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Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau

105 shared metrics.

GambiaLeads in 60

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Guinea-BissauLeads in 45

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Gambia

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of The Gambia.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

The Gambia is a long, narrow river country, almost entirely wrapped by Senegal.

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Guinea-Bissau

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of Guinea-Bissau.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: the country is partly named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea.

CIA 2026

Analysis

Gambia leads in 60 of 105 shared metrics, while Guinea-Bissau leads in 45.

Gambia's Seafood Consumption per Person is 19.7x that of Guinea-Bissau (23.64 kg/person/yr vs 1.1 kg/person/yr).

Gambia's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 7.1x that of Guinea-Bissau (9.7% of GDP vs 1.2% of GDP).

Gambia's Electricity Generation is 5.4x that of Guinea-Bissau (0.51 TWh vs 0.08 TWh).

Gambia's Electric Generating Capacity is 4.6x that of Guinea-Bissau (162.0K kW vs 29.0K kW).

Gambia's Liberal Democracy Index is 4.5x that of Guinea-Bissau (0.52 vs 0.10).

Key Comparisons

Seafood Consumption per PersonGambia leads

Gambia

23.64 kg/person/yr

Guinea-Bissau

1.1 kg/person/yr

FDI Inflows (% GDP)Gambia leads

Gambia

9.7% of GDP

Guinea-Bissau

1.2% of GDP

Electricity GenerationGambia leads

Gambia

0.51 TWh

Guinea-Bissau

0.08 TWh

Electric Generating CapacityGambia leads

Gambia

162.0K kW

Guinea-Bissau

29.0K kW

Liberal Democracy IndexGambia leads

Gambia

0.52

Guinea-Bissau

0.10

Scientific PublicationsGambia leads

Gambia

78.46

Guinea-Bissau

14.77

All Metrics

Seafood Consumption per Person

Gambia

23.64 kg/person/yr

Guinea-Bissau

1.1 kg/person/yr

1974% higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Gambia

9.7% of GDP

Guinea-Bissau

1.2% of GDP

706% higher

Electricity Generation

Gambia

0.51 TWh

Guinea-Bissau

0.08 TWh

538% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Gambia

162.0K kW

Guinea-Bissau

29.0K kW

459% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Gambia

0.52

Guinea-Bissau

0.10

449% higher

Scientific Publications

Gambia

78.46

Guinea-Bissau

14.77

431% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Gambia

10.86% of youth labor force

Guinea-Bissau

2.8% of youth labor force

282% higher

Population Density

Gambia

266.59 /km²

Guinea-Bissau

76.58 /km²

248% higher

Water Stress (%)

Gambia

3.4%

Guinea-Bissau

1.1%

210% higher

Inflation Rate

Gambia

11.6%

Guinea-Bissau

3.8%

205% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Gambia

0.64

Guinea-Bissau

0.25

154% higher

Unemployment Rate

Gambia

6.5%

Guinea-Bissau

2.6%

148% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Gambia

45.71 kg/person/yr

Guinea-Bissau

19.88 kg/person/yr

130% higher

Agricultural Land (%)

