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Guinea-Bissau vs Venezuela statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 28.4M in Venezuela (ranked 53/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 340,561 sq mi for Venezuela (ranked 139th vs. 32nd).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Venezuela ranks 33/197 ($482B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Venezuela ranks 66/197 ($15,944).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Venezuela
Population
2288306
28610737
Population rank 146/197 54/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$482B
2014
GDP rank 178/197 33/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$15,944
2014
GDP per capita rank 181/197 66/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$17,349
2011
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$410B
2014
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
192.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$13,536
2014
Government debt per person rank 150/185 44/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$4,514
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
340,561 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
83.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
2.08
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
30.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
72.8 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Venezuela: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Venezuela economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Venezuela
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Venezuela
1960 - $7,663,938,303
1961 - $8,067,267,031
1962 - $8,814,309,884
1963 - $9,608,717,288
1964 - $8,192,413,793
1965 - $8,427,777,778
1966 - $8,781,333,333
1967 - $9,250,000,000
1968 - $10,034,444,444
1969 - $10,285,111,111
1970 $204,670,551 $11,561,111,111
1971 $204,167,297 $12,986,590,909
1972 $227,986,203 $13,977,727,273
1973 $232,331,281 $17,035,581,395
1974 $256,769,730 $26,100,930,233
1975 $283,311,997 $27,464,651,163
1976 $292,152,321 $31,419,534,884
1977 $298,871,675 $36,210,697,674
1978 $318,876,550 $39,316,279,070
1979 $308,143,183 $48,310,930,233
1980 $287,648,258 $59,116,511,628
1981 $402,230,865 $66,327,441,860
1982 $430,284,022 $67,736,744,186
1983 $425,225,177 $67,556,279,070
1984 $359,980,491 $59,867,743,468
1985 $373,959,151 $61,965,466,667
1986 $338,524,233 $60,516,123,711
1987 $451,893,375 $48,029,034,483
1988 $427,514,322 $60,226,413,793
1989 $554,072,303 $43,536,709,104
1990 $634,187,269 $48,606,952,195
1991 $668,470,891 $53,453,444,787
1992 $588,309,271 $60,416,519,620
1993 $615,779,519 $60,037,460,783
1994 $612,502,085 $58,418,666,667
1995 $660,195,402 $77,389,487,770
1996 $702,965,148 $70,543,211,119
1997 $698,107,222 $85,837,678,560
1998 $591,034,143 $91,336,763,255
1999 $579,365,780 $97,972,842,462
2000 $391,345,597 $117,146,466,003
2001 $412,610,872 $122,911,036,747
2002 $466,773,711 $92,893,587,734
2003 $553,614,800 $83,620,628,582
2004 $582,169,841 $112,451,400,425
2005 $639,776,041 $145,513,489,652
2006 $634,781,901 $183,477,522,124
2007 $753,162,998 $230,364,012,576
2008 $952,667,544 $315,953,388,511
2009 $890,167,833 $329,787,628,928
2010 $940,112,539 $393,192,354,511
2011 $1,157,074,319 $316,482,190,800
2012 $1,049,412,177 $381,286,237,848
2013 $1,109,682,824 $371,005,379,787
2014 $1,135,250,721 $482,359,318,768
2015 $1,152,384,167 -
2016 $1,245,074,264 -
2017 $1,469,978,606 -
2018 $1,554,133,594 -
2019 $1,588,767,976 -
2020 $1,683,619,352 -
2021 $1,878,659,687 -
2022 $1,839,048,748 -
2023 $2,077,816,135 -
2024 $2,119,865,935 -

Guinea-Bissau and Venezuela economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Venezuela
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Venezuela
1960 - $939
1961 - $954
1962 - $1,007
1963 - $1,060
1964 - $874
1965 - $869
1966 - $876
1967 - $893
1968 - $938
1969 - $932
1970 $350 $1,015
1971 $348 $1,106
1972 $389 $1,155
1973 $392 $1,367
1974 $419 $2,034
1975 $435 $2,078
1976 $421 $2,309
1977 $403 $2,585
1978 $403 $2,727
1979 $376 $3,257
1980 $347 $3,874
1981 $477 $4,228
1982 $503 $4,202
1983 $489 $4,079
1984 $407 $3,520
1985 $417 $3,549
1986 $371 $3,376
1987 $488 $2,611
1988 $454 $3,191
1989 $578 $2,250
1990 $651 $2,452
1991 $672 $2,633
1992 $574 $2,907
1993 $582 $2,825
1994 $561 $2,689
1995 $589 $3,487
1996 $615 $3,113
1997 $599 $3,711
1998 $498 $3,870
1999 $479 $4,071
2000 $317 $4,776
2001 $327 $4,920
2002 $362 $3,652
2003 $420 $3,230
2004 $431 $4,269
2005 $463 $5,432
2006 $449 $6,739
2007 $519 $8,332
2008 $640 $11,262
2009 $583 $11,597
2010 $600 $13,646
2011 $720 $10,844
2012 $635 $12,901
2013 $654 $12,403
2014 $652 $15,944
2015 $645 -
2016 $680 -
2017 $783 -
2018 $809 -
2019 $807 -
2020 $836 -
2021 $912 -
2022 $873 -
2023 $965 -
2024 $963 -

