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Guinea-Bissau vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 139th vs. 67th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Vietnam
Population
2288306
102063551
Population rank 146/197 16/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 178/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 181/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 150/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Vietnam
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Vietnam
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 -
1980 $287,648,258 -
1981 $402,230,865 -
1982 $430,284,022 -
1983 $425,225,177 -
1984 $359,980,491 -
1985 $373,959,151 $14,094,687,821
1986 $338,524,233 $26,336,616,250
1987 $451,893,375 $36,658,108,850
1988 $427,514,322 $25,423,812,649
1989 $554,072,303 $6,293,304,975
1990 $634,187,269 $6,471,740,806
1991 $668,470,891 $9,613,369,520
1992 $588,309,271 $9,866,990,236
1993 $615,779,519 $13,180,953,598
1994 $612,502,085 $16,286,433,533
1995 $660,195,402 $20,736,164,459
1996 $702,965,148 $24,657,470,575
1997 $698,107,222 $26,843,700,442
1998 $591,034,143 $27,209,602,050
1999 $579,365,780 $28,683,659,007
2000 $391,345,597 $31,172,518,403
2001 $412,610,872 $32,685,198,809
2002 $466,773,711 $35,064,105,501
2003 $553,614,800 $39,552,513,232
2004 $582,169,841 $45,427,854,693
2005 $639,776,041 $57,633,255,738
2006 $634,781,901 $66,371,664,817
2007 $753,162,998 $77,414,425,532
2008 $952,667,544 $99,130,304,099
2009 $890,167,833 $106,014,659,565
2010 $940,112,539 $147,201,173,197
2011 $1,157,074,319 $172,595,049,184
2012 $1,049,412,177 $195,590,661,129
2013 $1,109,682,824 $213,708,811,665
2014 $1,135,250,721 $233,451,469,643
2015 $1,152,384,167 $239,258,328,382
2016 $1,245,074,264 $257,096,001,178
2017 $1,469,978,606 $281,353,605,987
2018 $1,554,133,594 $310,106,478,395
2019 $1,588,767,976 $334,365,270,497
2020 $1,683,619,352 $346,615,738,538
2021 $1,878,659,687 $366,474,752,771
2022 $1,839,048,748 $413,445,230,669
2023 $2,077,816,135 $433,857,681,378
2024 $2,119,865,935 $476,388,230,307

Guinea-Bissau and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Vietnam
1970 $350 -
1971 $348 -
1972 $389 -
1973 $392 -
1974 $419 -
1975 $435 -
1976 $421 -
1977 $403 -
1978 $403 -
1979 $376 -
1980 $347 -
1981 $477 -
1982 $503 -
1983 $489 -
1984 $407 -
1985 $417 $238.6
1986 $371 $436
1987 $488 $595
1988 $454 $405
1989 $578 $98.1
1990 $651 $98.8
1991 $672 $143.7
1992 $574 $144.5
1993 $582 $189.4
1994 $561 $229.9
1995 $589 $287.8
1996 $615 $337
1997 $599 $362
1998 $498 $361
1999 $479 $376
2000 $317 $404
2001 $327 $419
2002 $362 $445
2003 $420 $497
2004 $431 $565
2005 $463 $711
2006 $449 $808
2007 $519 $926
2008 $640 $1,164
2009 $583 $1,226
2010 $600 $1,683
2011 $720 $1,951
2012 $635 $2,185
2013 $654 $2,360
2014 $652 $2,546
2015 $645 $2,578
2016 $680 $2,735
2017 $783 $2,956
2018 $809 $3,222
2019 $807 $3,441
2020 $836 $3,534
2021 $912 $3,704
2022 $873 $4,148
2023 $965 $4,323
2024 $963 $4,717

