Guinea-Bissau vs Togo

Guinea-Bissau and Togo 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.

• Togo has about 3.8 times as many people as Guinea-Bissau: 8.6 million against 2.2 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Togo ($1,384) is 23% higher than in Guinea-Bissau ($1,124) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Togo (6.3%) than in Guinea-Bissau (5.8%), a difference of 0.5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Guinea-Bissau (0.9%) than in Togo (0.4%), a difference of 0.5 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Guinea-Bissau (2.7%) than in Togo (2%), a difference of 0.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Guinea-Bissau can expect to live 1.4 years longer than one born in Togo: 64.3 years against 62.9 years in 2024.
• Half of the population is older than about 18.9 years in both Guinea-Bissau and Togo in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Togo (39.5%) than in Guinea-Bissau (29.8%), a difference of 9.7 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Togo (0.31 tonnes) are 94% 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 Togo (22.5%), a difference of 52.3 percentage points in 2024.