Guinea-Bissau vs. Venezuela life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Venezuela
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Venezuela
1950 35.7 51.1
1951 35.9 52
1952 36.1 52.7
1953 36.3 53.4
1954 36.4 54.1
1955 36.6 54.8
1956 36.8 55.5
1957 37 56.2
1958 37.1 56.9
1959 37.3 57.7
1960 37.6 58.4
1961 37.8 59.1
1962 38 59.7
1963 35.6 60.5
1964 35.8 61.2
1965 35.9 61.9
1966 36.1 62.9
1967 36.3 63.6
1968 36.7 63.9
1969 37 63.8
1970 37.3 64.8
1971 37.5 65.2
1972 37.8 65.6
1973 38.2 65.7
1974 41.6 66.2
1975 41.9 66.7
1976 42.3 67.3
1977 42.6 67.7
1978 42.9 68.1
1979 43.2 68.2
1980 43.6 68.2
1981 43.9 68.7
1982 44.3 69
1983 44.6 69.5
1984 44.9 69.7
1985 45.3 70
1986 45.5 70.5
1987 45.8 70.7
1988 46.3 70.8
1989 46.6 70.8
1990 46.9 71
1991 47.2 71.2
1992 47.5 71.2
1993 47.8 71.4
1994 47.8 71.3
1995 48.5 71.7
1996 48.8 71.9
1997 48 72.6
1998 48.1 72.4
1999 48.5 72.1
2000 50.6 72.4
2001 51.1 71
2002 51.6 72.8
2003 52.2 72.1
2004 52.8 72.8
2005 52.9 73.1
2006 54.1 73
2007 54.9 73.3
2008 55.3 72.6
2009 56.3 72.8
2010 57 73.1
2011 57.7 73.1
2012 58.3 73.1
2013 58.9 73.1
2014 59.5 72.8
2015 60.1 73
2016 60.6 72
2017 61.1 71.9
2018 61.7 72.6
2019 62.2 72.8
2020 61.3 72.4
2021 61.7 71.5
2022 63.6 72.6
2023 64.1 72.5
2024 64.3 72.7
2025 64.4 72.8

Guinea-Bissau and Venezuela population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Venezuela
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Venezuela
1960 577,633 8,160,090
1961 582,532 8,455,915
1962 589,474 8,756,870
1963 594,418 9,064,021
1964 588,543 9,377,712
1965 575,005 9,697,790
1966 566,908 10,024,854
1967 569,011 10,358,513
1968 578,170 10,697,530
1969 581,610 11,040,280
1970 584,403 11,387,790
1971 586,221 11,741,008
1972 586,620 12,099,180
1973 592,808 12,463,537
1974 613,338 12,835,351
1975 650,966 13,215,892
1976 694,191 13,606,284
1977 741,789 14,006,812
1978 791,694 14,416,684
1979 819,867 14,834,552
1980 829,303 15,258,218
1981 842,432 15,687,297
1982 855,891 16,121,874
1983 869,592 16,562,205
1984 883,519 17,008,841
1985 897,697 17,461,434
1986 912,126 17,923,536
1987 926,862 18,394,963
1988 942,061 18,871,020
1989 957,789 19,348,921
1990 973,669 19,827,010
1991 994,639 20,304,896
1992 1,024,356 20,780,948
1993 1,058,745 21,254,520
1994 1,092,031 21,725,188
1995 1,119,949 22,193,821
1996 1,143,535 22,662,113
1997 1,165,545 23,131,685
1998 1,187,473 23,601,337
1999 1,210,206 24,066,593
2000 1,234,741 24,526,708
2001 1,261,273 24,979,922
2002 1,289,307 25,435,671
2003 1,318,806 25,892,703
2004 1,349,563 26,340,838
2005 1,381,585 26,785,804
2006 1,415,303 27,224,686
2007 1,450,986 27,649,363
2008 1,488,054 28,053,696
2009 1,526,377 28,438,298
2010 1,566,347 28,813,101
2011 1,608,076 29,185,212
2012 1,651,417 29,553,826
2013 1,695,973 29,912,198
2014 1,741,122 30,254,079
2015 1,786,457 30,573,972
2016 1,831,893 30,765,720
2017 1,877,072 30,565,323
2018 1,922,168 29,807,592
2019 1,967,696 28,938,098
2020 2,013,255 28,444,077
2021 2,058,841 28,237,826
2022 2,105,529 28,213,017
2023 2,153,339 28,300,854
2024 2,201,352 28,405,543