Guinea-Bissau vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Vietnam
1950 35.7 48
1951 35.9 48.7
1952 36.1 49.4
1953 36.3 50
1954 36.4 52
1955 36.6 54.8
1956 36.8 55.5
1957 37 56.2
1958 37.1 56.8
1959 37.3 57.4
1960 37.6 58
1961 37.8 58.5
1962 38 58.2
1963 35.6 56.9
1964 35.8 57.5
1965 35.9 57
1966 36.1 56.9
1967 36.3 56.7
1968 36.7 52.7
1969 37 54.8
1970 37.3 54.9
1971 37.5 55.6
1972 37.8 51.9
1973 38.2 55.7
1974 41.6 54.8
1975 41.9 61.9
1976 42.3 63.7
1977 42.6 64.1
1978 42.9 64.5
1979 43.2 65
1980 43.6 65.3
1981 43.9 65.8
1982 44.3 66.2
1983 44.6 66.5
1984 44.9 66.9
1985 45.3 67.2
1986 45.5 67.6
1987 45.8 68
1988 46.3 68.6
1989 46.6 68.8
1990 46.9 69
1991 47.2 69.3
1992 47.5 69.6
1993 47.8 70
1994 47.8 70.4
1995 48.5 70.9
1996 48.8 71.3
1997 48 71.7
1998 48.1 72.3
1999 48.5 72.6
2000 50.6 72.7
2001 51.1 73
2002 51.6 73.1
2003 52.2 73.2
2004 52.8 73.1
2005 52.9 73.2
2006 54.1 73.3
2007 54.9 73.4
2008 55.3 73.5
2009 56.3 73.5
2010 57 73.6
2011 57.7 73.7
2012 58.3 73.8
2013 58.9 73.8
2014 59.5 73.9
2015 60.1 74
2016 60.6 74
2017 61.1 74
2018 61.7 74.1
2019 62.2 74.2
2020 61.3 75.4
2021 61.7 74.1
2022 63.6 74.5
2023 64.1 74.6
2024 64.3 74.7
2025 64.4 74.9

Guinea-Bissau and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Vietnam
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Vietnam
1960 577,633 32,531,933
1961 582,532 33,409,059
1962 589,474 34,288,560
1963 594,418 35,249,101
1964 588,543 36,201,563
1965 575,005 37,129,656
1966 566,908 38,024,836
1967 569,011 38,895,080
1968 578,170 39,734,609
1969 581,610 40,582,096
1970 584,403 41,475,230
1971 586,221 42,449,276
1972 586,620 43,429,168
1973 592,808 44,409,861
1974 613,338 45,413,537
1975 650,966 46,482,903
1976 694,191 47,684,931
1977 741,789 48,954,872
1978 791,694 50,249,552
1979 819,867 51,378,211
1980 829,303 52,490,101
1981 842,432 53,738,141
1982 855,891 55,011,289
1983 869,592 56,337,921
1984 883,519 57,706,067
1985 897,697 59,060,622
1986 912,126 60,347,048
1987 926,862 61,584,651
1988 942,061 62,843,228
1989 957,789 64,147,348
1990 973,669 65,504,552
1991 994,639 66,891,775
1992 1,024,356 68,260,337
1993 1,058,745 69,586,384
1994 1,092,031 70,854,391
1995 1,119,949 72,049,940
1996 1,143,535 73,156,447
1997 1,165,545 74,226,889
1998 1,187,473 75,299,660
1999 1,210,206 76,287,452
2000 1,234,741 77,154,011
2001 1,261,273 77,969,361
2002 1,289,307 78,772,224
2003 1,318,806 79,563,777
2004 1,349,563 80,338,971
2005 1,381,585 81,088,313
2006 1,415,303 82,167,897
2007 1,450,986 83,633,375
2008 1,488,054 85,175,788
2009 1,526,377 86,460,018
2010 1,566,347 87,455,152
2011 1,608,076 88,468,314
2012 1,651,417 89,510,356
2013 1,695,973 90,573,104
2014 1,741,122 91,679,578
2015 1,786,457 92,823,254
2016 1,831,893 94,000,117
2017 1,877,072 95,176,977
2018 1,922,168 96,237,319
2019 1,967,696 97,173,776
2020 2,013,255 98,079,191
2021 2,058,841 98,935,098
2022 2,105,529 99,680,655
2023 2,153,339 100,352,192
2024 2,201,352 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Vietnam
1960 5.92 6.27
1961 5.93 5.48
1962 5.94 6.26
1963 5.95 6.39
1964 5.96 6.29
1965 5.97 6.16
1966 5.98 5.97
1967 5.99 5.88
1968 6.01 6.03
1969 6.02 6.01
1970 6.04 6.02
1971 6.06 6.07
1972 6.08 6.1
1973 6.1 6.11
1974 6.12 5.78
1975 6.15 5.62
1976 6.19 5.46
1977 6.25 5.29
1978 6.32 5.1
1979 6.4 4.94
1980 6.49 4.8
1981 6.57 4.67
1982 6.64 4.59
1983 6.69 4.52
1984 6.73 4.41
1985 6.74 4.21
1986 6.73 3.96
1987 6.72 3.72
1988 6.69 3.62
1989 6.66 3.64
1990 6.5 3.6
1991 6.47 3.52
1992 6.44 3.35
1993 6.37 3.17
1994 6.3 2.94
1995 6.22 2.7
1996 6.14 2.47
1997 6.06 2.27
1998 5.97 2.1
1999 5.87 2
2000 5.79 2.03
2001 5.69 2.02
2002 5.63 2.01
2003 5.58 2
2004 5.5 1.97
2005 5.46 1.89
2006 5.41 1.87
2007 5.37 1.91
2008 5.27 1.93
2009 5.18 1.92
2010 5.11 1.91
2011 5.07 1.93
2012 5 1.97
2013 4.93 1.98
2014 4.79 2.09
2015 4.66 2.1
2016 4.52 2
2017 4.35 1.99
2018 4.24 1.88
2019 4.15 1.94
2020 4.08 1.96
2021 4 1.94
2022 3.91 1.93
2023 3.84 1.91

