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
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Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal
106 shared metrics.
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Senegal
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Senegal.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Senegal leads in 62 of 106 shared metrics, while Guinea-Bissau leads in 44.
Guinea-Bissau's Broadband Access (%) is 100.0x that of Senegal (202 per 100 people vs 2.0 per 100 people).
Guinea-Bissau's Highest Elevation is 97.9x that of Senegal (277 m vs 2.8 m).
Guinea-Bissau's Spirits Consumption is 32.4x that of Senegal (0.46 L/person/yr vs 0.01 L/person/yr).
Guinea-Bissau's Firms Asked for Bribes is 26.7x that of Senegal (27.64% of firms vs 1.00% of firms).
Guinea-Bissau's Alcohol Consumption is 8.8x that of Senegal (3.7 L/adult/yr vs 0.38 L/adult/yr).
Key Comparisons
Broadband Access (%)Guinea-Bissau leads
Guinea-Bissau
202 per 100 people
Senegal
2.0 per 100 people
Highest ElevationGuinea-Bissau leads
Guinea-Bissau
277 m
Senegal
2.8 m
Spirits ConsumptionGuinea-Bissau leads
Guinea-Bissau
0.46 L/person/yr
Senegal
0.01 L/person/yr
Firms Asked for BribesGuinea-Bissau leads
Guinea-Bissau
27.64% of firms
Senegal
1.00% of firms
Alcohol ConsumptionGuinea-Bissau leads
Guinea-Bissau
3.7 L/adult/yr
Senegal
0.38 L/adult/yr
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleGuinea-Bissau leads
Guinea-Bissau
0.19 per 100k people
Senegal
0.02 per 100k people
All Metrics
Broadband Access (%)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
202 per 100 people
Senegal
2.0 per 100 people
10000% higher
Highest Elevation
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
277 m
Senegal
2.8 m
9793% higher
Spirits Consumption
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
0.46 L/person/yr
Senegal
0.01 L/person/yr
3235% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
27.64% of firms
Senegal
1.00% of firms
2670% higher
Alcohol Consumption
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
3.7 L/adult/yr
Senegal
0.38 L/adult/yr
882% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
0.19 per 100k people
Senegal
0.02 per 100k people
795% higher
Inflation Rate
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
3.8%
Senegal
0.80%
375% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
26.74% of firms
Senegal
7.0% of firms
280% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
87.4%
Senegal
35.4%
147% higher
Nurses & Midwives
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
0.99 per 1k
Senegal
0.43 per 1k
127% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
0.25 per 1k
Senegal
0.11 per 1k
127% higher
Beer Consumption
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
0.46 L/person/yr
Senegal
0.20 L/person/yr
126% higher
Political Corruption Index
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
0.83
Senegal
0.40
105% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
8.1% of GDP
Senegal
4.1% of GDP
100% higher
Electricity Generation
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
0.08 TWh
Senegal
8.1 TWh
99% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
0.34 Mt CO2e
Senegal
14.2 Mt CO2e
98% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
29.0K kW
Senegal
1.77M kW
98% lower
Scientific Publications
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
14.77
Senegal
450.9
97% lower
Water Withdrawal
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
0.17 B m³
Senegal
3.1 B m³
94% lower
GDP (Nominal)
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
$2,218,393,804.55
Senegal
$32,808,056,600.94
93% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
1.1 kg/person/yr
Senegal
12.12 kg/person/yr
91% lower
Water Stress (%)
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
1.1%
Senegal
11.87%
91% lower
Population
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
2.13M
Senegal
18.85M
89% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
1.0 sites
Senegal
7.0 sites
86% lower
Land Area
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
28.1K km²
Senegal
192.5K km²
85% lower
Child Mortality
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
69.3 per 1k births
Senegal
38.5 per 1k births
80% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
0.10
Senegal
0.48
80% lower
CO2 Per Capita
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
0.16 t/person/yr
Senegal
0.76 t/person/yr
80% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
1.2% of GDP
Senegal
6.1% of GDP
80% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
4.0K
Senegal
19.0K
79% lower
Irrigated Land
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
250 km²
Senegal
1.2K km²
79% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
9.8%
Senegal
41.21%
76% lower
Forest Area
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
19.5K km²
Senegal
79.5K km²
75% lower
Official Languages Count
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
1.0
Senegal
4.0
75% lower
Land Border Length
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
762 km
Senegal
2.7K km
72% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
69.51%
Senegal
41.28%
68% higher
Airports
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
7.0
Senegal
20
65% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
0.25
Senegal
0.63
60% lower
Border Neighbors
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
2.0
Senegal
5.0
60% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
8.6% of GDP
Senegal
19.54% of GDP
56% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
21 pts
Senegal
46 pts
54% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
28.94%
Senegal
62.52%
54% lower
Exports (% GDP)
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
11.85% of GDP
Senegal
24.69% of GDP
52% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
7.5% of firms
Senegal
15.78% of firms
52% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
30.5 per 100k
Senegal
20.8 per 100k
47% higher
Internet Users (%)
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
33%
Senegal
61%
46% lower
Electricity Access (%)
