Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guinea-Bissau fits inside Guinea 6.8 times
Guinea: 245,857 km² (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 36,125 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Guinea-Bissau’s coastline is 9% longer than Guinea’s
Guinea: 320 km (2026 edition) · Guinea-Bissau: 350 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Guinea’s highest peak towers 1,475 m above Guinea-Bissau’s
Guinea: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Guinea-Bissau: 277 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 73% of Guinea, versus 31% of Guinea-Bissau
Guinea: 73.2% (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 31.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Guinea has 6.7 times as many people as Guinea-Bissau
Guinea: 15.1 million (2025) · Guinea-Bissau: 2.25 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Guinea-Bissau is 30% more densely populated than Guinea
Guinea: 61 per km² (2025) · Guinea-Bissau: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Guinea are 2.5 cm taller than in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea: 170.7 cm (2019) · Guinea-Bissau: 168.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Guinea and Guinea-Bissau are practically level
Guinea: 158.8 cm (2019) · Guinea-Bissau: 158.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Guinea-Bissau is 0.96 year older than in Guinea
Guinea: 18 years (2023) · Guinea-Bissau: 18.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Guinea have 0.4 more children on average than in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea: 4.13 children per woman (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 3.76 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Guinea and Guinea-Bissau are practically level
Guinea: 3.5% (2025) · Guinea-Bissau: 3.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Guinea hosts 13 times as many refugees per resident as Guinea-Bissau
Guinea: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Guinea-Bissau: 0.011 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Guinea and Guinea-Bissau are practically level
Guinea: 0 (2026) · Guinea-Bissau: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Guinea-Bissau has 2 official languages, Guinea 1
Guinea: 1 (2026) · Guinea-Bissau: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Guinea’s economy is 11 times the size of Guinea-Bissau’s
Guinea: $28.3 billion (2025) · Guinea-Bissau: $2.53 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Guinea produces 50% more per person than Guinea-Bissau
Guinea: Int$4,935 (2025) · Guinea-Bissau: Int$3,293 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Guinea-Bissau than in Guinea (Gini 3.8 points higher)
Guinea: 29.6 (2018) · Guinea-Bissau: 33.4 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
40% of people in Guinea-Bissau live on less than $3 a day, versus 12% in Guinea
Guinea: 11.7% (2018) · Guinea-Bissau: 39.9% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.2% in Guinea, versus 2.7% in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea: 5.2% (2025) · Guinea-Bissau: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Guinea spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Guinea-Bissau 0.9%
Guinea: 2% (2025) · Guinea-Bissau: 0.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Guinea: no data · Guinea-Bissau: 8.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Guinea’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Guinea-Bissau’s
Guinea: 38% (2025) · Guinea-Bissau: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Guinea-Bissau spends 38% more on health per person than Guinea
Guinea: $59 (2023) · Guinea-Bissau: $82 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Guinea-Bissau live 3.4 years longer than in Guinea
Guinea: 60.9 years (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 64.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Guinea is 42% more likely to die before turning one than in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea: 59.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 42.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Guinea-Bissau has 20% more doctors per person than Guinea
Guinea: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Guinea-Bissau: 0.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Guinea-Bissau is 42% higher than in Guinea
Guinea: 13.1 per 100k (2023) · Guinea-Bissau: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
11% of adults in Guinea-Bissau are obese, versus 9.4% in Guinea
Guinea: 9.4% (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 11.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Guinea: no data · Guinea-Bissau: 8.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Guinea: 4.61 (2025) · Guinea-Bissau: no data
How much do people drink?
Adults in Guinea-Bissau drink 6.5 times as much alcohol as in Guinea
Guinea: 0.5 litres (2023) · Guinea-Bissau: 3.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Guinea has 8% more meat per person than Guinea-Bissau
Guinea: 15.2 kg (2023) · Guinea-Bissau: 14 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Guinea has 388 kcal more food per person per day than Guinea-Bissau
Guinea: 2,948 kcal (2023) · Guinea-Bissau: 2,560 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Guinea-Bissau went to school 1.2 years longer than in Guinea
Guinea: 2.5 years (2023) · Guinea-Bissau: 3.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Guinea-Bissau welcomed 3.3 times as many tourists per resident as Guinea (2019)
Guinea: 0.01 (2017) · Guinea-Bissau: 0.03 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Guinea and Guinea-Bissau are practically level
Guinea: 1 (2026) · Guinea-Bissau: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Guinea and Guinea-Bissau are practically level
Guinea: 0 (2026 edition) · Guinea-Bissau: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
33% of people in Guinea are online, versus 30% in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea: 33% (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 30% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Guinea-Bissau is 90% faster than in Guinea
Guinea: 38 Mbps (2026) · Guinea-Bissau: 72 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
54% of people in Guinea have electricity, versus 44% in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea: 53.8% (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 43.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
47% of people in Guinea-Bissau live in cities, versus 39% in Guinea
Guinea: 39% (2025) · Guinea-Bissau: 47% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Guinea-Bissau has 147 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guinea 98
Guinea: 98 (2023) · Guinea-Bissau: 147 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Guinea: 1,086 km (2017) · Guinea-Bissau: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 75% of Guinea-Bissau, but only 20% of Guinea
Guinea: 20% (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 74.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Guinea emits 76% more CO₂ than someone in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea: 0.3 t (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
75% of Guinea’s electricity is renewable, versus 0% in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea: 75.2% (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 0% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guinea-Bissau carries 21% more fine dust than in Guinea
Guinea: 23.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Guinea-Bissau: 29 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Guinea: no data · Guinea-Bissau: 1.1 per 100k (2017)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Guinea-Bissau are 27% deadlier than in Guinea
Guinea: 29.6 per 100k (2023) · Guinea-Bissau: 37.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Guinea-Bissau is on average 1.3 °C warmer than Guinea
Guinea: 26.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Guinea-Bissau: 27.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guinea gets 16% more rain than Guinea-Bissau
Guinea: 1,724 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Guinea-Bissau: 1,492 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Guinea bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea is larger. Guinea-Bissau fits inside Guinea 6.8 times.
Which has more people, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea has 6.7 times as many people as Guinea-Bissau (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
People in Guinea-Bissau live 3.4 years longer than in Guinea. Life expectancy at birth is 60.9 years in Guinea and 64.3 in Guinea-Bissau.
Are people taller in Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
Men in Guinea are 2.5 cm taller than in Guinea-Bissau (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
