Eritrea vs Guinea-Bissau

Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Eritrea has about 1.6 times as many people as Guinea-Bissau: 3.6 million against 2.2 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Guinea-Bissau ($1,124 in 2025) is 63% higher than in Eritrea ($689 in 2011).
• The economy grew faster in Eritrea (8.7% in 2011) than in Guinea-Bissau (5.8% in 2025), a difference of 2.9 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Eritrea (6%) than in Guinea-Bissau (2.7%), a difference of 3.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Eritrea can expect to live 4.6 years longer than one born in Guinea-Bissau: 68.9 years against 64.3 years in 2024.
• Half of the population is older than about 18.7 years in both Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Guinea-Bissau (29.8% in 2024) than in Eritrea (14.3% in 2020), a difference of 15.5 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Eritrea (0.22 tonnes) are 38% higher than in Guinea-Bissau (0.16 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Guinea-Bissau (74.8%) than in Eritrea (12%), a difference of 62.8 percentage points in 2024.