Gambia

62.65%

Guinea-Bissau

29.89%

110% higher

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Gambia

48.18%

Guinea-Bissau

23.98%

101% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Gambia

2.0 sites

Guinea-Bissau

1.0 sites

100% higher

Spirits Consumption

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

0.01 L/person/yr

Guinea-Bissau

0.46 L/person/yr

98% lower

Forest Area

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

2.3K km²

Guinea-Bissau

19.5K km²

88% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Gambia

0.29 t/person/yr

Guinea-Bissau

0.16 t/person/yr

87% higher

Airports

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

1.0

Guinea-Bissau

7.0

86% lower

Comparison of Gambia and Guinea-Bissau across 105 metrics
				Winner
Seafood Consumption per Person	23.64 kg/person/yr	1.1 kg/person/yr	1974% higher	Gambia
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	9.7% of GDP	1.2% of GDP	706% higher	Gambia
Electricity Generation	0.51 TWh	0.08 TWh	538% higher	Gambia
Electric Generating Capacity	162.0K kW	29.0K kW	459% higher	Gambia
Liberal Democracy Index	0.52	0.10	449% higher	Gambia
Scientific Publications	78.46	14.77	431% higher	Gambia
Youth Unemployment Rate	10.86% of youth labor force	2.8% of youth labor force	282% higher	Gambia
Population Density	266.59 /km²	76.58 /km²	248% higher	Gambia
Water Stress (%)	3.4%	1.1%	210% higher	Gambia
Inflation Rate	11.6%	3.8%	205% higher	Gambia
Electoral Democracy Index	0.64	0.25	154% higher	Gambia
Unemployment Rate	6.5%	2.6%	148% higher	Gambia
Milk Consumption per Person	45.71 kg/person/yr	19.88 kg/person/yr	130% higher	Gambia
Agricultural Land (%)	62.65%	29.89%	110% higher	Gambia
Safe Drinking Water (%)	48.18%	23.98%	101% higher	Gambia
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	2.0 sites	1.0 sites	100% higher	Gambia
Spirits Consumption	0.01 L/person/yr	0.46 L/person/yr	98% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Forest Area	2.3K km²	19.5K km²	88% lower	Guinea-Bissau
CO2 Per Capita	0.29 t/person/yr	0.16 t/person/yr	87% higher	Gambia
Airports	1.0	7.0	86% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Alcohol Consumption	0.61 L/adult/yr	3.7 L/adult/yr	84% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Beer Consumption	0.08 L/person/yr	0.46 L/person/yr	83% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Irrigated Land	50 km²	250 km²	80% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Coastline Length	80 km	350 km	77% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Highest Elevation	63 m	277 m	77% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Corruption Perceptions Index	37 pts	21 pts	76% higher	Gambia
Protected Land (%)	7.6%	26.2%	71% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Forest Coverage (%)	22.28%	69.51%	68% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Political Corruption Index	0.27	0.83	67% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Sanitation Access (%)	48.17%	28.94%	66% higher	Gambia
Electricity Access (%)	66.9%	40.5%	65% higher	Gambia
Land Area	10.1K km²	28.1K km²	64% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.09 per 1k	0.25 per 1k	64% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Women's Political Empowerment	0.81	0.50	62% higher	Gambia
Health Spending (% GDP)	3.4% of GDP	8.1% of GDP	58% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Firms Making Informal Payments	42.32% of firms	26.74% of firms	58% higher	Gambia
Health Spending Per Capita	$28.9	$66.05	56% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Meat Consumption per Person	7.8 kg/person/yr	17.29 kg/person/yr	55% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Military Spending	0.57% of GDP	1.2% of GDP	53% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Border Neighbors	1.0	2.0	50% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Freedom of Expression Index	0.81	0.55	47% higher	Gambia
Renewable Energy (%)	47.7%	87.4%	45% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Total CO2 Emissions	0.49 Mt CO2e	0.34 Mt CO2e	44% higher	Gambia
Water Withdrawal	0.10 B m³	0.17 B m³	42% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Government Debt (% GDP)	82.3% of GDP	57.9% of GDP	42% higher	Gambia
Internet Users (%)	46%	33%	39% higher	Gambia
Urban Population (%)	64.3%	46.11%	39% higher	Gambia
Suicide Rate	4.8 per 100k	7.7 per 100k	37% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Child Mortality	44.1 per 1k births	69.3 per 1k births	36% lower	Guinea-Bissau
