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Guinea-Bissau vs Uganda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 50M in Uganda (ranked 31/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 77,421 sq mi for Uganda (ranked 139th vs. 84th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Uganda
Population
2288306
52490669
Population rank 146/197 30/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$53.7B
2024
GDP rank 178/197 89/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$1,073
2024
GDP per capita rank 181/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$3,276
2024
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$27.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
54%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$556
2024
Government debt per person rank 150/185 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$1,648
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
77,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
646 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
4.28
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
17.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Uganda: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Uganda economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Uganda
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Uganda
1960 - $423,145,605
1961 - $441,667,335
1962 - $449,158,233
1963 - $516,315,231
1964 - $589,247,687
1965 - $884,502,310
1966 - $925,381,492
1967 - $967,240,655
1968 - $1,037,379,252
1969 - $1,168,556,629
1970 $204,670,551 $1,259,554,809
1971 $204,167,297 $1,417,191,656
1972 $227,986,203 $1,490,970,181
1973 $232,331,281 $1,701,829,789
1974 $256,769,730 $2,098,944,967
1975 $283,311,997 $2,359,555,556
1976 $292,152,321 $2,447,300,000
1977 $298,871,675 $2,936,470,588
1978 $318,876,550 $2,420,260,870
1979 $308,143,183 $2,139,025,000
1980 $287,648,258 $1,244,610,000
1981 $402,230,865 $1,337,300,000
1982 $430,284,022 $2,177,500,000
1983 $425,225,177 $2,240,333,333
1984 $359,980,491 $3,615,647,477
1985 $373,959,151 $3,519,695,444
1986 $338,524,233 $3,923,244,050
1987 $451,893,375 $6,269,522,042
1988 $427,514,322 $6,508,931,652
1989 $554,072,303 $5,276,480,799
1990 $634,187,269 $4,304,399,310
1991 $668,470,891 $3,321,729,160
1992 $588,309,271 $2,857,457,762
1993 $615,779,519 $3,220,439,044
1994 $612,502,085 $3,990,430,447
1995 $660,195,402 $5,755,818,842
1996 $702,965,148 $6,044,585,327
1997 $698,107,222 $6,269,333,313
1998 $591,034,143 $6,584,815,847
1999 $579,365,780 $5,998,563,258
2000 $391,345,597 $6,193,246,837
2001 $412,610,872 $5,840,503,869
2002 $466,773,711 $6,178,563,591
2003 $553,614,800 $6,606,884,275
2004 $582,169,841 $7,939,487,548
2005 $639,776,041 $9,239,221,763
2006 $634,781,901 $9,977,647,683
2007 $753,162,998 $11,902,564,495
2008 $952,667,544 $14,440,404,132
2009 $890,167,833 $25,127,805,567
2010 $940,112,539 $26,673,441,431
2011 $1,157,074,319 $27,871,725,241
2012 $1,049,412,177 $27,305,915,911
2013 $1,109,682,824 $28,915,786,517
2014 $1,135,250,721 $32,612,397,257
2015 $1,152,384,167 $32,387,183,730
2016 $1,245,074,264 $29,203,988,696
2017 $1,469,978,606 $30,744,473,841
2018 $1,554,133,594 $32,927,025,620
2019 $1,588,767,976 $35,353,061,008
2020 $1,683,619,352 $37,600,368,240
2021 $1,878,659,687 $40,529,788,744
2022 $1,839,048,748 $45,565,333,216
2023 $2,077,816,135 $48,768,955,859
2024 $2,119,865,935 $53,651,874,314

Guinea-Bissau and Uganda economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Uganda
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Uganda
1960 - $55.4
1961 - $56.2
1962 - $55.5
1963 - $62
1964 - $68.6
1965 - $100
1966 - $101.4
1967 - $102.8
1968 - $106.9
1969 - $116.7
1970 $350 $122
1971 $348 $133.5
1972 $389 $137
1973 $392 $152.7
1974 $419 $183.7
1975 $435 $201.2
1976 $421 $203.3
1977 $403 $237.6
1978 $403 $190.7
1979 $376 $164.5
1980 $347 $93.8
1981 $477 $98.6
1982 $503 $157
1983 $489 $157.5
1984 $407 $247.5
1985 $417 $234.3
1986 $371 $253.6
1987 $488 $393
1988 $454 $395
1989 $578 $310
1990 $651 $245
1991 $672 $183
1992 $574 $152.1
1993 $582 $165.6
1994 $561 $198.4
1995 $589 $278.5
1996 $615 $284.7
1997 $599 $286.8
1998 $498 $292.5
1999 $479 $257.9
2000 $317 $258.1
2001 $327 $236
2002 $362 $242
2003 $420 $250.7
2004 $431 $292.4
2005 $463 $330
2006 $449 $347
2007 $519 $401
2008 $640 $473
2009 $583 $799
2010 $600 $823
2011 $720 $836
2012 $635 $795
2013 $654 $818
2014 $652 $896
2015 $645 $863
2016 $680 $753
2017 $783 $765
2018 $809 $792
2019 $807 $822
2020 $836 $846
2021 $912 $883
2022 $873 $963
2023 $965 $1,002
2024 $963 $1,073

