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Guinea-Bissau vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 139th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Syria
Population
2288306
26304877
Population rank 146/197 57/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 178/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 181/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 150/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$731
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
73 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Syria: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Syria economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Syria
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Syria
1960 - $857,704,413
1961 - $945,244,972
1962 - $1,110,565,881
1963 - $1,200,447,408
1964 - $1,339,494,267
1965 - $1,472,036,540
1966 - $1,342,287,553
1967 - $1,580,229,799
1968 - $1,753,746,430
1969 - $2,245,011,515
1970 $204,670,551 $2,140,384,010
1971 $204,167,297 $2,589,851,325
1972 $227,986,203 $3,059,681,698
1973 $232,331,281 $3,239,487,516
1974 $256,769,730 $5,159,557,148
1975 $283,311,997 $6,826,980,444
1976 $292,152,321 $7,633,528,867
1977 $298,871,675 $7,696,011,396
1978 $318,876,550 $9,275,200,458
1979 $308,143,183 $9,929,681,529
1980 $287,648,258 $13,062,420,382
1981 $402,230,865 $15,518,201,335
1982 $430,284,022 $16,298,929,011
1983 $425,225,177 $17,589,277,143
1984 $359,980,491 $17,503,078,174
1985 $373,959,151 $16,403,539,893
1986 $338,524,233 $13,293,205,278
1987 $451,893,375 $11,356,215,543
1988 $427,514,322 $10,577,041,645
1989 $554,072,303 $9,853,395,762
1990 $634,187,269 $12,308,624,418
1991 $668,470,891 $12,981,833,333
1992 $588,309,271 $13,253,565,861
1993 $615,779,519 $13,695,962,055
1994 $612,502,085 $10,122,020,000
1995 $660,195,402 $11,396,706,587
1996 $702,965,148 $13,789,560,878
1997 $698,107,222 $14,505,233,463
1998 $591,034,143 $15,200,846,154
1999 $579,365,780 $15,873,875,969
2000 $391,345,597 $18,937,052,543
2001 $412,610,872 $20,237,024,725
2002 $466,773,711 $20,669,357,462
2003 $553,614,800 $21,828,144,686
2004 $582,169,841 $25,086,950,495
2005 $639,776,041 $28,858,965,517
2006 $634,781,901 $33,751,788,856
2007 $753,162,998 $40,465,318,382
2008 $952,667,544 $52,557,913,569
2009 $890,167,833 $54,111,735,629
2010 $940,112,539 $61,390,830,875
2011 $1,157,074,319 $67,539,428,159
2012 $1,049,412,177 $43,190,318,033
2013 $1,109,682,824 $21,361,254,635
2014 $1,135,250,721 $21,502,061,466
2015 $1,152,384,167 $16,466,863,117
2016 $1,245,074,264 $12,597,854,877
2017 $1,469,978,606 $16,369,843,352
2018 $1,554,133,594 $21,497,782,868
2019 $1,588,767,976 $22,583,045,060
2020 $1,683,619,352 $12,047,752,036
2021 $1,878,659,687 $14,353,205,678
2022 $1,839,048,748 $23,622,827,080
2023 $2,077,816,135 $19,993,439,950
2024 $2,119,865,935 -

Guinea-Bissau and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Syria
1960 - $183.5
1961 - $196.3
1962 - $223.9
1963 - $234.9
1964 - $254.2
1965 - $270.8
1966 - $239.3
1967 - $272.9
1968 - $293.3
1969 - $364
1970 $350 $335
1971 $348 $393
1972 $389 $448
1973 $392 $459
1974 $419 $707
1975 $435 $904
1976 $421 $976
1977 $403 $951
1978 $403 $1,108
1979 $376 $1,146
1980 $347 $1,458
1981 $477 $1,676
1982 $503 $1,703
1983 $489 $1,776
1984 $407 $1,706
1985 $417 $1,544
1986 $371 $1,208
1987 $488 $997
1988 $454 $898
1989 $578 $809
1990 $651 $978
1991 $672 $1,000
1992 $574 $990
1993 $582 $993
1994 $561 $712
1995 $589 $780
1996 $615 $918
1997 $599 $941
1998 $498 $961
1999 $479 $978
2000 $317 $1,138
2001 $327 $1,187
2002 $362 $1,183
2003 $420 $1,220
2004 $431 $1,368
2005 $463 $1,534
2006 $449 $1,719
2007 $519 $1,938
2008 $640 $2,429
2009 $583 $2,462
2010 $600 $2,731
2011 $720 $2,952
2012 $635 $1,898
2013 $654 $986
2014 $652 $1,061
2015 $645 $848
2016 $680 $656
2017 $783 $852
2018 $809 $1,098
2019 $807 $1,110
2020 $836 $572
2021 $912 $664
2022 $873 $1,052
2023 $965 $847
2024 $963 -