Guinea-Bissau and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Vietnam
1960 22.9 21.2
1961 22.9 20.7
1962 22.6 20.2
1963 22.3 19.7
1964 21.7 19.2
1965 20.7 18.9
1966 19.9 18.7
1967 19.6 18.5
1968 19.5 18.4
1969 19.3 18.4
1970 19.1 18.4
1971 19 18.4
1972 18.8 18.5
1973 18.9 18.5
1974 18.9 18.6
1975 18.8 18.7
1976 18.5 18.8
1977 18.2 19
1978 17.8 19.1
1979 17.6 19.3
1980 17.7 19.4
1981 17.6 19.5
1982 17.5 19.6
1983 17.3 19.7
1984 17.2 19.8
1985 17.2 19.9
1986 17.1 20
1987 17.1 20.1
1988 17 20.2
1989 17 20.4
1990 17.1 20.5
1991 17.1 20.7
1992 17.1 20.9
1993 17.1 21.1
1994 17.1 21.4
1995 17.2 21.7
1996 17.2 22
1997 17.3 22.4
1998 17.3 22.9
1999 17.4 23.3
2000 17.4 23.7
2001 17.5 24.2
2002 17.6 24.6
2003 17.6 25
2004 17.7 25.4
2005 17.8 25.8
2006 17.9 26.3
2007 17.9 26.9
2008 18 27.4
2009 18.1 27.9
2010 18.2 28.3
2011 18.3 28.7
2012 18.3 29
2013 18.4 29.4
2014 18.5 29.8
2015 18.6 30.2
2016 18.8 30.5
2017 18.9 30.8
2018 19.1 31.2
2019 19.2 31.6
2020 19.4 32.1
2021 19.6 32.5
2022 19.8 33
2023 19.9 33.4
2024 20.2 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea-Bissau Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
1.11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
70.6%
2024

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Vietnam
% of world population
0.03%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
40
2024
Higher education index n/a
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
96.1%
2022
English speaking
2.9%
2025
16%
2025
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
84.2%
2024

Health

Guinea-Bissau Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
0.83
2016
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Vietnam
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
354,460 mi
2019

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