Guinea-Bissau vs. Uganda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Uganda
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Uganda
1950 35.7 39.7
1951 35.9 40.2
1952 36.1 40.8
1953 36.3 41.3
1954 36.4 41.8
1955 36.6 42.4
1956 36.8 43
1957 37 43.7
1958 37.1 44.3
1959 37.3 45
1960 37.6 45.6
1961 37.8 46.3
1962 38 46.8
1963 35.6 47.4
1964 35.8 47.8
1965 35.9 48.3
1966 36.1 48.5
1967 36.3 49
1968 36.7 49.3
1969 37 49.5
1970 37.3 49.6
1971 37.5 47.1
1972 37.8 47.2
1973 38.2 47
1974 41.6 46.9
1975 41.9 46.5
1976 42.3 46.2
1977 42.6 45.8
1978 42.9 45.6
1979 43.2 45.4
1980 43.6 43.5
1981 43.9 43.5
1982 44.3 43.3
1983 44.6 43.5
1984 44.9 43.7
1985 45.3 45.5
1986 45.5 45.7
1987 45.8 47.4
1988 46.3 47.5
1989 46.6 47.5
1990 46.9 47.6
1991 47.2 47.5
1992 47.5 47.7
1993 47.8 47.7
1994 47.8 47.7
1995 48.5 47.7
1996 48.8 47.8
1997 48 48
1998 48.1 48.3
1999 48.5 49
2000 50.6 49.6
2001 51.1 50.6
2002 51.6 51.4
2003 52.2 52.4
2004 52.8 53.7
2005 52.9 54.9
2006 54.1 56.1
2007 54.9 57.2
2008 55.3 58.3
2009 56.3 59.2
2010 57 60
2011 57.7 60.8
2012 58.3 61.6
2013 58.9 62.4
2014 59.5 63.1
2015 60.1 63.8
2016 60.6 64.5
2017 61.1 65.2
2018 61.7 65.8
2019 62.2 66.4
2020 61.3 66.4
2021 61.7 66.4
2022 63.6 67.7
2023 64.1 68.3
2024 64.3 68.5
2025 64.4 68.7

Guinea-Bissau and Uganda population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Uganda
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Uganda
1960 577,633 7,640,973
1961 582,532 7,862,217
1962 589,474 8,092,231
1963 594,418 8,333,663
1964 588,543 8,586,363
1965 575,005 8,849,203
1966 566,908 9,122,864
1967 569,011 9,408,924
1968 578,170 9,708,632
1969 581,610 10,014,858
1970 584,403 10,321,603
1971 586,221 10,618,206
1972 586,620 10,885,796
1973 592,808 11,144,236
1974 613,338 11,424,846
1975 650,966 11,725,240
1976 694,191 12,037,294
1977 741,789 12,359,669
1978 791,694 12,692,113
1979 819,867 13,002,163
1980 829,303 13,275,741
1981 842,432 13,556,452
1982 855,891 13,873,631
1983 869,592 14,221,881
1984 883,519 14,607,677
1985 897,697 15,023,681
1986 912,126 15,467,579
1987 926,862 15,954,170
1988 942,061 16,470,483
1989 957,789 17,010,698
1990 973,669 17,569,897
1991 994,639 18,155,901
1992 1,024,356 18,785,032
1993 1,058,745 19,445,161
1994 1,092,031 20,108,801
1995 1,119,949 20,665,667
1996 1,143,535 21,231,550
1997 1,165,545 21,856,046
1998 1,187,473 22,515,806
1999 1,210,206 23,257,281
2000 1,234,741 24,000,150
2001 1,261,273 24,745,676
2002 1,289,307 25,532,870
2003 1,318,806 26,352,124
2004 1,349,563 27,154,515
2005 1,381,585 27,963,289
2006 1,415,303 28,794,003
2007 1,450,986 29,653,430
2008 1,488,054 30,539,553
2009 1,526,377 31,451,151
2010 1,566,347 32,390,802
2011 1,608,076 33,354,543
2012 1,651,417 34,337,438
2013 1,695,973 35,337,042
2014 1,741,122 36,395,539
2015 1,786,457 37,531,446
2016 1,831,893 38,799,152
2017 1,877,072 40,177,388
2018 1,922,168 41,565,831
2019 1,967,696 42,999,637
2020 2,013,255 44,457,152
2021 2,058,841 45,910,930
2022 2,105,529 47,312,719
2023 2,153,339 48,656,601
2024 2,201,352 50,015,092

