $1,109,682,824 $43,024,018,082
2014 $1,135,250,721 $49,516,748,618
2015 $1,152,384,167 $51,726,758,677
2016 $1,245,074,264 $42,630,376,000
2017 $1,469,978,606 $41,283,617,976
2018 $1,554,133,594 $32,333,780,383
2019 $1,588,767,976 $32,338,079,165
2020 $1,683,619,352 $27,034,593,750
2021 $1,878,659,687 $34,229,513,775
2022 $1,839,048,748 $51,666,875,363
2023 $2,077,816,135 $39,898,289,821
2024 $2,119,865,935 $49,909,807,030

Guinea-Bissau and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Sudan
1960 - $134.7
1961 - $141.6
1962 - $148.9
1963 - $146.6
1964 - $145.7
1965 - $146.8
1966 - $145.6
1967 - $152.4
1968 - $153.7
1969 - $163.5
1970 $350 $179.6
1971 $348 $189
1972 $389 $198.2
1973 $392 $235.8
1974 $419 $291.5
1975 $435 $343
1976 $421 $413
1977 $403 $497
1978 $403 $518
1979 $376 $515
1980 $347 $525
1981 $477 $605
1982 $503 $472
1983 $489 $431
1984 $407 $534
1985 $417 $406
1986 $371 $497
1987 $488 $584
1988 $454 $680
1989 $578 $992
1990 $651 $1,528
1991 $672 $1,966
1992 $574 $307
1993 $582 $379
1994 $561 $532
1995 $589 $561
1996 $615 $357
1997 $599 $453
1998 $498 $425
1999 $479 $394
2000 $317 $441
2001 $327 $551
2002 $362 $621
2003 $420 $714
2004 $431 $872
2005 $463 $1,125
2006 $449 $1,415
2007 $519 $1,814
2008 $640 $1,928
2009 $583 $1,493
2010 $600 $1,665
2011 $720 $1,522
2012 $635 $1,019
2013 $654 $1,139
2014 $652 $1,275
2015 $645 $1,292
2016 $680 $1,033
2017 $783 $967
2018 $809 $731
2019 $807 $710
2020 $836 $578
2021 $912 $712
2022 $873 $1,046
2023 $965 $797
2024 $963 $989

Guinea-Bissau vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Sudan
1950 35.7 45.8
1951 35.9 46.2
1952 36.1 46.5
1953 36.3 46.9
1954 36.4 47.3
1955 36.6 47.7
1956 36.8 48.1
1957 37 48.5
1958 37.1 48.9
1959 37.3 49.2
1960 37.6 49.6
1961 37.8 50
1962 38 50.4
1963 35.6 50.8
1964 35.8 50.9
1965 35.9 51
1966 36.1 51.3
1967 36.3 51.5
1968 36.7 51.8
1969 37 52
1970 37.3 52.3
1971 37.5 52.5
1972 37.8 52.8
1973 38.2 53
1974 41.6 53.2
1975 41.9 53.3
1976 42.3 53.3
1977 42.6 53.5
1978 42.9 53.3
1979 43.2 53.4
1980 43.6 54.1
1981 43.9 54.4
1982 44.3 54.4
1983 44.6 49.6
1984 44.9 49.8
1985 45.3 50
1986 45.5 54.6
1987 45.8 54.7
1988 46.3 55
1989 46.6 54.9
1990 46.9 55.5
1991 47.2 55.6
1992 47.5 56
1993 47.8 56.1
1994 47.8 57
1995 48.5 57.4
1996 48.8 57.6
1997 48 58.1
1998 48.1 58.3
1999 48.5 58.6
2000 50.6 58.9
2001 51.1 59.3
2002 51.6 59.3
2003 52.2 58.3
2004 52.8 56.8
2005 52.9 57.2
2006 54.1 60.4
2007 54.9 61.4
2008 55.3 61.3
2009 56.3 62.7
2010 57 63
2011 57.7 63.2
2012 58.3 63.4
2013 58.9 63.4
2014 59.5 64
2015 60.1 64.4
2016 60.6 64.7
2017 61.1 65.1
2018 61.7 65.5
2019 62.2 65.8
2020 61.3 65.1
2021 61.7 64.5
2022 63.6 65.7
2023 64.1 66.3
2024 64.3 66.5
2025 64.4 66.7

Guinea-Bissau and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Sudan
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Sudan
1960 577,633 8,364,489
1961 582,532 8,634,941
1962 589,474 8,919,028
1963 594,418 9,218,077
1964 588,543 9,531,109
1965 575,005 9,858,030
1966 566,908 10,197,578
1967 569,011 10,550,597
1968 578,170 10,917,999
1969 581,610 11,298,936
1970 584,403 11,695,771
1971 586,221 12,105,539
1972 586,620 12,527,856
1973 592,808 13,049,315
1974 613,338 13,580,723
1975 650,966 14,064,798
1976 694,191 14,569,716
1977 741,789 15,086,614
1978 791,694 15,695,003
1979 819,867 16,355,352
1980 829,303 17,058,905
1981 842,432 17,780,572
1982 855,891 18,486,645
1983 869,592 19,109,770
1984 883,519 19,546,528
1985 897,697 19,905,872
1986 912,126 20,288,238
1987 926,862 20,704,904
1988 942,061 21,138,431
1989 957,789 21,578,022
1990 973,669 22,021,481
1991 994,639 22,470,676
1992 1,024,356 22,927,355
1993 1,058,745 23,445,592
1994 1,092,031 24,043,948
1995 1,119,949 24,672,143
1996 1,143,535 25,231,528
1997 1,165,545 25,799,821
1998 1,187,473 26,458,999
1999 1,210,206 27,130,613
2000 1,234,741 27,816,745
2001 1,261,273 28,516,770
2002 1,289,307 29,228,727
2003 1,318,806 29,896,035
2004 1,349,563 30,556,637
2005 1,381,585 31,262,444
2006 1,415,303 31,992,435
2007 1,450,986 32,764,135
2008 1,488,054 33,623,980
2009 1,526,377 34,569,113
2010 1,566,347 35,414,399
2011 1,608,076 36,140,806
2012 1,651,417 36,923,178
2013 1,695,973 37,785,849
2014 1,741,122 38,823,318
2015 1,786,457 40,024,431
2016 1,831,893 41,259,892
2017 1,877,072 42,714,306
2018 1,922,168 44,230,596
2019 1,967,696 45,548,175
2020 2,013,255 46,789,231
2021 2,058,841 48,066,924
2022 2,105,529 49,383,346
2023 2,153,339 50,042,791
2024 2,201,352 50,448,963

