Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau

Gambia and Guinea-Bissau compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Gambia has about 1.3 times as many people as Guinea-Bissau: 2.8 million against 2.2 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Guinea-Bissau ($1,124) is 22% higher than in Gambia ($919) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Gambia (5.9%) than in Guinea-Bissau (5.8%), a difference of 0.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Gambia (11.6% in 2024) than in Guinea-Bissau (0.9% in 2025), a difference of 10.7 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Gambia (6.5%) than in Guinea-Bissau (2.7%), a difference of 3.8 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Gambia can expect to live 1.8 years longer than one born in Guinea-Bissau: 66.1 years against 64.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Guinea-Bissau is older: half of its people are over 18.9 years, against 18.2 years in Gambia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Gambia (49.5%) than in Guinea-Bissau (29.8%), a difference of 19.7 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Gambia (0.18 tonnes) are 13% 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 Gambia (21.3%), a difference of 53.5 percentage points in 2024.