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Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau

105 shared metrics.

GambiaLeads in 60

vs105 shared

Guinea-BissauLeads in 45

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Gambia

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

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

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

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

Alcohol Consumption

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

0.61 L/adult/yr

Guinea-Bissau

3.7 L/adult/yr

84% lower

Beer Consumption

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

0.08 L/person/yr

Guinea-Bissau

0.46 L/person/yr

83% lower

Irrigated Land

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

50 km²

Guinea-Bissau

250 km²

80% lower

Coastline Length

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

80 km

Guinea-Bissau

350 km

77% lower

Highest Elevation

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

63 m

Guinea-Bissau

277 m

77% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

Gambia

37 pts

Guinea-Bissau

21 pts

76% higher

Protected Land (%)

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

7.6%

Guinea-Bissau

26.2%

71% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

22.28%

Guinea-Bissau

69.51%

68% lower

Political Corruption Index

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

0.27

Guinea-Bissau

0.83

67% lower

Sanitation Access (%)

Gambia

48.17%

Guinea-Bissau

28.94%

66% higher

Electricity Access (%)

Gambia

66.9%

Guinea-Bissau

40.5%

65% higher

Land Area

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

10.1K km²

Guinea-Bissau

28.1K km²

64% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

0.09 per 1k

Guinea-Bissau

0.25 per 1k

64% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

Gambia

0.81

Guinea-Bissau

0.50

62% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

3.4% of GDP

Guinea-Bissau

8.1% of GDP

58% lower

Firms Making Informal Payments

Gambia

42.32% of firms

Guinea-Bissau

26.74% of firms

58% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

$28.9

Guinea-Bissau

$66.05

56% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

7.8 kg/person/yr

Guinea-Bissau

17.29 kg/person/yr

55% lower

Military Spending

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

0.57% of GDP

Guinea-Bissau

1.2% of GDP

53% lower

Border Neighbors

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

1.0

Guinea-Bissau

2.0

50% lower

Freedom of Expression Index

Gambia

0.81

Guinea-Bissau

0.55

47% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

47.7%

Guinea-Bissau

87.4%

45% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

Gambia

0.49 Mt CO2e

Guinea-Bissau

0.34 Mt CO2e

44% higher

Water Withdrawal

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

0.10 B m³

Guinea-Bissau

0.17 B m³

42% lower

Government Debt (% GDP)

Gambia

82.3% of GDP

Guinea-Bissau

57.9% of GDP

42% higher

Internet Users (%)

Gambia

46%

Guinea-Bissau

33%

39% higher

Urban Population (%)

Gambia

64.3%

Guinea-Bissau

46.11%

39% higher

Suicide Rate

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

4.8 per 100k

Guinea-Bissau

7.7 per 100k

37% lower

Child Mortality

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

44.1 per 1k births

Guinea-Bissau

69.3 per 1k births

36% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Gambia

5.6%

Guinea-Bissau

4.1%

34% higher

Nurses & Midwives

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

0.68 per 1k

Guinea-Bissau

0.99 per 1k

32% lower

Obesity Rate

Gambia

13.22%

Guinea-Bissau

10.08%

31% higher

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Gambia

10.9% of adults

Guinea-Bissau

8.3% of adults

31% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

58.09 per 1k

Guinea-Bissau

81.98 per 1k

29% lower

Smoking Rate

Gambia

10.5%

Guinea-Bissau

8.2%

28% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

22 per 100k

Guinea-Bissau

30.5 per 100k

28% lower

Firms Asked for Bribes

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

20.1% of firms

Guinea-Bissau

27.64% of firms

27% lower

Exports (% GDP)

