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Guinea-Bissau vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 139th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Vanuatu
Population
2288306
341110
Population rank 146/197 174/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 178/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 181/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 150/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Vanuatu
1970 $204,670,551 -
1971 $204,167,297 -
1972 $227,986,203 -
1973 $232,331,281 -
1974 $256,769,730 -
1975 $283,311,997 -
1976 $292,152,321 -
1977 $298,871,675 -
1978 $318,876,550 -
1979 $308,143,183 $119,258,835
1980 $287,648,258 $121,185,498
1981 $402,230,865 $113,781,796
1982 $430,284,022 $114,501,913
1983 $425,225,177 $117,389,554
1984 $359,980,491 $144,482,515
1985 $373,959,151 $131,856,421
1986 $338,524,233 $126,498,935
1987 $451,893,375 $139,464,174
1988 $427,514,322 $158,351,368
1989 $554,072,303 $154,013,202
1990 $634,187,269 $168,879,207
1991 $668,470,891 $201,334,169
1992 $588,309,271 $209,088,825
1993 $615,779,519 $200,491,853
1994 $612,502,085 $233,701,301
1995 $660,195,402 $249,333,250
1996 $702,965,148 $261,370,044
1997 $698,107,222 $272,771,209
1998 $591,034,143 $262,293,411
1999 $579,365,780 $268,006,973
2000 $391,345,597 $272,014,628
2001 $412,610,872 $257,926,882
2002 $466,773,711 $262,596,536
2003 $553,614,800 $314,471,413
2004 $582,169,841 $364,996,869
2005 $639,776,041 $394,962,433
2006 $634,781,901 $439,358,587
2007 $753,162,998 $516,392,923
2008 $952,667,544 $590,748,429
2009 $890,167,833 $592,622,319
2010 $940,112,539 $670,712,980
2011 $1,157,074,319 $770,153,588
2012 $1,049,412,177 $747,839,698
2013 $1,109,682,824 $758,304,466
2014 $1,135,250,721 $773,717,011
2015 $1,152,384,167 $759,690,181
2016 $1,245,074,264 $804,323,577
2017 $1,469,978,606 $880,043,284
2018 $1,554,133,594 $914,727,908
2019 $1,588,767,976 $936,526,268
2020 $1,683,619,352 $909,421,044
2021 $1,878,659,687 $982,362,212
2022 $1,839,048,748 $1,030,654,208
2023 $2,077,816,135 $1,126,313,359
2024 $2,119,865,935 $1,161,251,868

Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Vanuatu
1970 $350 -
1971 $348 -
1972 $389 -
1973 $392 -
1974 $419 -
1975 $435 -
1976 $421 -
1977 $403 -
1978 $403 -
1979 $376 $1,055
1980 $347 $1,048
1981 $477 $962
1982 $503 $946
1983 $489 $947
1984 $407 $1,137
1985 $417 $1,012
1986 $371 $946
1987 $488 $1,017
1988 $454 $1,125
1989 $578 $1,067
1990 $651 $1,141
1991 $672 $1,326
1992 $574 $1,344
1993 $582 $1,257
1994 $561 $1,431
1995 $589 $1,492
1996 $615 $1,529
1997 $599 $1,562
1998 $498 $1,471
1999 $479 $1,472
2000 $317 $1,460
2001 $327 $1,350
2002 $362 $1,341
2003 $420 $1,567
2004 $431 $1,774
2005 $463 $1,874
2006 $449 $2,035
2007 $519 $2,334
2008 $640 $2,604
2009 $583 $2,546
2010 $600 $2,815
2011 $720 $3,163
2012 $635 $3,005
2013 $654 $2,980
2014 $652 $2,973
2015 $645 $2,855
2016 $680 $2,956
2017 $783 $3,160
2018 $809 $3,207
2019 $807 $3,207
2020 $836 $3,043
2021 $912 $3,212
2022 $873 $3,292
2023 $965 $3,515
2024 $963 $3,543

