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Guinea-Bissau vs Tuvalu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 139th vs. 194th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Tuvalu
Population
2288306
9493
Population rank 146/197 196/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 178/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 181/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 150/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Tuvalu
1970 $204,670,551 $2,585,956
1971 $204,167,297 $2,716,990
1972 $227,986,203 $2,968,458
1973 $232,331,281 $3,411,915
1974 $256,769,730 $4,122,329
1975 $283,311,997 $4,014,748
1976 $292,152,321 $3,919,072
1977 $298,871,675 $3,669,420
1978 $318,876,550 $3,798,782
1979 $308,143,183 $4,065,659
1980 $287,648,258 $4,206,128
1981 $402,230,865 $4,773,018
1982 $430,284,022 $4,118,945
1983 $425,225,177 $4,152,550
1984 $359,980,491 $4,481,978
1985 $373,959,151 $3,862,852
1986 $338,524,233 $4,574,706
1987 $451,893,375 $5,020,513
1988 $427,514,322 $7,011,059
1989 $554,072,303 $8,454,523
1990 $634,187,269 $9,542,901
1991 $668,470,891 $10,127,314
1992 $588,309,271 $10,535,028
1993 $615,779,519 $10,414,400
1994 $612,502,085 $11,772,611
1995 $660,195,402 $11,922,614
1996 $702,965,148 $13,338,597
1997 $698,107,222 $13,734,210
1998 $591,034,143 $13,795,146
1999 $579,365,780 $14,800,503
2000 $391,345,597 $15,073,976
2001 $412,610,872 $13,964,732
2002 $466,773,711 $16,842,673
2003 $553,614,800 $19,456,338
2004 $582,169,841 $22,798,275
2005 $639,776,041 $22,909,980
2006 $634,781,901 $24,096,875
2007 $753,162,998 $28,450,169
2008 $952,667,544 $31,874,435
2009 $890,167,833 $28,076,984
2010 $940,112,539 $32,105,408
2011 $1,157,074,319 $39,196,957
2012 $1,049,412,177 $39,345,579
2013 $1,109,682,824 $38,615,891
2014 $1,135,250,721 $38,760,983
2015 $1,152,384,167 $36,811,936
2016 $1,245,074,264 $41,629,064
2017 $1,469,978,606 $45,276,595
2018 $1,554,133,594 $48,015,260
2019 $1,588,767,976 $54,123,199
2020 $1,683,619,352 $51,746,594
2021 $1,878,659,687 $60,196,406
2022 $1,839,048,748 $59,065,982
2023 $2,077,816,135 $62,280,312
2024 $2,119,865,935 -

Guinea-Bissau and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Tuvalu
1970 $350 $457
1971 $348 $478
1972 $389 $522
1973 $392 $601
1974 $419 $708
1975 $435 $656
1976 $421 $612
1977 $403 $549
1978 $403 $546
1979 $376 $566
1980 $347 $571
1981 $477 $634
1982 $503 $537
1983 $489 $533
1984 $407 $567
1985 $417 $480
1986 $371 $557
1987 $488 $600
1988 $454 $823
1989 $578 $976
1990 $651 $1,085
1991 $672 $1,134
1992 $574 $1,166
1993 $582 $1,141
1994 $561 $1,279
1995 $589 $1,285
1996 $615 $1,428
1997 $599 $1,461
1998 $498 $1,460
1999 $479 $1,559
2000 $317 $1,579
2001 $327 $1,457
2002 $362 $1,750
2003 $420 $2,007
2004 $431 $2,323
2005 $463 $2,305
2006 $449 $2,396
2007 $519 $2,794
2008 $640 $3,088
2009 $583 $2,684
2010 $600 $3,025
2011 $720 $3,636
2012 $635 $3,598
2013 $654 $3,510
2014 $652 $3,529
2015 $645 $3,358
2016 $680 $3,809
2017 $783 $4,166
2018 $809 $4,466
2019 $807 $5,115
2020 $836 $4,976
2021 $912 $5,905
2022 $873 $5,911
2023 $965 $6,345
2024 $963 -