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

8.7% of GDP

Guinea-Bissau

11.85% of GDP

26% lower

Birth Rate

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

26.49 per 1k

Guinea-Bissau

35.82 per 1k

26% lower

Fertility Rate

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

3.4 children/woman

Guinea-Bissau

4.6 children/woman

26% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

Guinea-Bissau

25% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Gambia

33.42% of GDP

Guinea-Bissau

26.96% of GDP

24% higher

Women in Senior Management

Gambia

31.37% of managers

Guinea-Bissau

25.58% of managers

23% higher

Infant Mortality

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

33.8 per 1k births

Guinea-Bissau

43.1 per 1k births

22% lower

Death Rate

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

5.5 per 1k

Guinea-Bissau

7.0 per 1k

21% lower

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Gambia

86.94% of firms

Guinea-Bissau

72.18% of firms

20% higher

Adult Literacy Rate

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

51.64%

Guinea-Bissau

63.93%

19% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Gambia

21.12% of adults

Guinea-Bissau

17.73% of adults

19% higher

Population

Gambia

2.52M

Guinea-Bissau

2.13M

18% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Gambia

8.4 per 100k

Guinea-Bissau

7.1 per 100k

18% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

106.78 per 100 people

Guinea-Bissau

128.11 per 100 people

17% lower

Inequality (Gini)

Gambia

38.8

Guinea-Bissau

33.4

16% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Gambia

58.36 µg/m³

Guinea-Bissau

50.21 µg/m³

16% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

8.6%

Guinea-Bissau

9.8%

12% lower

GNI Per Capita

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

$880

Guinea-Bissau

$990

11% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Gambia

$3,475.61

Guinea-Bissau

$3,119.37

11% higher

Informal Employment Share

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

83.88% of employed people

Guinea-Bissau

94.77% of employed people

11% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Gambia

37.2 per 1k people

Guinea-Bissau

33.98 per 1k people

10% higher

Firms with Female Top Manager

Gambia

8.2% of firms

Guinea-Bissau

7.5% of firms

10% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Gambia

$2,404,888,749.22

Guinea-Bissau

$2,218,393,804.55

8% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Gambia

666.67 gCO2/kWh

Guinea-Bissau

625 gCO2/kWh

7% higher

Dependency Ratio

Gambia

76.45% of working-age pop.

Guinea-Bissau

72.35% of working-age pop.

6% higher

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

21 days/yr

Guinea-Bissau

22 days/yr

5% lower

Median Age

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

18.2 years

Guinea-Bissau

18.9 years

4% lower

Youth Population (%)

Gambia

40.25%

Guinea-Bissau

38.79%

4% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

3.1%

Guinea-Bissau

3.2%

4% lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

41.57 hrs/week

Guinea-Bissau

42.99 hrs/week

3% lower

Life Expectancy

Gambia

65.9 years

Guinea-Bissau

64.1 years

3% higher

Human Development Index

Gambia

0.52

Guinea-Bissau

0.51

2% higher

Hypertension Prevalence

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

37.9% of adults

Guinea-Bissau

38.8% of adults

2% lower

Land Border Length

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

749 km

Guinea-Bissau

762 km

2% lower

Time Zones Count

Gambia

2.0 time zones

Guinea-Bissau

2.0 time zones

equal

Coal Electricity Share

Gambia

Guinea-Bissau

ranked higher

Wind Electricity Share

Gambia

Guinea-Bissau

ranked higher

Solar Electricity Share

Gambia

Guinea-Bissau

ranked higher

Broadband Access (%)

Gambia

202 per 100 people

Guinea-Bissau

202 per 100 people

equal

Armed Forces Personnel

Gambia

4.0K

Guinea-Bissau

4.0K

equal

Capital Elevation

Gambia

0 m

Guinea-Bissau

0 m

ranked higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Gambia

0 per 1M people

Guinea-Bissau

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Gambia

0 m

Guinea-Bissau

0 m

ranked higher

Official Languages Count

Gambia

1.0

Guinea-Bissau

1.0

equal

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Gambia

-4.9% of GDP

Guinea-Bissau

-6.2% of GDP

ranked higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

0 per 100k people

Guinea-Bissau

0.19 per 100k people

ranked lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Gambia

0 per 1M people

Guinea-Bissau

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Food Waste per Person

Guinea-Bissau

Gambia

133.01 kg/person/yr

Guinea-Bissau

133.09 kg/person/yr

equal

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 People	0 per 100k people	0.19 per 100k people	ranked lower	Guinea-Bissau
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	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

Alcohol Consumption

0.61 L/adult/yr

3.7 L/adult/yr

Beer Consumption

0.08 L/person/yr

0.46 L/person/yr

Irrigated Land

50 km²

250 km²

Coastline Length

80 km

350 km

Highest Elevation

63 m

277 m

Corruption Perceptions Index

37 pts

21 pts

Protected Land (%)

