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Guinea-Bissau vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 139th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Vatican
Population
2288306
949
Population rank 146/197 197/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 178/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 181/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$792
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 150/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
n/a
Median age
20.2 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Vatican
1950 35.7 65.9
1951 35.9 65.3
1952 36.1 65.7
1953 36.3 66.3
1954 36.4 67.5
1955 36.6 67.8
1956 36.8 67.3
1957 37 67.5
1958 37.1 68.7
1959 37.3 69.2
1960 37.6 69.2
1961 37.8 69.8
1962 38 69.2
1963 35.6 69.3
1964 35.8 70.3
1965 35.9 70.1
1966 36.1 70.9
1967 36.3 70.9
1968 36.7 70.7
1969 37 70.7
1970 37.3 71.5
1971 37.5 71.7
1972 37.8 72
1973 38.2 71.9
1974 41.6 72.7
1975 41.9 72.6
1976 42.3 72.9
1977 42.6 73.3
1978 42.9 73.7
1979 43.2 74
1980 43.6 74.1
1981 43.9 74.3
1982 44.3 74.8
1983 44.6 74.7
1984 44.9 75.1
1985 45.3 75.5
1986 45.5 75.7
1987 45.8 76.2
1988 46.3 76.4
1989 46.6 76.8
1990 46.9 76.9
1991 47.2 76.9
1992 47.5 77.3
1993 47.8 77
1994 47.8 77.7
1995 48.5 77.8
1996 48.8 78.5
1997 48 78.2
1998 48.1 78.3
1999 48.5 78.7
2000 50.6 79.3
2001 51.1 79.9
2002 51.6 80
2003 52.2 79.8
2004 52.8 80.2
2005 52.9 80.6
2006 54.1 81.2
2007 54.9 81.3
2008 55.3 81.4
2009 56.3 81.3
2010 57 81.5
2011 57.7 81.7
2012 58.3 82
2013 58.9 82.5
2014 59.5 82.6
2015 60.1 82.5
2016 60.6 82.9
2017 61.1 82.7
2018 61.7 83.3
2019 62.2 83.6
2020 61.3 83
2021 61.7 82.9
2022 63.6 83.3
2023 64.1 83
2024 64.3 83.1
2025 64.4 83.3

Guinea-Bissau and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Vatican
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Vatican
1960 577,633 -
1961 582,532 -
1962 589,474 -
1963 594,418 -
1964 588,543 -
1965 575,005 -
1966 566,908 -
1967 569,011 -
1968 578,170 -
1969 581,610 -
1970 584,403 -
1971 586,221 -
1972 586,620 -
1973 592,808 -
1974 613,338 -
1975 650,966 -
1976 694,191 -
1977 741,789 -
1978 791,694 -
1979 819,867 -
1980 829,303 -
1981 842,432 -
1982 855,891 -
1983 869,592 -
1984 883,519 -
1985 897,697 -
1986 912,126 -
1987 926,862 -
1988 942,061 -
1989 957,789 -
1990 973,669 -
1991 994,639 -
1992 1,024,356 -
1993 1,058,745 -
1994 1,092,031 -
1995 1,119,949 -
1996 1,143,535 -
1997 1,165,545 -
1998 1,187,473 -
1999 1,210,206 -
2000 1,234,741 880
2001 1,261,273 890
2002 1,289,307 900
2003 1,318,806 911
2004 1,349,563 921
2005 1,381,585 921
2006 1,415,303 932
2007 1,450,986 821
2008 1,488,054 824
2009 1,526,377 826
2010 1,566,347 829
2011 1,608,076 832
2012 1,651,417 836
2013 1,695,973 839
2014 1,741,122 842
2015 1,786,457 1,000
2016 1,831,893 -
2017 1,877,072 1,000
2018 1,922,168 -
2019 1,967,696 1,000
2020 2,013,255 -
2021 2,058,841 -
2022 2,105,529 -
2023 2,153,339 -
2024 2,201,352 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea-Bissau Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
n/a
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
n/a
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
n/a

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Vatican
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
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
n/a

Society

Guinea-Bissau Vatican
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
n/a
Urban population
45.9%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
60
2025
Higher education index n/a
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
60
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
100%
2013
English speaking
2.9%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
n/a

Health

Guinea-Bissau Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
12
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Vatican
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
5.59 mi
2003

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