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Guinea-Bissau vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 139th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Suriname
Population
2288306
644193
Population rank 146/197 165/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 178/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 181/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 150/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Suriname
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Suriname
1960 - $99,650,000
1961 - $107,700,000
1962 - $116,150,000
1963 - $125,950,000
1964 - $134,400,000
1965 - $154,150,000
1966 - $190,350,000
1967 - $220,700,000
1968 - $241,350,000
1969 - $259,650,000
1970 $204,670,551 $274,900,000
1971 $204,167,297 $301,000,000
1972 $227,986,203 $311,950,000
1973 $232,331,281 $339,450,000
1974 $256,769,730 $409,850,000
1975 $283,311,997 $465,500,000
1976 $292,152,321 $505,500,000
1977 $298,871,675 $641,500,000
1978 $318,876,550 $735,500,000
1979 $308,143,183 $782,500,000
1980 $287,648,258 $795,000,000
1981 $402,230,865 $889,000,000
1982 $430,284,022 $915,000,000
1983 $425,225,177 $883,500,000
1984 $359,980,491 $864,000,000
1985 $373,959,151 $873,000,000
1986 $338,524,233 $891,000,000
1987 $451,893,375 $980,000,000
1988 $427,514,322 $1,161,000,000
1989 $554,072,303 $542,600,000
1990 $634,187,269 $388,400,000
1991 $668,470,891 $448,100,000
1992 $588,309,271 $404,600,000
1993 $615,779,519 $428,764,706
1994 $612,502,085 $605,492,537
1995 $660,195,402 $691,590,498
1996 $702,965,148 $861,372,806
1997 $698,107,222 $926,422,500
1998 $591,034,143 $1,110,850,000
1999 $579,365,780 $886,290,698
2000 $391,345,597 $947,671,970
2001 $412,610,872 $834,279,358
2002 $466,773,711 $1,093,574,468
2003 $553,614,800 $1,274,190,311
2004 $582,169,841 $1,484,092,538
2005 $639,776,041 $1,793,410,397
2006 $634,781,901 $2,626,380,435
2007 $753,162,998 $2,936,612,022
2008 $952,667,544 $3,532,969,035
2009 $890,167,833 $3,875,409,836
2010 $940,112,539 $4,368,370,998
2011 $1,157,074,319 $4,422,276,622
2012 $1,049,412,177 $4,980,000,000
2013 $1,109,682,824 $5,145,757,576
2014 $1,135,250,721 $5,240,606,061
2015 $1,152,384,167 $5,126,237,646
2016 $1,245,074,264 $3,317,421,648
2017 $1,469,978,606 $3,591,679,431
2018 $1,554,133,594 $3,996,198,867
2019 $1,588,767,976 $4,016,040,575
2020 $1,683,619,352 $2,911,807,496
2021 $1,878,659,687 $3,107,923,198
2022 $1,839,048,748 $3,791,603,200
2023 $2,077,816,135 $3,455,146,281
2024 $2,119,865,935 $4,714,267,822

Guinea-Bissau and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Suriname
1960 - $378
1961 - $395
1962 - $409
1963 - $424
1964 - $435
1965 - $482
1966 - $575
1967 - $644
1968 - $681
1969 - $708
1970 $350 $724
1971 $348 $768
1972 $389 $785
1973 $392 $858
1974 $419 $1,041
1975 $435 $1,190
1976 $421 $1,302
1977 $403 $1,666
1978 $403 $1,928
1979 $376 $2,072
1980 $347 $2,118
1981 $477 $2,368
1982 $503 $2,430
1983 $489 $2,333
1984 $407 $2,261
1985 $417 $2,256
1986 $371 $2,271
1987 $488 $2,469
1988 $454 $2,886
1989 $578 $1,329
1990 $651 $942
1991 $672 $1,080
1992 $574 $969
1993 $582 $1,022
1994 $561 $1,434
1995 $589 $1,610
1996 $615 $1,963
1997 $599 $2,068
1998 $498 $2,429
1999 $479 $1,898
2000 $317 $1,988
2001 $327 $1,715
2002 $362 $2,202
2003 $420 $2,516
2004 $431 $2,888
2005 $463 $3,453
2006 $449 $5,003
2007 $519 $5,530
2008 $640 $6,576
2009 $583 $7,130
2010 $600 $7,944
2011 $720 $7,950
2012 $635 $8,851
2013 $654 $9,043
2014 $652 $9,108
2015 $645 $8,814
2016 $680 $5,644
2017 $783 $6,050
2018 $809 $6,666
2019 $807 $6,630
2020 $836 $4,755
2021 $912 $5,030
2022 $873 $6,084
2023 $965 $5,494
2024 $963 $7,431

