Guinea-Bissau vs Liberia

Guinea-Bissau and Liberia 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.

• Liberia has about 2.5 times as many people as Guinea-Bissau: 5.7 million against 2.2 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Guinea-Bissau ($1,124) is 23% higher than in Liberia ($915) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Guinea-Bissau (5.8%) than in Liberia (5%), a difference of 0.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Liberia (8.3%) than in Guinea-Bissau (0.9%), a difference of 7.4 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Liberia (2.9%) than in Guinea-Bissau (2.7%), a difference of 0.2 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Guinea-Bissau can expect to live 2 years longer than one born in Liberia: 64.3 years against 62.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Guinea-Bissau is older: half of its people are over 18.9 years, against 18.4 years in Liberia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Liberia (32.2%) than in Guinea-Bissau (29.8%), a difference of 2.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Guinea-Bissau (0.16 tonnes) are 7% higher than in Liberia (0.15 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Guinea-Bissau (74.8%) than in Liberia (66.1%), a difference of 8.7 percentage points in 2024.