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Uganda

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Uganda
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Uganda
1960 5.92 6.91
1961 5.93 6.93
1962 5.94 6.96
1963 5.95 6.98
1964 5.96 7.01
1965 5.97 7.04
1966 5.98 7.07
1967 5.99 7.1
1968 6.01 7.13
1969 6.02 7.12
1970 6.04 7.15
1971 6.06 7.18
1972 6.08 7.19
1973 6.1 7.19
1974 6.12 7.19
1975 6.15 7.2
1976 6.19 7.19
1977 6.25 7.18
1978 6.32 7.16
1979 6.4 7.14
1980 6.49 7.11
1981 6.57 7.12
1982 6.64 7.11
1983 6.69 7.07
1984 6.73 7.02
1985 6.74 7.04
1986 6.73 7.08
1987 6.72 7.12
1988 6.69 7.1
1989 6.66 7.05
1990 6.5 7.01
1991 6.47 6.94
1992 6.44 6.91
1993 6.37 6.89
1994 6.3 6.9
1995 6.22 6.87
1996 6.14 6.84
1997 6.06 6.86
1998 5.97 6.84
1999 5.87 6.83
2000 5.79 6.79
2001 5.69 6.76
2002 5.63 6.74
2003 5.58 6.67
2004 5.5 6.61
2005 5.46 6.53
2006 5.41 6.43
2007 5.37 6.33
2008 5.27 6.2
2009 5.18 6.12
2010 5.11 6.02
2011 5.07 5.89
2012 5 5.73
2013 4.93 5.56
2014 4.79 5.41
2015 4.66 5.25
2016 4.52 5.11
2017 4.35 4.99
2018 4.24 4.87
2019 4.15 4.74
2020 4.08 4.62
2021 4 4.51
2022 3.91 4.39
2023 3.84 4.28

Guinea-Bissau and Uganda demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Uganda
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Uganda
1960 22.9 17.1
1961 22.9 16.9
1962 22.6 16.8
1963 22.3 16.7
1964 21.7 16.6
1965 20.7 16.6
1966 19.9 16.6
1967 19.6 16.6
1968 19.5 16.6
1969 19.3 16.6
1970 19.1 16.6
1971 19 16.6
1972 18.8 16.5
1973 18.9 16.3
1974 18.9 16.3
1975 18.8 16.2
1976 18.5 16.2
1977 18.2 16.2
1978 17.8 16.1
1979 17.6 16.1
1980 17.7 16
1981 17.6 15.9
1982 17.5 15.9
1983 17.3 15.9
1984 17.2 15.9
1985 17.2 15.9
1986 17.1 15.9
1987 17.1 15.9
1988 17 15.9
1989 17 15.8
1990 17.1 15.8
1991 17.1 15.8
1992 17.1 15.7
1993 17.1 15.7
1994 17.1 15.6
1995 17.2 15.4
1996 17.2 15.3
1997 17.3 15.1
1998 17.3 15
1999 17.4 15
2000 17.4 15
2001 17.5 15
2002 17.6 15
2003 17.6 15
2004 17.7 15
2005 17.8 15
2006 17.9 15
2007 17.9 15
2008 18 15.1
2009 18.1 15.1
2010 18.2 15.2
2011 18.3 15.3
2012 18.3 15.4
2013 18.4 15.5
2014 18.5 15.6
2015 18.6 15.8
2016 18.8 16
2017 18.9 16.3
2018 19.1 16.5
2019 19.2 16.8
2020 19.4 17
2021 19.6 17.2
2022 19.8 17.4
2023 19.9 17.6
2024 20.2 17.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea-Bissau Uganda
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$50.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
21.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
2.55%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
1.98%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-6.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
3.42%
2021
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
43.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
24.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
51.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
34.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
2.4%
2019
Total reserves including gold n/a
$3.36B
2018
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
473,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
9.21%
2020
Banked people share n/a
72.8%
2024

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Uganda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
483 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
$6.05
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
7.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
0.15 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
90.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
89.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
90%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
86.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
51.5%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Uganda
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
-117,924
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
27.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
26
2024
Higher education index n/a
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
8.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
80.6%
2022
English speaking
2.9%
2025
44.7%
2023
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
8.95%
2024

Health

Guinea-Bissau Uganda
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$44.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$15
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
41.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
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
38.8
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
8.05%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
2.2%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
7.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Uganda
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
1,548 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
55,657 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
8,549 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
90,720 mi
2019

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