GDP Growth Rate	5.6%	4.1%	34% higher	Gambia
Nurses & Midwives	0.68 per 1k	0.99 per 1k	32% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Obesity Rate	13.22%	10.08%	31% higher	Gambia
Tobacco Use Prevalence	10.9% of adults	8.3% of adults	31% higher	Gambia
Teen Birth Rate	58.09 per 1k	81.98 per 1k	29% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Smoking Rate	10.5%	8.2%	28% higher	Gambia
Road Traffic Death Rate	22 per 100k	30.5 per 100k	28% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Firms Asked for Bribes	20.1% of firms	27.64% of firms	27% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Exports (% GDP)	8.7% of GDP	11.85% of GDP	26% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Birth Rate	26.49 per 1k	35.82 per 1k	26% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Fertility Rate	3.4 children/woman	4.6 children/woman	26% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Merchant Fleet Size	15	20	25% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Imports (% GDP)	33.42% of GDP	26.96% of GDP	24% higher	Gambia
Women in Senior Management	31.37% of managers	25.58% of managers	23% higher	Gambia
Infant Mortality	33.8 per 1k births	43.1 per 1k births	22% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Death Rate	5.5 per 1k	7.0 per 1k	21% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Firms Hit by Power Outages	86.94% of firms	72.18% of firms	20% higher	Gambia
Adult Literacy Rate	51.64%	63.93%	19% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Insufficient Physical Activity	21.12% of adults	17.73% of adults	19% higher	Gambia
Population	2.52M	2.13M	18% higher	Gambia
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	8.4 per 100k	7.1 per 100k	18% higher	Gambia
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	106.78 per 100 people	128.11 per 100 people	17% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Inequality (Gini)	38.8	33.4	16% higher	Gambia
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	58.36 µg/m³	50.21 µg/m³	16% higher	Gambia
Women in Parliament (%)	8.6%	9.8%	12% lower	Guinea-Bissau
GNI Per Capita	$880	$990	11% lower	Guinea-Bissau
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$3,475.61	$3,119.37	11% higher	Gambia
Informal Employment Share	83.88% of employed people	94.77% of employed people	11% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Vehicles per 1,000 People	37.2 per 1k people	33.98 per 1k people	10% higher	Gambia
Firms with Female Top Manager	8.2% of firms	7.5% of firms	10% higher	Gambia
GDP (Nominal)	$2,404,888,749.22	$2,218,393,804.55	8% higher	Gambia
Electricity Carbon Intensity	666.67 gCO2/kWh	625 gCO2/kWh	7% higher	Gambia
Dependency Ratio	76.45% of working-age pop.	72.35% of working-age pop.	6% higher	Gambia
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	21 days/yr	22 days/yr	5% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Median Age	18.2 years	18.9 years	4% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Youth Population (%)	40.25%	38.79%	4% higher	Gambia
Elderly Population (%)	3.1%	3.2%	4% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Average Weekly Work Hours	41.57 hrs/week	42.99 hrs/week	3% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Life Expectancy	65.9 years	64.1 years	3% higher	Gambia
Human Development Index	0.52	0.51	2% higher	Gambia
Hypertension Prevalence	37.9% of adults	38.8% of adults	2% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Land Border Length	749 km	762 km	2% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Gambia
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Gambia
Wind Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Gambia
Solar Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Gambia
Broadband Access (%)	202 per 100 people	202 per 100 people	equal	Gambia
Armed Forces Personnel	4.0K	4.0K	equal	Gambia
Capital Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Gambia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Gambia
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Gambia
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Gambia
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-4.9% of GDP	-6.2% of GDP	ranked higher	Gambia
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 100k people	0.19 per 100k people	ranked lower	Guinea-Bissau
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Gambia
Food Waste per Person	133.01 kg/person/yr	133.09 kg/person/yr	equal	Guinea-Bissau