Guinea-Bissau vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Suriname
1950 35.7 50.7
1951 35.9 51.1
1952 36.1 51.4
1953 36.3 52.1
1954 36.4 52.8
1955 36.6 53.5
1956 36.8 54.1
1957 37 54.7
1958 37.1 55.4
1959 37.3 55.9
1960 37.6 56.6
1961 37.8 57.3
1962 38 58
1963 35.6 58.5
1964 35.8 58.9
1965 35.9 59.1
1966 36.1 59.2
1967 36.3 59.2
1968 36.7 59.3
1969 37 59.4
1970 37.3 59.5
1971 37.5 59.6
1972 37.8 59.7
1973 38.2 59.8
1974 41.6 59.9
1975 41.9 60
1976 42.3 60.2
1977 42.6 60.3
1978 42.9 60.4
1979 43.2 60.5
1980 43.6 60.7
1981 43.9 60.8
1982 44.3 60.9
1983 44.6 61.1
1984 44.9 61.2
1985 45.3 61.4
1986 45.5 61.2
1987 45.8 61.3
1988 46.3 61.5
1989 46.6 62
1990 46.9 62.1
1991 47.2 62.2
1992 47.5 62.2
1993 47.8 62.4
1994 47.8 62.5
1995 48.5 62.8
1996 48.8 63.1
1997 48 63.4
1998 48.1 63.7
1999 48.5 64
2000 50.6 64.4
2001 51.1 64.8
2002 51.6 65.3
2003 52.2 65.8
2004 52.8 66.4
2005 52.9 67
2006 54.1 67.6
2007 54.9 68.3
2008 55.3 68.9
2009 56.3 69.3
2010 57 69.6
2011 57.7 69.8
2012 58.3 70
2013 58.9 70.1
2014 59.5 70.3
2015 60.1 70.6
2016 60.6 71
2017 61.1 71.2
2018 61.7 71.5
2019 62.2 71.8
2020 61.3 72.3
2021 61.7 68.9
2022 63.6 73.3
2023 64.1 73.6
2024 64.3 73.8
2025 64.4 73.9

Guinea-Bissau and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Suriname
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Suriname
1960 577,633 263,918
1961 582,532 272,791
1962 589,474 283,912
1963 594,418 297,034
1964 588,543 309,041
1965 575,005 320,000
1966 566,908 331,135
1967 569,011 342,679
1968 578,170 354,616
1969 581,610 366,906
1970 584,403 379,442
1971 586,221 391,932
1972 586,620 397,413
1973 592,808 395,772
1974 613,338 393,676
1975 650,966 391,170
1976 694,191 388,289
1977 741,789 385,067
1978 791,694 381,502
1979 819,867 377,602
1980 829,303 375,377
1981 842,432 375,459
1982 855,891 376,555
1983 869,592 378,746
1984 883,519 382,193
1985 897,697 386,972
1986 912,126 392,330
1987 926,862 396,911
1988 942,061 402,227
1989 957,789 408,409
1990 973,669 412,493
1991 994,639 415,013
1992 1,024,356 417,589
1993 1,058,745 419,352
1994 1,092,031 422,375
1995 1,119,949 429,606
1996 1,143,535 438,830
1997 1,165,545 448,067
1998 1,187,473 457,406
1999 1,210,206 466,916
2000 1,234,741 476,643
2001 1,261,273 486,560
2002 1,289,307 496,551
2003 1,318,806 506,414
2004 1,349,563 513,923
2005 1,381,585 519,313
2006 1,415,303 524,997
2007 1,450,986 531,016
2008 1,488,054 537,245
2009 1,526,377 543,568
2010 1,566,347 549,923
2011 1,608,076 556,269
2012 1,651,417 562,633
2013 1,695,973 569,020
2014 1,741,122 575,373
2015 1,786,457 581,627
2016 1,831,893 587,757
2017 1,877,072 593,713
2018 1,922,168 599,513
2019 1,967,696 605,768
2020 2,013,255 612,317
2021 2,058,841 617,896
2022 2,105,529 623,164
2023 2,153,339 628,886
2024 2,201,352 634,431

