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Guinea-Bissau vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 139th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea-Bissau Yemen
Population
2288306
42727988
Population rank 146/197 37/197
GDP
$2.12B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 178/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$963
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 181/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,053
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$1.74B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.4%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$792
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 150/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,486
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
10,857 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.84
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
20.2 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Guinea-Bissau and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Guinea-Bissau

Yemen
Year GDP
Guinea-Bissau Yemen
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 -
1986 $338,524,233 -
1987 $451,893,375 -
1988 $427,514,322 -
1989 $554,072,303 -
1990 $634,187,269 $12,643,821,569
1991 $668,470,891 $14,665,445,462
1992 $588,309,271 $17,959,367,194
1993 $615,779,519 $21,736,802,664
1994 $612,502,085 $28,019,483,764
1995 $660,195,402 $12,796,345,679
1996 $702,965,148 $6,496,163,616
1997 $698,107,222 $6,838,298,531
1998 $591,034,143 $6,322,175,566
1999 $579,365,780 $7,639,325,296
2000 $391,345,597 $9,679,316,770
2001 $412,610,872 $9,852,990,693
2002 $466,773,711 $10,693,430,511
2003 $553,614,800 $11,777,532,662
2004 $582,169,841 $13,867,634,371
2005 $639,776,041 $16,731,566,717
2006 $634,781,901 $19,063,143,370
2007 $753,162,998 $21,650,528,674
2008 $952,667,544 $26,910,855,807
2009 $890,167,833 $25,130,278,213
2010 $940,112,539 $30,906,749,533
2011 $1,157,074,319 $32,726,417,878
2012 $1,049,412,177 $35,401,331,609
2013 $1,109,682,824 $40,415,233,436
2014 $1,135,250,721 $43,228,585,321
2015 $1,152,384,167 $42,444,490,074
2016 $1,245,074,264 $31,317,825,274
2017 $1,469,978,606 $26,842,229,045
2018 $1,554,133,594 $21,606,160,663
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 Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau Yemen
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 -
1986 $371 -
1987 $488 -
1988 $454 -
1989 $578 -
1990 $651 $910
1991 $672 $1,016
1992 $574 $1,198
1993 $582 $1,397
1994 $561 $1,735
1995 $589 $764
1996 $615 $375
1997 $599 $383
1998 $498 $343
1999 $479 $401
2000 $317 $493
2001 $327 $487
2002 $362 $513
2003 $420 $549
2004 $431 $628
2005 $463 $734
2006 $449 $810
2007 $519 $890
2008 $640 $1,072
2009 $583 $969
2010 $600 $1,155
2011 $720 $1,186
2012 $635 $1,245
2013 $654 $1,379
2014 $652 $1,430
2015 $645 $1,362
2016 $680 $975
2017 $783 $811
2018 $809 $634
2019 $807 -
2020 $836 -
2021 $912 -
2022 $873 -
2023 $965 -
2024 $963 -