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Sudan

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Sudan
1960 5.92 6.66
1961 5.93 6.66
1962 5.94 6.7
1963 5.95 6.76
1964 5.96 6.8
1965 5.97 6.84
1966 5.98 6.88
1967 5.99 6.91
1968 6.01 6.95
1969 6.02 6.97
1970 6.04 6.99
1971 6.06 7.02
1972 6.08 6.98
1973 6.1 6.94
1974 6.12 6.91
1975 6.15 6.87
1976 6.19 6.82
1977 6.25 6.78
1978 6.32 6.72
1979 6.4 6.65
1980 6.49 6.59
1981 6.57 6.53
1982 6.64 6.47
1983 6.69 6.41
1984 6.73 6.34
1985 6.74 6.28
1986 6.73 6.23
1987 6.72 6.18
1988 6.69 6.13
1989 6.66 6.11
1990 6.5 6.07
1991 6.47 6.05
1992 6.44 6.02
1993 6.37 5.97
1994 6.3 5.91
1995 6.22 5.86
1996 6.14 5.79
1997 6.06 5.72
1998 5.97 5.65
1999 5.87 5.62
2000 5.79 5.6
2001 5.69 5.56
2002 5.63 5.53
2003 5.58 5.49
2004 5.5 5.46
2005 5.46 5.4
2006 5.41 5.33
2007 5.37 5.27
2008 5.27 5.21
2009 5.18 5.17
2010 5.11 5.14
2011 5.07 5.09
2012 5 5.03
2013 4.93 4.97
2014 4.79 4.91
2015 4.66 4.9
2016 4.52 4.83
2017 4.35 4.76
2018 4.24 4.68
2019 4.15 4.62
2020 4.08 4.54
2021 4 4.46
2022 3.91 4.38
2023 3.84 4.32

Guinea-Bissau and Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Sudan
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Sudan
1960 22.9 16.7
1961 22.9 16.7
1962 22.6 16.7
1963 22.3 16.6
1964 21.7 16.5
1965 20.7 16.5
1966 19.9 16.4
1967 19.6 16.4
1968 19.5 16.3
1969 19.3 16.3
1970 19.1 16.2
1971 19 16.2
1972 18.8 16.1
1973 18.9 16
1974 18.9 15.9
1975 18.8 16
1976 18.5 16
1977 18.2 16.1
1978 17.8 16.2
1979 17.6 16.4
1980 17.7 16.5
1981 17.6 16.6
1982 17.5 16.7
1983 17.3 16.7
1984 17.2 16.8
1985 17.2 16.8
1986 17.1 16.8
1987 17.1 16.9
1988 17 16.9
1989 17 16.8
1990 17.1 16.8
1991 17.1 16.8
1992 17.1 16.8
1993 17.1 16.8
1994 17.1 16.8
1995 17.2 16.8
1996 17.2 16.8
1997 17.3 16.8
1998 17.3 16.8
1999 17.4 16.9
2000 17.4 16.9
2001 17.5 17
2002 17.6 17
2003 17.6 17.1
2004 17.7 17.1
2005 17.8 17.1
2006 17.9 17.2
2007 17.9 17.3
2008 18 17.3
2009 18.1 17.4
2010 18.2 17.5
2011 18.3 17.4
2012 18.3 17.5
2013 18.4 17.5
2014 18.5 17.7
2015 18.6 17.9
2016 18.8 18.1
2017 18.9 18.3
2018 19.1 18.6
2019 19.2 18.7
2020 19.4 18.9
2021 19.6 19
2022 19.8 19.2
2023 19.9 19.3
2024 20.2 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea-Bissau Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$36.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
6.17%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
2.02%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
0.92%
2021
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
144,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-2.68%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
7.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
23%
2024
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
35.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
27.8%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
3.2%
2014
Total reserves including gold n/a
$178M
2017
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$900M
2024
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
836,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
20.9%
2018
Banked people share n/a
15.3%
2014

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
$8.15
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
0.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
30.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
61%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
4.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
18.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
278.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
58%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
71.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
66%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Sudan
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.62%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
-544,257
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
36.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
27.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
15
2024
Higher education index n/a
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
5.1
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
60.7%
2018
English speaking
2.9%
2025
93.7%
2023
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
26.4%
2020

Health

Guinea-Bissau Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$31.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$16.2
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
17.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
0.26
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
256
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
50.1
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
33
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Sudan
% of world land
0.02%
2025
1.25%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
14,296 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
435,002 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
68,892 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
19,263 mi
2019

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