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Suriname

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Suriname
1960 5.92 6.59
1961 5.93 6.58
1962 5.94 6.57
1963 5.95 6.51
1964 5.96 6.43
1965 5.97 6.32
1966 5.98 6.2
1967 5.99 6.04
1968 6.01 5.86
1969 6.02 5.7
1970 6.04 5.53
1971 6.06 5.36
1972 6.08 5.18
1973 6.1 5.01
1974 6.12 4.81
1975 6.15 4.63
1976 6.19 4.45
1977 6.25 4.26
1978 6.32 4.08
1979 6.4 3.93
1980 6.49 3.79
1981 6.57 3.75
1982 6.64 3.82
1983 6.69 3.87
1984 6.73 3.8
1985 6.74 3.71
1986 6.73 3.61
1987 6.72 3.53
1988 6.69 3.46
1989 6.66 3.39
1990 6.5 3.23
1991 6.47 3.09
1992 6.44 3.01
1993 6.37 2.94
1994 6.3 2.9
1995 6.22 2.9
1996 6.14 2.92
1997 6.06 2.95
1998 5.97 2.99
1999 5.87 3.02
2000 5.79 3.05
2001 5.69 3.06
2002 5.63 2.96
2003 5.58 2.84
2004 5.5 2.74
2005 5.46 2.71
2006 5.41 2.73
2007 5.37 2.74
2008 5.27 2.73
2009 5.18 2.71
2010 5.11 2.69
2011 5.07 2.67
2012 5 2.67
2013 4.93 2.65
2014 4.79 2.62
2015 4.66 2.57
2016 4.52 2.5
2017 4.35 2.43
2018 4.24 2.38
2019 4.15 2.35
2020 4.08 2.31
2021 4 2.3
2022 3.91 2.27
2023 3.84 2.25

Guinea-Bissau and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Suriname
1960 22.9 18.1
1961 22.9 18.2
1962 22.6 17.8
1963 22.3 17.3
1964 21.7 16.8
1965 20.7 16.4
1966 19.9 16.1
1967 19.6 15.8
1968 19.5 15.6
1969 19.3 15.6
1970 19.1 15.6
1971 19 15.7
1972 18.8 16
1973 18.9 16.3
1974 18.9 16.7
1975 18.8 17
1976 18.5 17.4
1977 18.2 17.6
1978 17.8 17.9
1979 17.6 18.1
1980 17.7 18.4
1981 17.6 18.7
1982 17.5 18.9
1983 17.3 19.2
1984 17.2 19.5
1985 17.2 19.7
1986 17.1 20
1987 17.1 20.2
1988 17 20.4
1989 17 20.6
1990 17.1 20.8
1991 17.1 21
1992 17.1 21.2
1993 17.1 21.5
1994 17.1 21.7
1995 17.2 22
1996 17.2 22.4
1997 17.3 22.8
1998 17.3 23.2
1999 17.4 23.6
2000 17.4 24
2001 17.5 24.4
2002 17.6 24.7
2003 17.6 25
2004 17.7 25.3
2005 17.8 25.5
2006 17.9 25.6
2007 17.9 25.8
2008 18 26.1
2009 18.1 26.3
2010 18.2 26.5
2011 18.3 26.7
2012 18.3 26.9
2013 18.4 27.1
2014 18.5 27.3
2015 18.6 27.5
2016 18.8 27.7
2017 18.9 27.9
2018 19.1 28.1
2019 19.2 28.3
2020 19.4 28.6
2021 19.6 28.7
2022 19.8 28.9
2023 19.9 29.2
2024 20.2 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea-Bissau Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
2.2%
2022
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
0.78%
2020

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Suriname
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
40
2024
Higher education index n/a
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
95%
2021
English speaking
2.9%
2025
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Guinea-Bissau Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
1.48
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Suriname
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
2,674 mi
2003

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