Guinea-Bissau vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Syria
1950 35.7 42.5
1951 35.9 43.4
1952 36.1 44.3
1953 36.3 45.3
1954 36.4 46.4
1955 36.6 47.4
1956 36.8 48.5
1957 37 49.6
1958 37.1 50.7
1959 37.3 51.7
1960 37.6 52.7
1961 37.8 53.7
1962 38 54.6
1963 35.6 55.4
1964 35.8 56.2
1965 35.9 56.9
1966 36.1 57.6
1967 36.3 58
1968 36.7 59.1
1969 37 59.8
1970 37.3 60.6
1971 37.5 61.3
1972 37.8 62
1973 38.2 60.8
1974 41.6 63.4
1975 41.9 64.2
1976 42.3 64.8
1977 42.6 65.4
1978 42.9 65.9
1979 43.2 66.2
1980 43.6 66.5
1981 43.9 64.6
1982 44.3 60.8
1983 44.6 67.4
1984 44.9 67.7
1985 45.3 68
1986 45.5 68.4
1987 45.8 68.8
1988 46.3 69.2
1989 46.6 69.5
1990 46.9 69.8
1991 47.2 70.1
1992 47.5 70.2
1993 47.8 70.3
1994 47.8 70.3
1995 48.5 70.2
1996 48.8 70.2
1997 48 70.2
1998 48.1 70.2
1999 48.5 70.5
2000 50.6 70.9
2001 51.1 71.3
2002 51.6 71.7
2003 52.2 72.2
2004 52.8 72.5
2005 52.9 72.8
2006 54.1 73
2007 54.9 73.3
2008 55.3 73.4
2009 56.3 73.5
2010 57 73.5
2011 57.7 72.3
2012 58.3 66.2
2013 58.9 65.1
2014 59.5 65.5
2015 60.1 63.3
2016 60.6 65.2
2017 61.1 65.7
2018 61.7 67.4
2019 62.2 71
2020 61.3 71.9
2021 61.7 72.4
2022 63.6 72.8
2023 64.1 72.1
2024 64.3 72.6
2025 64.4 73

Guinea-Bissau and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Syria
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Syria
1960 577,633 4,673,500
1961 582,532 4,815,466
1962 589,474 4,959,340
1963 594,418 5,110,467
1964 588,543 5,269,087
1965 575,005 5,435,267
1966 566,908 5,609,047
1967 569,011 5,790,198
1968 578,170 5,978,742
1969 581,610 6,175,166
1970 584,403 6,380,609
1971 586,221 6,598,094
1972 586,620 6,826,024
1973 592,808 7,060,321
1974 613,338 7,302,160
1975 650,966 7,554,364
1976 694,191 7,817,320
1977 741,789 8,090,501
1978 791,694 8,372,759
1979 819,867 8,661,909
1980 829,303 8,957,663
1981 842,432 9,260,189
1982 855,891 9,572,511
1983 869,592 9,904,809
1984 883,519 10,258,398
1985 897,697 10,625,672
1986 912,126 11,002,844
1987 926,862 11,388,923
1988 942,061 11,782,264
1989 957,789 12,179,060
1990 973,669 12,579,208
1991 994,639 12,980,821
1992 1,024,356 13,385,571
1993 1,058,745 13,795,686
1994 1,092,031 14,208,583
1995 1,119,949 14,616,801
1996 1,143,535 15,018,104
1997 1,165,545 15,417,542
1998 1,187,473 15,820,413
1999 1,210,206 16,228,061
2000 1,234,741 16,637,888
2001 1,261,273 17,051,338
2002 1,289,307 17,468,332
2003 1,318,806 17,889,296
2004 1,349,563 18,336,875
2005 1,381,585 18,814,091
2006 1,415,303 19,637,022
2007 1,450,986 20,884,125
2008 1,488,054 21,636,564
2009 1,526,377 21,976,969
2010 1,566,347 22,482,421
2011 1,608,076 22,878,098
2012 1,651,417 22,759,763
2013 1,695,973 21,666,917
2014 1,741,122 20,273,659
2015 1,786,457 19,424,618
2016 1,831,893 19,193,834
2017 1,877,072 19,224,668
2018 1,922,168 19,577,845
2019 1,967,696 20,353,534
2020 2,013,255 21,049,429
2021 2,058,841 21,628,839
2022 2,105,529 22,462,173
2023 2,153,339 23,594,623
2024 2,201,352 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Syria