Guinea-Bissau vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Tuvalu
1950 35.7 40
1951 35.9 40.8
1952 36.1 41.7
1953 36.3 42.5
1954 36.4 43.4
1955 36.6 44.2
1956 36.8 45
1957 37 45.8
1958 37.1 46.7
1959 37.3 47.5
1960 37.6 48.3
1961 37.8 49
1962 38 49.8
1963 35.6 50.6
1964 35.8 51.3
1965 35.9 52.1
1966 36.1 52.8
1967 36.3 53.5
1968 36.7 54.1
1969 37 54.7
1970 37.3 55.3
1971 37.5 56
1972 37.8 54.7
1973 38.2 57.2
1974 41.6 57.7
1975 41.9 58.3
1976 42.3 58.8
1977 42.6 59.2
1978 42.9 59.6
1979 43.2 59.9
1980 43.6 60.2
1981 43.9 60.5
1982 44.3 60.7
1983 44.6 60.9
1984 44.9 61.1
1985 45.3 61.1
1986 45.5 61.2
1987 45.8 61.3
1988 46.3 61.4
1989 46.6 61.5
1990 46.9 61.6
1991 47.2 61.8
1992 47.5 60.3
1993 47.8 62.1
1994 47.8 62.3
1995 48.5 62.5
1996 48.8 62.7
1997 48 62.9
1998 48.1 63.2
1999 48.5 63.3
2000 50.6 63.5
2001 51.1 63.7
2002 51.6 63.8
2003 52.2 63.9
2004 52.8 64
2005 52.9 64.1
2006 54.1 64.2
2007 54.9 64.4
2008 55.3 64.5
2009 56.3 64.7
2010 57 64.8
2011 57.7 65
2012 58.3 65.1
2013 58.9 65.2
2014 59.5 65.3
2015 60.1 65.4
2016 60.6 65.5
2017 61.1 65.7
2018 61.7 65.9
2019 62.2 66.1
2020 61.3 66.4
2021 61.7 65.8
2022 63.6 66.9
2023 64.1 67.1
2024 64.3 67.3
2025 64.4 67.4

Guinea-Bissau and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Tuvalu
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Tuvalu
1960 577,633 5,598
1961 582,532 5,648
1962 589,474 5,699
1963 594,418 5,751
1964 588,543 5,752
1965 575,005 5,715
1966 566,908 5,686
1967 569,011 5,652
1968 578,170 5,624
1969 581,610 5,631
1970 584,403 5,663
1971 586,221 5,685
1972 586,620 5,692
1973 592,808 5,681
1974 613,338 5,822
1975 650,966 6,117
1976 694,191 6,404
1977 741,789 6,686
1978 791,694 6,957
1979 819,867 7,184
1980 829,303 7,366
1981 842,432 7,526
1982 855,891 7,664
1983 869,592 7,789
1984 883,519 7,902
1985 897,697 8,046
1986 912,126 8,217
1987 926,862 8,371
1988 942,061 8,518
1989 957,789 8,662
1990 973,669 8,798
1991 994,639 8,928
1992 1,024,356 9,038
1993 1,058,745 9,126
1994 1,092,031 9,207
1995 1,119,949 9,280
1996 1,143,535 9,342
1997 1,165,545 9,400
1998 1,187,473 9,451
1999 1,210,206 9,496
2000 1,234,741 9,544
2001 1,261,273 9,586
2002 1,289,307 9,623
2003 1,318,806 9,695
2004 1,349,563 9,816
2005 1,381,585 9,940
2006 1,415,303 10,056
2007 1,450,986 10,182
2008 1,488,054 10,321
2009 1,526,377 10,461
2010 1,566,347 10,614
2011 1,608,076 10,780
2012 1,651,417 10,934
2013 1,695,973 11,001
2014 1,741,122 10,984
2015 1,786,457 10,963
2016 1,831,893 10,930
2017 1,877,072 10,869
2018 1,922,168 10,751
2019 1,967,696 10,581
2020 2,013,255 10,399
2021 2,058,841 10,194
2022 2,105,529 9,992
2023 2,153,339 9,816
2024 2,201,352 9,646

