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Guinea-Bissau vs Burkina Faso

Guinea-Bissau and Burkina Faso side by side across 197 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$2.99B vs $32.51BGuinea-Bissau vs Burkina Faso
GDP per Capita$1,449 vs $1,319Guinea-Bissau vs Burkina Faso
Population2.25M vs 24.07MGuinea-Bissau vs Burkina Faso

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Indicator Guinea-Bissau Burkina FasoPeriod
GDPEconomy$2.99B$32.51B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,449$1,3192026
Inflation RateEconomy2.5%1.5%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy3%3%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD569.51 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-4%-3.5%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy2.7%7.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy73.6%48.8%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-332.34M$1.37B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.9%4.9%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,090$9802025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,320$2,8902025
GDP (PPP)Economy$7.41B$73.95B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy40.6%19.9%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy15.7%30.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy8.6%6.6%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy39.1%41.5%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy25.8%17.2%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$217.18M$595.24M2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy9.9%2.6%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy67.1%48.8%2024
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy10%22.7%2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy8.3%18.7%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy64.8%70%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy60.3%64.1%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy33.437.42021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy39.9%42.1%2021
Account OwnershipEconomy51.4%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy13.2%24.5%2022/2025
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.2%4.7%2023/2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy40.9%65%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy4.3%8.8%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$18.92M$173M2019
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy52.4K67K2019/2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy-6.3%8.6%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$26.61M$82.94M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.3%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy13.1%22%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy20.4%27.8%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy2.8%14%2022/2025
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy26.726.12024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy10.4%20.1%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%15.5%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy9%7.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$88$622023
Lending Interest RateEconomy5.3%6.3%2016/2021 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy2.5%6.1%2016/2021 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy19.1%15.9%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$678$6702021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy61.1%51.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy9.7%16.7%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy29.2%31.6%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy74.9%80.6%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy71.9%60%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.9%7.3%2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy42.72024
ATMs per 100,000Economy7.24.12024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy3.6%3%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy1.8%4.1%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy62.1%64.6%2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy91.4%90.4%2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$350.53M$9.67B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$682.87M$8.29B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.6820.8732024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.7130.7842024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade4.92021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%0%2015/2024 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%2.7%2015/2024 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade68.5%7.1%2018/2024 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade5.8%1.6%2015/2024 ⚠
Exports (% of GDP)Trade13.9%35%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade27%30%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5140.4592023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6320.5552023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3310.2732023
PopulationDemographics2.25M24.07M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.2%2.2%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics64.3 years61.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19.6 years18 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.764.112024
Rural PopulationDemographics53.3%71.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics38.3%41.2%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics46.7%28.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics81.7/km²89.9/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics28.730.42026
Death RateDemographics6.947.772026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.82-1.152026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics66.5 years63.4 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics61.8 years59.1 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%4.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth42.143.62024
HIV PrevalenceHealth2.2%0.5%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health8.8%7.8%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.250.152022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth43472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth30.527.82021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth25.3%23.4%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth61.6%43.8%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth22.6%24.7%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth505.4241.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth69.377.32023
Neonatal MortalityHealth32.724.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth176572024
Measles ImmunizationHealth69%88%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth84%91%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth37.8%2024
Basic SanitationHealth6.3%7.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.8%4.5%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health10.22009/2020 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth21.2%34%2019/2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth53.8%79.8%2019/2015
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.990.952022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth80.385.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$82$722023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth30.8%35.6%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth8.2%11.6%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth97%80.2%2019/2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare28.3%19.5%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare6%8.1%2014/2019 ⚠
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare46%84.8%2019/2021
Child MarriageChild Welfare25.7%51.3%2019/2015
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare2.2%1.5%2019/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2%5.3%2013/2023 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation2.6%10%2006/2024 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation63.9%41.6%2022/2023
Youth Literacy RateEducation82.2%62.8%2022
Primary Completion RateEducation38.7%60.3%2022/2021
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation25.6%34.4%2022/2021
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation69.5%65.7%2010/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation48.6%40.7%2000/2024 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation30.5%23.7%2000/2024 ⚠
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation13.7%16.2%2022/2021
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation38.9%91%2010/2024 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation34.4%30%2006/2024 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security22.1%13.1%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.25M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture29.9%53.4%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture122.3118.82022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture56.56K t16.61K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture29K t1.9M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture34K t931.11K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture15K t1.85M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture243.9K t513.23K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,000 kg/ha1,682 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,447 kg/ha2,230 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture742.8K head10.3M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance1.11.32017
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance21412024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2520.1342025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.0950.1032025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8280.3732025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.35-0.252024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.37-0.872024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.23-0.882024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.62-1.912024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.19-0.532024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.78-0.962024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian2441K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian02.06M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian301.96K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology29.8%28.3%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology147.2116.62024
4G CoverageTechnology35.8%63.7%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.40.92024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology10.2%8.8%2025
3G CoverageTechnology57.5%79.6%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology42.3%31.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology6.1%0.2%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.1%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure43.7%34%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure20.4K103.59K1998/2023 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure59%87.9%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy2.8 MW240.5 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy2.8 MW205.6 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy34 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy87.4%71.4%2022
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy0.8%17%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy133 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy17.1%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy2.8 MW22.2 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy24.9%12.7%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%6.5%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%5.3%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy100%82.8%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy0.1 TWh3.2 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy625 gCO₂/kWh562 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy689 kWh1,020 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.16 t0.27 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate7.1%13.9%2021
Forest AreaClimate69.5%22.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate13.2%16.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate1.1%6.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate32.3 µg/m³37.3 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Guinea-Bissau or Burkina Faso have the larger economy?

Burkina Faso has the larger economy: $2.99B for Guinea-Bissau versus $32.51B for Burkina Faso (GDP, current US$).

How do Guinea-Bissau and Burkina Faso compare across indicators?

This page compares Guinea-Bissau and Burkina Faso on 197 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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