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Guinea-Bissau

Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeCapital: Bissau182,340 observations

Population

2.25M

world rank #147 / 217

GDP

2.53B

world rank #166 / 186

GDP / capita

2,814.1

world rank #170 / 185

Life expectancy

64.3

world rank #193 / 217

Governance

573 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile20.6#186 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile24.7#190 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile55.3#154 Rule of Law0-100 percentile35.7#185

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Economy

1,523 indicators

GDPcurrent US$2.53B#166 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $2,814.1#170 GDP growth%5.8%#34 Inflation%0.87%#31

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Trade

122 indicators

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Health

1,521 indicators

Life expectancyyears64.3#193 Infant mortalityper 1k births42.1#127 Maternal mortalityper 100k505#109 Health spending% GDP8.8%#48

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Education

2,244 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross34.4%#127 Education spending% GDP2%#143 Adult literacy%63.9%#38 Primary enrollment% gross113.4%#31

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Demography

428 indicators

Populationpeople2.25M#147 Population growth%2.2%#41 Urban population%46.7%#146 Fertility ratebirths/woman3.8#34

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Climate

230 indicators

Electricity access% pop43.7%#68 Renewable energy share%87.4%#4 Forest area% land69.5%#17 CO₂ per capitat0.16#192

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Energy

194 indicators

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Environment

325 indicators

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Agriculture

281 indicators

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Technology

50 indicators

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Society

1,765 indicators

Gini indexindex33.4#28 Extreme poverty% pop39.9%#41 Internet users% pop29.8%#163 Homicide rateper 100k1.1#31

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Risk

377 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-104.3#32 Hazard & exposure0-102.2#17 Vulnerability0-104.8#37

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Other

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