Guinea-Bissau
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
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Identity
Name origin: the country is partly named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea.
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Matchup file
Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone
102 shared metrics.
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Sierra Leone
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Sierra Leone.
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Identity
Name origin: Portuguese explorer Pedro de SINTRA is usually credited with naming the country "Serra da Leao" (Lion Mountains) in 1462, but Venetian explorer Alvise CA' D…
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Analysis
Guinea-Bissau leads in 53 of 102 shared metrics, while Sierra Leone leads in 49.
Guinea-Bissau's Electricity Carbon Intensity is 12.1x that of Sierra Leone (625 gCO2/kWh vs 47.62 gCO2/kWh).
Guinea-Bissau's Alcohol Consumption is 11.9x that of Sierra Leone (3.7 L/adult/yr vs 0.29 L/adult/yr).
Guinea-Bissau's Spirits Consumption is 9.4x that of Sierra Leone (0.46 L/person/yr vs 0.04 L/person/yr).
Guinea-Bissau's Water Stress (%) is 7.3x that of Sierra Leone (1.1% vs 0.13%).
Guinea-Bissau's ATMs per 100,000 Adults is 4.3x that of Sierra Leone (7.1 per 100k vs 1.3 per 100k).
Key Comparisons
Electricity Carbon IntensityGuinea-Bissau leads
Guinea-Bissau
625 gCO2/kWh
Sierra Leone
47.62 gCO2/kWh
Alcohol ConsumptionGuinea-Bissau leads
Guinea-Bissau
3.7 L/adult/yr
Sierra Leone
0.29 L/adult/yr
Spirits ConsumptionGuinea-Bissau leads
Guinea-Bissau
0.46 L/person/yr
Sierra Leone
0.04 L/person/yr
Water Stress (%)Guinea-Bissau leads
Guinea-Bissau
1.1%
Sierra Leone
0.13%
ATMs per 100,000 AdultsGuinea-Bissau leads
Guinea-Bissau
7.1 per 100k
Sierra Leone
1.3 per 100k
Beer ConsumptionGuinea-Bissau leads
Guinea-Bissau
0.46 L/person/yr
Sierra Leone
0.15 L/person/yr
All Metrics
Electricity Carbon Intensity
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
625 gCO2/kWh
Sierra Leone
47.62 gCO2/kWh
1212% higher
Alcohol Consumption
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
3.7 L/adult/yr
Sierra Leone
0.29 L/adult/yr
1186% higher
Spirits Consumption
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
0.46 L/person/yr
Sierra Leone
0.04 L/person/yr
939% higher
Water Stress (%)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
1.1%
Sierra Leone
0.13%
725% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
7.1 per 100k
Sierra Leone
1.3 per 100k
432% higher
Beer Consumption
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
0.46 L/person/yr
Sierra Leone
0.15 L/person/yr
209% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
19.88 kg/person/yr
Sierra Leone
7.0 kg/person/yr
184% higher
Military Spending
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
1.2% of GDP
Sierra Leone
0.46% of GDP
167% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
30.5 per 100k
Sierra Leone
13.8 per 100k
121% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
23.98%
Sierra Leone
10.9%
120% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
17.29 kg/person/yr
Sierra Leone
8.2 kg/person/yr
110% higher
Protected Land (%)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
26.2%
Sierra Leone
12.6%
108% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
69.51%
Sierra Leone
34.3%
103% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
20
Sierra Leone
584
97% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
1.1 kg/person/yr
Sierra Leone
24.7 kg/person/yr
95% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
0.25 per 1k
Sierra Leone
0.13 per 1k
92% higher
Inflation Rate
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
3.8%
Sierra Leone
28.6%
87% lower
Highest Elevation
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
277 m
Sierra Leone
1.9K m
86% lower
Scientific Publications
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
14.77
Sierra Leone
86.77
83% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
29.0K kW
Sierra Leone
149.0K kW
81% lower
Population
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
2.13M
Sierra Leone
9.33M
77% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
0.34 Mt CO2e
Sierra Leone
1.5 Mt CO2e
77% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
0.10
Sierra Leone
0.35
73% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
1.2% of GDP
Sierra Leone
3.9% of GDP
69% lower
GDP (Nominal)
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
$2,218,393,804.55
Sierra Leone
$6,971,127,235.31
68% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
$66.05
Sierra Leone
$39.32
68% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
9.8%
Sierra Leone
29.53%
67% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
0.19 per 100k people
Sierra Leone
0.49 per 100k people
62% lower
Electricity Generation
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
0.08 TWh
Sierra Leone
0.21 TWh
62% lower
Land Area
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
28.1K km²
Sierra Leone
72.2K km²
61% lower
Internet Users (%)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
33%
Sierra Leone
21%
57% higher
Obesity Rate
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
10.08%
Sierra Leone
6.5%
56% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
4.0K
Sierra Leone
9.0K
56% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
27.64% of firms
Sierra Leone
17.96% of firms
54% higher
Official Languages Count
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
1.0
Sierra Leone
2.0
50% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
0.25
Sierra Leone
0.47
46% lower
Political Corruption Index
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
0.83
Sierra Leone
0.57
45% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
29.89%
Sierra Leone
54.71%
45% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
7.5% of firms
Sierra Leone
12.96% of firms
42% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
21 pts
Sierra Leone
34 pts
38% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
0.50
Sierra Leone
0.80
37% lower
Smoking Rate
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
8.2%
Sierra Leone
12.9%
36% lower
Population Density
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
76.58 /km²
Sierra Leone
117.21 /km²
35% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