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
40.5%
Senegal
74.2%
45% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
20
Senegal
36
44% lower
Death Rate
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
7.0 per 1k
Senegal
4.8 per 1k
44% higher
Infant Mortality
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
43.1 per 1k births
Senegal
30.2 per 1k births
43% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
0.50
Senegal
0.85
41% lower
GNI Per Capita
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
$990
Senegal
$1,680
41% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
29.89%
Senegal
49.4%
39% lower
Imports (% GDP)
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
26.96% of GDP
Senegal
43.45% of GDP
38% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
$3,119.37
Senegal
$5,070.65
38% lower
Teen Birth Rate
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
81.98 per 1k
Senegal
60.24 per 1k
36% higher
Coastline Length
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
350 km
Senegal
531 km
34% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
8.3% of adults
Senegal
12.5% of adults
34% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
0.55
Senegal
0.82
33% lower
GDP Growth Rate
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
4.1%
Senegal
6.1%
32% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
72.18% of firms
Senegal
55.04% of firms
31% higher
Adult Literacy Rate
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
63.93%
Senegal
50.36%
27% higher
Smoking Rate
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
8.2%
Senegal
6.5%
26% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
17.29 kg/person/yr
Senegal
14.13 kg/person/yr
22% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
2.8% of youth labor force
Senegal
3.6% of youth labor force
21% lower
Birth Rate
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
35.82 per 1k
Senegal
29.54 per 1k
21% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
50.21 µg/m³
Senegal
63.74 µg/m³
21% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
57.9% of GDP
Senegal
47.8% of GDP
21% higher
Military Spending
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
1.2% of GDP
Senegal
1.6% of GDP
21% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
19.88 kg/person/yr
Senegal
16.86 kg/person/yr
18% higher
Population Density
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
76.58 /km²
Senegal
93.89 /km²
18% lower
Urban Population (%)
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
46.11%
Senegal
55.24%
17% lower
Obesity Rate
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
10.08%
Senegal
8.7%
16% higher
Fertility Rate
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
4.6 children/woman
Senegal
4.0 children/woman
16% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
625 gCO2/kWh
Senegal
539.97 gCO2/kWh
16% higher
Suicide Rate
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
7.7 per 100k
Senegal
6.8 per 100k
13% higher
Food Waste per Person
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
133.09 kg/person/yr
Senegal
117.54 kg/person/yr
13% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
23.98%
Senegal
27.19%
12% lower
Unemployment Rate
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
2.6%
Senegal
3.0%
12% lower
Elderly Population (%)
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
3.2%
Senegal
3.6%
12% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
42.99 hrs/week
Senegal
48.31 hrs/week
11% lower
Women in Senior Management
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
25.58% of managers
Senegal
23.02% of managers
11% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
22 days/yr
Senegal
20 days/yr
10% higher
Inequality (Gini)
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
33.4
Senegal
36.2
8% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
38.8% of adults
Senegal
41.5% of adults
7% lower
Life Expectancy
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
64.1 years
Senegal
68.7 years
7% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
33.98 per 1k people
Senegal
32.07 per 1k people
6% higher
Informal Employment Share
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
94.77% of employed people
Senegal
89.22% of employed people
6% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
$66.05
Senegal
$63.73
4% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
17.73% of adults
Senegal
17.05% of adults
4% higher
Human Development Index
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
0.51
Senegal
0.53
3% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
128.11 per 100 people
Senegal
123.91 per 100 people
3% higher
Youth Population (%)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
38.79%
Senegal
38.18%
2% higher
Dependency Ratio
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
72.35% of working-age pop.
Senegal
71.82% of working-age pop.
1% higher
Median Age
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
18.9 years
Senegal
19.1 years
1% lower
Time Zones Count
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
2.0 time zones
Senegal
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
0%
Senegal
1.3%
ranked lower
Wind Electricity Share
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
0%
Senegal
5.4%
ranked lower
Solar Electricity Share
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
0%
Senegal
8.9%
ranked lower
Protected Land (%)
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
26.2%
Senegal
26.3%
equal
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
7.1 per 100k
Senegal
7.1 per 100k
equal
Capital Elevation
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
0 m
Senegal
10 m
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
0 per 1M people
Senegal
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
0 m
Senegal
0 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
-6.2% of GDP
Senegal
-5.6% of GDP
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
SenegalGuinea-Bissau
0 per 1M people
Senegal
0.05 per 1M people
ranked lower
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