Guinea-Bissau vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Vanuatu
1950 35.7 43.9
1951 35.9 42.2
1952 36.1 45.3
1953 36.3 45.8
1954 36.4 46.5
1955 36.6 47.1
1956 36.8 47.7
1957 37 48.2
1958 37.1 48.7
1959 37.3 49.3
1960 37.6 49.8
1961 37.8 50.4
1962 38 50.9
1963 35.6 51.5
1964 35.8 52
1965 35.9 52.5
1966 36.1 53.1
1967 36.3 53.7
1968 36.7 54.2
1969 37 54.8
1970 37.3 55.3
1971 37.5 55.9
1972 37.8 56.4
1973 38.2 57
1974 41.6 57.6
1975 41.9 58.1
1976 42.3 58.7
1977 42.6 59.2
1978 42.9 59.9
1979 43.2 60.9
1980 43.6 61.3
1981 43.9 61.9
1982 44.3 62.5
1983 44.6 63.1
1984 44.9 63.5
1985 45.3 63.9
1986 45.5 64.6
1987 45.8 64.4
1988 46.3 65.7
1989 46.6 66
1990 46.9 66.7
1991 47.2 67.1
1992 47.5 67.4
1993 47.8 67.7
1994 47.8 68
1995 48.5 68.1
1996 48.8 68.2
1997 48 68.3
1998 48.1 68.4
1999 48.5 67.9
2000 50.6 68.6
2001 51.1 68.7
2002 51.6 68.8
2003 52.2 68.9
2004 52.8 69
2005 52.9 69.2
2006 54.1 69.1
2007 54.9 69.1
2008 55.3 69.3
2009 56.3 69.4
2010 57 69.6
2011 57.7 69.7
2012 58.3 69.9
2013 58.9 70
2014 59.5 70
2015 60.1 70.2
2016 60.6 70.4
2017 61.1 70.5
2018 61.7 70.6
2019 62.2 70.8
2020 61.3 70.4
2021 61.7 70
2022 63.6 71.3
2023 64.1 71.5
2024 64.3 71.7
2025 64.4 71.8

Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Vanuatu
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Vanuatu
1960 577,633 64,431
1961 582,532 66,264
1962 589,474 68,174
1963 594,418 70,159
1964 588,543 72,219
1965 575,005 74,358
1966 566,908 76,590
1967 569,011 78,921
1968 578,170 81,314
1969 581,610 83,755
1970 584,403 86,266
1971 586,221 88,862
1972 586,620 91,562
1973 592,808 94,362
1974 613,338 97,260
1975 650,966 100,269
1976 694,191 103,388
1977 741,789 106,618
1978 791,694 109,963
1979 819,867 113,040
1980 829,303 115,660
1981 842,432 118,249
1982 855,891 121,035
1983 869,592 123,998
1984 883,519 127,109
1985 897,697 130,356
1986 912,126 133,720
1987 926,862 137,187
1988 942,061 140,756
1989 957,789 144,393
1990 973,669 148,063
1991 994,639 151,793
1992 1,024,356 155,608
1993 1,058,745 159,463
1994 1,092,031 163,314
1995 1,119,949 167,137
1996 1,143,535 170,911
1997 1,165,545 174,626
1998 1,187,473 178,313
1999 1,210,206 182,048
2000 1,234,741 186,281
2001 1,261,273 191,031
2002 1,289,307 195,863
2003 1,318,806 200,746
2004 1,349,563 205,711
2005 1,381,585 210,760
2006 1,415,303 215,923
2007 1,450,986 221,276
2008 1,488,054 226,896
2009 1,526,377 232,731
2010 1,566,347 238,248
2011 1,608,076 243,474
2012 1,651,417 248,883
2013 1,695,973 254,482
2014 1,741,122 260,240
2015 1,786,457 266,101
2016 1,831,893 272,087
2017 1,877,072 278,507
2018 1,922,168 285,259
2019 1,967,696 291,985
2020 2,013,255 298,858
2021 2,058,841 305,868
2022 2,105,529 313,046
2023 2,153,339 320,409
2024 2,201,352 327,777