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Venezuela

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Venezuela
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Venezuela
1960 5.92 6.38
1961 5.93 6.3
1962 5.94 6.23
1963 5.95 6.16
1964 5.96 6.07
1965 5.97 5.98
1966 5.98 5.87
1967 5.99 5.75
1968 6.01 5.61
1969 6.02 5.47
1970 6.04 5.32
1971 6.06 5.17
1972 6.08 5.04
1973 6.1 4.91
1974 6.12 4.79
1975 6.15 4.69
1976 6.19 4.59
1977 6.25 4.49
1978 6.32 4.4
1979 6.4 4.3
1980 6.49 4.2
1981 6.57 4.1
1982 6.64 4.01
1983 6.69 3.93
1984 6.73 3.86
1985 6.74 3.79
1986 6.73 3.73
1987 6.72 3.67
1988 6.69 3.6
1989 6.66 3.52
1990 6.5 3.45
1991 6.47 3.37
1992 6.44 3.29
1993 6.37 3.22
1994 6.3 3.15
1995 6.22 3.08
1996 6.14 3.02
1997 6.06 2.97
1998 5.97 2.91
1999 5.87 2.86
2000 5.79 2.79
2001 5.69 2.78
2002 5.63 2.74
2003 5.58 2.7
2004 5.5 2.64
2005 5.46 2.63
2006 5.41 2.6
2007 5.37 2.52
2008 5.27 2.48
2009 5.18 2.42
2010 5.11 2.4
2011 5.07 2.4
2012 5 2.38
2013 4.93 2.33
2014 4.79 2.3
2015 4.66 2.25
2016 4.52 2.22
2017 4.35 2.18
2018 4.24 2.15
2019 4.15 2.13
2020 4.08 2.12
2021 4 2.11
2022 3.91 2.09
2023 3.84 2.08

Guinea-Bissau and Venezuela demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Venezuela
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Venezuela
1960 22.9 16.6
1961 22.9 16.6
1962 22.6 16.5
1963 22.3 16.5
1964 21.7 16.5
1965 20.7 16.5
1966 19.9 16.6
1967 19.6 16.6
1968 19.5 16.7
1969 19.3 16.9
1970 19.1 17
1971 19 17.2
1972 18.8 17.3
1973 18.9 17.5
1974 18.9 17.7
1975 18.8 17.9
1976 18.5 18.1
1977 18.2 18.3
1978 17.8 18.5
1979 17.6 18.7
1980 17.7 18.8
1981 17.6 19
1982 17.5 19.2
1983 17.3 19.4
1984 17.2 19.6
1985 17.2 19.8
1986 17.1 20
1987 17.1 20.2
1988 17 20.4
1989 17 20.6
1990 17.1 20.8
1991 17.1 21
1992 17.1 21.2
1993 17.1 21.4
1994 17.1 21.6
1995 17.2 21.9
1996 17.2 22.1
1997 17.3 22.3
1998 17.3 22.6
1999 17.4 22.8
2000 17.4 23.1
2001 17.5 23.4
2002 17.6 23.6
2003 17.6 23.9
2004 17.7 24.1
2005 17.8 24.4
2006 17.9 24.7
2007 17.9 24.9
2008 18 25.2
2009 18.1 25.5
2010 18.2 25.8
2011 18.3 26.1
2012 18.3 26.5
2013 18.4 26.8
2014 18.5 27.1
2015 18.6 27.4
2016 18.8 27.7
2017 18.9 28
2018 19.1 28.4
2019 19.2 28.9
2020 19.4 29.2
2021 19.6 29.6
2022 19.8 29.8
2023 19.9 30
2024 20.2 30.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea-Bissau Venezuela
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$393B
2014
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
15.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
0.003%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
0.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
343,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-5.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
7.53%
2020
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
51.7%
2014
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
37.2%
2014
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
27.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
33.2%
2006
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
1.2%
2006
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
37
2014
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.98B
2002
Total reserves including gold n/a
$9.79B
2017
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
429,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
1.9%
2016
Banked people share n/a
87.3%
2024

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Venezuela
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
1,478 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
$7.51
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
84.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
2.99 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
85.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
33.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
13.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-73.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,989 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
75.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
78.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Venezuela
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.35%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
-105,297
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
88.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
10
2024
Higher education index n/a
62
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
12.6
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
39
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
97.6%
2022
English speaking
2.9%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
61.6%
2017

Health

Guinea-Bissau Venezuela
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$208.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
72.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
0.71%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
1.66
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
227
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
24.3
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
1.99 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Venezuela
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
11,989 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
83,012 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
177,888 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
59,769 mi
2014

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