17.73% of adults
Sierra Leone
13.14% of adults
35% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
0.55
Sierra Leone
0.82
33% lower
Exports (% GDP)
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
11.85% of GDP
Sierra Leone
17.27% of GDP
31% lower
Fertility Rate
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
4.6 children/woman
Sierra Leone
3.5 children/woman
30% higher
Land Border Length
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
762 km
Sierra Leone
1.1K km
30% lower
Child Mortality
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
69.3 per 1k births
Sierra Leone
94.3 per 1k births
27% lower
Suicide Rate
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
7.7 per 100k
Sierra Leone
6.1 per 100k
25% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
2.8% of youth labor force
Sierra Leone
3.7% of youth labor force
24% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
8.3% of adults
Sierra Leone
10.8% of adults
23% lower
Infant Mortality
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
43.1 per 1k births
Sierra Leone
56.2 per 1k births
23% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
22 days/yr
Sierra Leone
18 days/yr
22% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
87.4%
Sierra Leone
71.6%
22% higher
Forest Area
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
19.5K km²
Sierra Leone
24.8K km²
21% lower
GNI Per Capita
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
$990
Sierra Leone
$820
21% higher
Death Rate
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
7.0 per 1k
Sierra Leone
8.8 per 1k
21% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
128.11 per 100 people
Sierra Leone
108 per 100 people
19% higher
Birth Rate
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
35.82 per 1k
Sierra Leone
30.04 per 1k
19% higher
Water Withdrawal
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
0.17 B m³
Sierra Leone
0.21 B m³
18% lower
Irrigated Land
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
250 km²
Sierra Leone
300 km²
17% lower
Imports (% GDP)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
26.96% of GDP
Sierra Leone
23.28% of GDP
16% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
28.94%
Sierra Leone
24.91%
16% higher
Unemployment Rate
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
2.6%
Sierra Leone
3.1%
16% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
50.21 µg/m³
Sierra Leone
43.22 µg/m³
16% higher
Electricity Access (%)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
40.5%
Sierra Leone
35.5%
14% higher
Coastline Length
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
350 km
Sierra Leone
402 km
13% lower
Women in Senior Management
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
25.58% of managers
Sierra Leone
22.57% of managers
13% higher
Teen Birth Rate
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
81.98 per 1k
Sierra Leone
93.59 per 1k
12% lower
Nurses & Midwives
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
0.99 per 1k
Sierra Leone
1.1 per 1k
12% lower
Airports
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
7.0
Sierra Leone
8.0
12% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
$3,119.37
Sierra Leone
$3,522.31
11% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
26.74% of firms
Sierra Leone
24.14% of firms
11% higher
Human Development Index
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
0.51
Sierra Leone
0.47
10% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
72.18% of firms
Sierra Leone
66.22% of firms
9% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
38.8% of adults
Sierra Leone
41.8% of adults
7% lower
CO2 Per Capita
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
0.16 t/person/yr
Sierra Leone
0.17 t/person/yr
6% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
57.9% of GDP
Sierra Leone
54.9% of GDP
5% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
42.99 hrs/week
Sierra Leone
41.15 hrs/week
4% higher
Life Expectancy
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
64.1 years
Sierra Leone
61.8 years
4% higher
Dependency Ratio
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
72.35% of working-age pop.
Sierra Leone
70.45% of working-age pop.
3% higher
GDP Growth Rate
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
4.1%
Sierra Leone
4.3%
3% lower
Median Age
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
18.9 years
Sierra Leone
19.3 years
2% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
8.1% of GDP
Sierra Leone
7.9% of GDP
2% higher
Youth Population (%)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
38.79%
Sierra Leone
38.09%
2% higher
Elderly Population (%)
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
3.2%
Sierra Leone
3.2%
2% lower
Urban Population (%)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
46.11%
Sierra Leone
45.36%
2% higher
Time Zones Count
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
2.0 time zones
Sierra Leone
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
0%
Sierra Leone
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
0%
Sierra Leone
0%
ranked higher
Solar Electricity Share
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
0%
Sierra Leone
9.5%
ranked lower
Broadband Access (%)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
202 per 100 people
Sierra Leone
202 per 100 people
equal
Capital Elevation
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
0 m
Sierra Leone
26 m
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
0 per 1M people
Sierra Leone
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
0 m
Sierra Leone
0 m
ranked higher
Informal Employment Share
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
94.77% of employed people
Sierra Leone
94.47% of employed people
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Sierra LeoneGuinea-Bissau
-6.2% of GDP
Sierra Leone
-5.1% of GDP
ranked lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
1.0 sites
Sierra Leone
1.0 sites
equal
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
0 per 1M people
Sierra Leone
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Food Waste per Person
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
133.09 kg/person/yr
Sierra Leone
132.88 kg/person/yr
equal
Border Neighbors
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
2.0
Sierra Leone
2.0
equal
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