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Analysis

Gambia leads in 60 of 105 shared metrics, while Guinea-Bissau leads in 45.

Gambia's Seafood Consumption per Person is 19.7x that of Guinea-Bissau (23.64 kg/person/yr vs 1.1 kg/person/yr).

Gambia's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 7.1x that of Guinea-Bissau (9.7% of GDP vs 1.2% of GDP).

Gambia's Electricity Generation is 5.4x that of Guinea-Bissau (0.51 TWh vs 0.08 TWh).

Gambia's Electric Generating Capacity is 4.6x that of Guinea-Bissau (162.0K kW vs 29.0K kW).

Gambia's Liberal Democracy Index is 4.5x that of Guinea-Bissau (0.52 vs 0.10).

Key Comparisons

Seafood Consumption per PersonGambia leads

Gambia

23.64 kg/person/yr

Guinea-Bissau

1.1 kg/person/yr

FDI Inflows (% GDP)Gambia leads

Gambia

9.7% of GDP

Guinea-Bissau

1.2% of GDP

Electricity GenerationGambia leads

Gambia

0.51 TWh

Guinea-Bissau

0.08 TWh

Electric Generating CapacityGambia leads

Gambia

162.0K kW

Guinea-Bissau

29.0K kW

Liberal Democracy IndexGambia leads

Gambia

0.52

Guinea-Bissau

0.10

Scientific PublicationsGambia leads

Gambia

78.46

Guinea-Bissau

14.77

Seafood Consumption per Person

23.64 kg/person/yr

1.1 kg/person/yr

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

9.7% of GDP

1.2% of GDP

Electricity Generation

0.51 TWh

0.08 TWh

Electric Generating Capacity

162.0K kW

29.0K kW

Liberal Democracy Index

0.52

0.10

Scientific Publications

78.46

14.77

Youth Unemployment Rate

10.86% of youth labor force

2.8% of youth labor force

Population Density

266.59 /km²

76.58 /km²

Water Stress (%)

3.4%

1.1%

Inflation Rate

11.6%

3.8%

Electoral Democracy Index

0.64

0.25

Unemployment Rate

6.5%

2.6%

Milk Consumption per Person

45.71 kg/person/yr

19.88 kg/person/yr

Agricultural Land (%)

62.65%

29.89%

Safe Drinking Water (%)

48.18%

23.98%

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

2.0 sites

1.0 sites

Spirits Consumption

0.01 L/person/yr

0.46 L/person/yr

Forest Area

2.3K km²

19.5K km²

CO2 Per Capita

0.29 t/person/yr

0.16 t/person/yr

Airports

1.0

7.0

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Seafood Consumption per Person

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Electricity Generation

Electric Generating Capacity

Liberal Democracy Index

Scientific Publications

Youth Unemployment Rate

Population Density

Water Stress (%)

Inflation Rate

Electoral Democracy Index

Unemployment Rate

Milk Consumption per Person

Agricultural Land (%)

Safe Drinking Water (%)

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Spirits Consumption

Forest Area

CO2 Per Capita

Airports

Alcohol Consumption

Beer Consumption

Irrigated Land

Coastline Length

Highest Elevation

Corruption Perceptions Index

Protected Land (%)

Forest Coverage (%)

Political Corruption Index

Sanitation Access (%)

Electricity Access (%)

Land Area

Doctors (per 1,000)

Women's Political Empowerment

Health Spending (% GDP)

Firms Making Informal Payments

Health Spending Per Capita

Meat Consumption per Person

Military Spending

Border Neighbors

Freedom of Expression Index

Renewable Energy (%)

Total CO2 Emissions

Water Withdrawal

Government Debt (% GDP)

Internet Users (%)

Urban Population (%)

Suicide Rate

Child Mortality

GDP Growth Rate

Nurses & Midwives

Obesity Rate

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Teen Birth Rate

Smoking Rate

Road Traffic Death Rate

Firms Asked for Bribes

Exports (% GDP)

Birth Rate

Fertility Rate

Merchant Fleet Size

Imports (% GDP)

Women in Senior Management

Infant Mortality

Death Rate

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Adult Literacy Rate

Insufficient Physical Activity

Population

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Inequality (Gini)