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Tuvalu
1960 5.92 5.15
1961 5.93 5.09
1962 5.94 5
1963 5.95 4.91
1964 5.96 4.83
1965 5.97 4.73
1966 5.98 4.64
1967 5.99 4.49
1968 6.01 4.36
1969 6.02 4.23
1970 6.04 4.08
1971 6.06 3.94
1972 6.08 3.81
1973 6.1 3.71
1974 6.12 3.63
1975 6.15 3.58
1976 6.19 3.55
1977 6.25 3.56
1978 6.32 3.59
1979 6.4 3.65
1980 6.49 3.73
1981 6.57 3.8
1982 6.64 3.88
1983 6.69 3.91
1984 6.73 3.95
1985 6.74 3.97
1986 6.73 3.97
1987 6.72 3.94
1988 6.69 3.88
1989 6.66 3.8
1990 6.5 3.75
1991 6.47 3.79
1992 6.44 3.86
1993 6.37 3.92
1994 6.3 3.92
1995 6.22 3.96
1996 6.14 3.95
1997 6.06 3.95
1998 5.97 3.95
1999 5.87 3.92
2000 5.79 3.84
2001 5.69 3.75
2002 5.63 3.64
2003 5.58 3.58
2004 5.5 3.55
2005 5.46 3.55
2006 5.41 3.53
2007 5.37 3.45
2008 5.27 3.42
2009 5.18 3.43
2010 5.11 3.44
2011 5.07 3.46
2012 5 3.47
2013 4.93 3.39
2014 4.79 3.33
2015 4.66 3.31
2016 4.52 3.3
2017 4.35 3.3
2018 4.24 3.33
2019 4.15 3.33
2020 4.08 3.31
2021 4 3.28
2022 3.91 3.24
2023 3.84 3.21

Guinea-Bissau and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Tuvalu
1960 22.9 23.1
1961 22.9 23.1
1962 22.6 23
1963 22.3 22.6
1964 21.7 21
1965 20.7 19.3
1966 19.9 18.5
1967 19.6 18.1
1968 19.5 17.9
1969 19.3 18
1970 19.1 18.2
1971 19 18.6
1972 18.8 19
1973 18.9 19.4
1974 18.9 19.7
1975 18.8 19.8
1976 18.5 19.9
1977 18.2 20.2
1978 17.8 20.5
1979 17.6 20.9
1980 17.7 21
1981 17.6 21.4
1982 17.5 21.9
1983 17.3 22.5
1984 17.2 23.2
1985 17.2 23.6
1986 17.1 23.8
1987 17.1 24
1988 17 24.2
1989 17 24.5
1990 17.1 24.7
1991 17.1 24.9
1992 17.1 25
1993 17.1 25
1994 17.1 25.1
1995 17.2 25
1996 17.2 24.9
1997 17.3 24.6
1998 17.3 24.4
1999 17.4 24.1
2000 17.4 23.9
2001 17.5 23.7
2002 17.6 23.5
2003 17.6 23.5
2004 17.7 23.5
2005 17.8 23.6
2006 17.9 23.6
2007 17.9 23.7
2008 18 23.8
2009 18.1 23.9
2010 18.2 24
2011 18.3 24.1
2012 18.3 24.2
2013 18.4 24.3
2014 18.5 24.5
2015 18.6 24.7
2016 18.8 24.9
2017 18.9 25.2
2018 19.1 25.3
2019 19.2 25.3
2020 19.4 25.3
2021 19.6 25.3
2022 19.8 25.3
2023 19.9 25.3
2024 20.2 25.3

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Finance

Guinea-Bissau Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
12.8%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
2.7%
2010
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
43.4%
2013

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Tuvalu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
5.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Tuvalu
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
60
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
100%
2022
English speaking
2.9%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
74.3%
2023

Health

Guinea-Bissau Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Tuvalu
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
4.97 mi
2011

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