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Syria
1960 5.92 7.51
1961 5.93 7.5
1962 5.94 7.51
1963 5.95 7.51
1964 5.96 7.53
1965 5.97 7.53
1966 5.98 7.55
1967 5.99 7.56
1968 6.01 7.57
1969 6.02 7.59
1970 6.04 7.62
1971 6.06 7.6
1972 6.08 7.57
1973 6.1 7.55
1974 6.12 7.52
1975 6.15 7.49
1976 6.19 7.45
1977 6.25 7.42
1978 6.32 7.35
1979 6.4 7.25
1980 6.49 7.12
1981 6.57 6.97
1982 6.64 6.81
1983 6.69 6.69
1984 6.73 6.59
1985 6.74 6.48
1986 6.73 6.37
1987 6.72 6.2
1988 6.69 6
1989 6.66 5.78
1990 6.5 5.56
1991 6.47 5.34
1992 6.44 5.14
1993 6.37 4.99
1994 6.3 4.86
1995 6.22 4.7
1996 6.14 4.54
1997 6.06 4.37
1998 5.97 4.25
1999 5.87 4.14
2000 5.79 4.07
2001 5.69 3.98
2002 5.63 3.87
2003 5.58 3.76
2004 5.5 3.68
2005 5.46 3.61
2006 5.41 3.56
2007 5.37 3.54
2008 5.27 3.48
2009 5.18 3.42
2010 5.11 3.36
2011 5.07 3.29
2012 5 3.22
2013 4.93 3.17
2014 4.79 3.12
2015 4.66 3.07
2016 4.52 3.01
2017 4.35 2.97
2018 4.24 2.93
2019 4.15 2.88
2020 4.08 2.84
2021 4 2.8
2022 3.91 2.75
2023 3.84 2.71

Guinea-Bissau and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Syria
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Syria
1960 22.9 17.6
1961 22.9 17.3
1962 22.6 17.1
1963 22.3 16.9
1964 21.7 16.7
1965 20.7 16.5
1966 19.9 16.4
1967 19.6 16.2
1968 19.5 16.1
1969 19.3 16
1970 19.1 15.9
1971 19 15.8
1972 18.8 15.8
1973 18.9 15.7
1974 18.9 15.7
1975 18.8 15.7
1976 18.5 15.6
1977 18.2 15.6
1978 17.8 15.6
1979 17.6 15.6
1980 17.7 15.6
1981 17.6 15.6
1982 17.5 15.7
1983 17.3 15.8
1984 17.2 15.8
1985 17.2 15.9
1986 17.1 16
1987 17.1 16.1
1988 17 16.2
1989 17 16.4
1990 17.1 16.5
1991 17.1 16.7
1992 17.1 16.9
1993 17.1 17.1
1994 17.1 17.3
1995 17.2 17.5
1996 17.2 17.7
1997 17.3 17.9
1998 17.3 18.1
1999 17.4 18.3
2000 17.4 18.5
2001 17.5 18.8
2002 17.6 19
2003 17.6 19.2
2004 17.7 19.5
2005 17.8 19.7
2006 17.9 20.3
2007 17.9 21
2008 18 21.3
2009 18.1 21.5
2010 18.2 21.7
2011 18.3 21.9
2012 18.3 21.8
2013 18.4 21.2
2014 18.5 20.1
2015 18.6 19.5
2016 18.8 19.5
2017 18.9 19.6
2018 19.1 20.1
2019 19.2 20.9
2020 19.4 21.6
2021 19.6 22.2
2022 19.8 22.7
2023 19.9 23.3
2024 20.2 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea-Bissau Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
3.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold n/a
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
32.2%
2010
Banked people share n/a
23.3%
2011

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Syria
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
12
2024
Higher education index n/a
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
94.4%
2021
English speaking
2.9%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
34.7%
2019

Health

Guinea-Bissau Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
1.19
2016
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Syria
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
n/a

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