7.6%

26.2%

Forest Coverage (%)

22.28%

69.51%

Political Corruption Index

0.27

0.83

Sanitation Access (%)

48.17%

28.94%

Electricity Access (%)

66.9%

40.5%

Land Area

10.1K km²

28.1K km²

Doctors (per 1,000)

0.09 per 1k

0.25 per 1k

Women's Political Empowerment

0.81

0.50

Health Spending (% GDP)

3.4% of GDP

8.1% of GDP

Firms Making Informal Payments

42.32% of firms

26.74% of firms

Health Spending Per Capita

$28.9

$66.05

Meat Consumption per Person

7.8 kg/person/yr

17.29 kg/person/yr

Military Spending

0.57% of GDP

1.2% of GDP

Border Neighbors

1.0

2.0

Freedom of Expression Index

0.81

0.55

Renewable Energy (%)

47.7%

87.4%

Total CO2 Emissions

0.49 Mt CO2e

0.34 Mt CO2e

Water Withdrawal

0.10 B m³

0.17 B m³

Government Debt (% GDP)

82.3% of GDP

57.9% of GDP

Internet Users (%)

46%

33%

Urban Population (%)

64.3%

46.11%

Suicide Rate

4.8 per 100k

7.7 per 100k

Child Mortality

44.1 per 1k births

69.3 per 1k births

GDP Growth Rate

5.6%

4.1%

Nurses & Midwives

0.68 per 1k

0.99 per 1k

Obesity Rate

13.22%

10.08%

Tobacco Use Prevalence

10.9% of adults

8.3% of adults

Teen Birth Rate

58.09 per 1k

81.98 per 1k

Smoking Rate

10.5%

8.2%

Road Traffic Death Rate

22 per 100k

30.5 per 100k

Firms Asked for Bribes

20.1% of firms

27.64% of firms

Exports (% GDP)

8.7% of GDP

11.85% of GDP

Birth Rate

26.49 per 1k

35.82 per 1k

Fertility Rate

3.4 children/woman

4.6 children/woman

Merchant Fleet Size

Imports (% GDP)

33.42% of GDP

26.96% of GDP

Women in Senior Management

31.37% of managers

25.58% of managers

Infant Mortality

33.8 per 1k births

43.1 per 1k births

Death Rate

5.5 per 1k

7.0 per 1k

Firms Hit by Power Outages

86.94% of firms

72.18% of firms

Adult Literacy Rate

51.64%

63.93%

Insufficient Physical Activity

21.12% of adults

17.73% of adults

Population

2.52M

2.13M

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

8.4 per 100k

7.1 per 100k

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

106.78 per 100 people

128.11 per 100 people

Inequality (Gini)

38.8

33.4

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

58.36 µg/m³

50.21 µg/m³

Women in Parliament (%)

8.6%

9.8%

GNI Per Capita

$880

$990

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$3,475.61

$3,119.37

Informal Employment Share

83.88% of employed people

94.77% of employed people

Vehicles per 1,000 People

37.2 per 1k people

33.98 per 1k people

Firms with Female Top Manager

8.2% of firms

7.5% of firms

GDP (Nominal)

$2,404,888,749.22

$2,218,393,804.55

Electricity Carbon Intensity

666.67 gCO2/kWh

625 gCO2/kWh

Dependency Ratio

76.45% of working-age pop.

72.35% of working-age pop.

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

21 days/yr

22 days/yr

Median Age

18.2 years

18.9 years

Youth Population (%)

40.25%

38.79%

Elderly Population (%)

3.1%

3.2%

Average Weekly Work Hours

41.57 hrs/week

42.99 hrs/week

Life Expectancy

65.9 years

64.1 years

Human Development Index

0.52

0.51

Hypertension Prevalence

37.9% of adults

38.8% of adults

Land Border Length

749 km

762 km

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

Coal Electricity Share

Wind Electricity Share

Solar Electricity Share

Broadband Access (%)

202 per 100 people

Armed Forces Personnel

4.0K

Capital Elevation

0 m

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Official Languages Count

1.0

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-4.9% of GDP

-6.2% of GDP

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0 per 100k people

0.19 per 100k people

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

0 per 1M people

Food Waste per Person

133.01 kg/person/yr

133.09 kg/person/yr