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Vanuatu
1960 5.92 6.78
1961 5.93 6.73
1962 5.94 6.67
1963 5.95 6.62
1964 5.96 6.57
1965 5.97 6.52
1966 5.98 6.51
1967 5.99 6.51
1968 6.01 6.46
1969 6.02 6.41
1970 6.04 6.35
1971 6.06 6.29
1972 6.08 6.23
1973 6.1 6.15
1974 6.12 6.06
1975 6.15 5.98
1976 6.19 5.89
1977 6.25 5.81
1978 6.32 5.77
1979 6.4 5.73
1980 6.49 5.69
1981 6.57 5.65
1982 6.64 5.6
1983 6.69 5.55
1984 6.73 5.49
1985 6.74 5.43
1986 6.73 5.38
1987 6.72 5.33
1988 6.69 5.27
1989 6.66 5.21
1990 6.5 5.17
1991 6.47 5.13
1992 6.44 5.09
1993 6.37 5.02
1994 6.3 4.94
1995 6.22 4.85
1996 6.14 4.75
1997 6.06 4.66
1998 5.97 4.6
1999 5.87 4.56
2000 5.79 4.54
2001 5.69 4.5
2002 5.63 4.38
2003 5.58 4.29
2004 5.5 4.21
2005 5.46 4.13
2006 5.41 4.1
2007 5.37 4.12
2008 5.27 4.16
2009 5.18 4.16
2010 5.11 4.13
2011 5.07 4.09
2012 5 4.06
2013 4.93 4.04
2014 4.79 4
2015 4.66 3.95
2016 4.52 3.92
2017 4.35 3.88
2018 4.24 3.83
2019 4.15 3.79
2020 4.08 3.74
2021 4 3.7
2022 3.91 3.65
2023 3.84 3.6

Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Vanuatu
1960 22.9 17.7
1961 22.9 17.6
1962 22.6 17.5
1963 22.3 17.4
1964 21.7 17.3
1965 20.7 17.2
1966 19.9 17.1
1967 19.6 17.1
1968 19.5 17
1969 19.3 17
1970 19.1 17
1971 19 17
1972 18.8 17
1973 18.9 17
1974 18.9 17.1
1975 18.8 17.1
1976 18.5 17.1
1977 18.2 17.2
1978 17.8 17.3
1979 17.6 17.5
1980 17.7 17.6
1981 17.6 17.7
1982 17.5 17.7
1983 17.3 17.7
1984 17.2 17.7
1985 17.2 17.7
1986 17.1 17.8
1987 17.1 17.8
1988 17 17.8
1989 17 17.8
1990 17.1 17.8
1991 17.1 17.9
1992 17.1 17.8
1993 17.1 17.7
1994 17.1 17.7
1995 17.2 17.8
1996 17.2 18
1997 17.3 18
1998 17.3 18
1999 17.4 18
2000 17.4 18.2
2001 17.5 18.5
2002 17.6 18.7
2003 17.6 18.9
2004 17.7 19.2
2005 17.8 19.4
2006 17.9 19.6
2007 17.9 19.9
2008 18 20.1
2009 18.1 20.3
2010 18.2 20.5
2011 18.3 20.6
2012 18.3 20.8
2013 18.4 20.9
2014 18.5 21
2015 18.6 21.1
2016 18.8 21.1
2017 18.9 21.2
2018 19.1 21.2
2019 19.2 21.2
2020 19.4 21.2
2021 19.6 21.2
2022 19.8 21.2
2023 19.9 21.2
2024 20.2 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea-Bissau Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
7.58%
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
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold n/a
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
50.4%
2020

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
25%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Vanuatu
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
50
2024
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
88%
2023
English speaking
2.9%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Guinea-Bissau Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
0.16
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Vanuatu
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
665 mi
2000

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