Guinea-Bissau vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea-Bissau

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea-Bissau Yemen
1950 35.7 28.9
1951 35.9 29.3
1952 36.1 29.6
1953 36.3 30
1954 36.4 30.4
1955 36.6 30.8
1956 36.8 31.3
1957 37 31.8
1958 37.1 32.4
1959 37.3 32.9
1960 37.6 33.5
1961 37.8 34.1
1962 38 33.7
1963 35.6 33.4
1964 35.8 34.9
1965 35.9 35.6
1966 36.1 36.3
1967 36.3 37.1
1968 36.7 38
1969 37 39.6
1970 37.3 40.6
1971 37.5 41.8
1972 37.8 42.7
1973 38.2 43.6
1974 41.6 44.5
1975 41.9 45.5
1976 42.3 46.4
1977 42.6 47.4
1978 42.9 48.5
1979 43.2 49.5
1980 43.6 50.6
1981 43.9 51.7
1982 44.3 52.4
1983 44.6 53.6
1984 44.9 54.6
1985 45.3 55.4
1986 45.5 54
1987 45.8 56.8
1988 46.3 57.4
1989 46.6 58
1990 46.9 58.5
1991 47.2 58.8
1992 47.5 59.3
1993 47.8 59.7
1994 47.8 59.8
1995 48.5 60.5
1996 48.8 60.9
1997 48 61.3
1998 48.1 61.8
1999 48.5 62.3
2000 50.6 62.8
2001 51.1 63.3
2002 51.6 63.8
2003 52.2 64.4
2004 52.8 64.9
2005 52.9 65.4
2006 54.1 65.8
2007 54.9 66.2
2008 55.3 66.6
2009 56.3 66.9
2010 57 67.2
2011 57.7 67.4
2012 58.3 67.6
2013 58.9 68
2014 59.5 68
2015 60.1 66.8
2016 60.6 67.1
2017 61.1 67.1
2018 61.7 65.9
2019 62.2 66.6
2020 61.3 66.4
2021 61.7 66
2022 63.6 68
2023 64.1 69.3
2024 64.3 69.4
2025 64.4 69.6

Guinea-Bissau and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea-Bissau

Yemen
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Yemen
1960 577,633 5,532,301
1961 582,532 5,655,232
1962 589,474 5,782,221
1963 594,418 5,911,135
1964 588,543 6,048,006
1965 575,005 6,195,593
1966 566,908 6,351,494
1967 569,011 6,516,444
1968 578,170 6,690,524
1969 581,610 6,875,859
1970 584,403 7,065,279
1971 586,221 7,257,462
1972 586,620 7,460,068
1973 592,808 7,672,796
1974 613,338 7,896,783
1975 650,966 8,133,598
1976 694,191 8,384,113
1977 741,789 8,648,222
1978 791,694 8,926,586
1979 819,867 9,224,194
1980 829,303 9,543,358
1981 842,432 9,882,362
1982 855,891 10,241,006
1983 869,592 10,621,499
1984 883,519 11,025,597
1985 897,697 11,453,825
1986 912,126 11,901,040
1987 926,862 12,369,912
1988 942,061 12,859,708
1989 957,789 13,364,174
1990 973,669 13,887,862
1991 994,639 14,430,201
1992 1,024,356 14,989,494
1993 1,058,745 15,563,914
1994 1,092,031 16,149,147
1995 1,119,949 16,740,058
1996 1,143,535 17,313,177
1997 1,165,545 17,873,936
1998 1,187,473 18,446,013
1999 1,210,206 19,029,420
2000 1,234,741 19,624,141
2001 1,261,273 20,226,147
2002 1,289,307 20,835,086
2003 1,318,806 21,456,379
2004 1,349,563 22,095,167
2005 1,381,585 22,790,085
2006 1,415,303 23,543,083
2007 1,450,986 24,318,082
2008 1,488,054 25,111,941
2009 1,526,377 25,927,724
2010 1,566,347 26,754,387
2011 1,608,076 27,582,897
2012 1,651,417 28,433,647
2013 1,695,973 29,312,952
2014 1,741,122 30,226,309
2015 1,786,457 31,159,379
2016 1,831,893 32,109,010
2017 1,877,072 33,090,921
2018 1,922,168 34,085,182
2019 1,967,696 35,111,408
2020 2,013,255 36,134,863
2021 2,058,841 37,140,230
2022 2,105,529 38,222,876
2023 2,153,339 39,390,799
2024 2,201,352 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Yemen

Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Guinea-Bissau Yemen
1960 5.92 7.99
1961 5.93 8
1962 5.94 8.01
1963 5.95 8.03
1964 5.96 8.07
1965 5.97 8.1
1966 5.98 8.14
1967 5.99 8.17
1968 6.01 8.19
1969 6.02 8.22
1970 6.04 8.23
1971 6.06 8.26
1972 6.08 8.27
1973 6.1 8.29
1974 6.12 8.33
1975 6.15 8.37
1976 6.19 8.42
1977 6.25 8.47
1978 6.32 8.5
1979 6.4 8.67
1980 6.49 8.71
1981 6.57 8.75
1982 6.64 8.79
1983 6.69 8.83
1984 6.73 8.85
1985 6.74 8.86
1986 6.73 8.86
1987 6.72 8.83
1988 6.69 8.79
1989 6.66 8.71
1990 6.5 8.61
1991 6.47 8.46
1992 6.44 8.27
1993 6.37 8.05
1994 6.3 7.8
1995 6.22 7.53
1996 6.14 7
1997 6.06 6.82
1998 5.97 6.64
1999 5.87 6.49
2000 5.79 6.32
2001 5.69 6.14
2002 5.63 5.97
2003 5.58 5.84
2004 5.5 5.71
2005 5.46 5.56
2006 5.41 5.41
2007 5.37 5.26
2008 5.27 5.11
2009 5.18 5
2010 5.11 4.81
2011 5.07 4.63
2012 5 4.63
2013 4.93 4.62
2014 4.79 4.62
2015 4.66 4.62
2016 4.52 4.61
2017 4.35 4.61
2018 4.24 4.61
2019 4.15 4.6
2020 4.08 4.6
2021 4 4.6
2022 3.91 4.59
2023 3.84 4.59

Guinea-Bissau and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Guinea-Bissau

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Guinea-Bissau Yemen
1960 22.9 19.7
1961 22.9 19.6
1962 22.6 19.6
1963 22.3 19.5
1964 21.7 19.4
1965 20.7 19.3
1966 19.9 19.2
1967 19.6 19.1
1968 19.5 18.9
1969 19.3 18.7
1970 19.1 18.4
1971 19 18.1
1972 18.8 17.8
1973 18.9 17.6
1974 18.9 17.3
1975 18.8 17
1976 18.5 16.8
1977 18.2 16.6
1978 17.8 16.3
1979 17.6 16.1
1980 17.7 15.9
1981 17.6 15.7
1982 17.5 15.5
1983 17.3 15.3
1984 17.2 15.1
1985 17.2 15
1986 17.1 14.9
1987 17.1 14.8
1988 17 14.7
1989 17 14.6
1990 17.1 14.6
1991 17.1 14.6
1992 17.1 14.6
1993 17.1 14.6
1994 17.1 14.6
1995 17.2 14.7
1996 17.2 14.8
1997 17.3 14.9
1998 17.3 15
1999 17.4 15.2
2000 17.4 15.4
2001 17.5 15.6
2002 17.6 15.8
2003 17.6 16
2004 17.7 16.2
2005 17.8 16.4
2006 17.9 16.7
2007 17.9 16.9
2008 18 17.2
2009 18.1 17.4
2010 18.2 17.7
2011 18.3 17.9
2012 18.3 18.1
2013 18.4 18.3
2014 18.5 18.5
2015 18.6 18.7
2016 18.8 18.8
2017 18.9 18.9
2018 19.1 19
2019 19.2 19.1
2020 19.4 19.1
2021 19.6 19.1
2022 19.8 19.2
2023 19.9 19.2
2024 20.2 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea-Bissau Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2013
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.46%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.67%
2022
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
16.6%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
43.6
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2021
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2021
3%
2014
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$206M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
52,400
2019
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
6.48%
2019
12.4%
2016
Banked people share n/a
11.9%
2022

Energy

Guinea-Bissau Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
65.5 kg
2007
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.2
2007
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.16 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
87.4%
2022
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.09%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
40.5%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Guinea-Bissau Yemen
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,712
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
45.9%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.3
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
13
2024
Higher education index n/a
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2017
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
63.9%
2022
54.1%
2004
English speaking
2.9%
2025
9%
2023
People using the Internet
32.5%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Guinea-Bissau Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$66.1
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42.9
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.21
2022
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
505
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
69.3
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.73 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea-Bissau Yemen
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
4,932 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,245 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,547 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,734 mi
2018
n/a

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