Eritrea vs Guinea-Bissau

Eritrea (Africa) and Guinea-Bissau (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1992-2011

Eritrea Guinea-Bissau World

0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10k 13k 1992 Eritrea: 265.24 Guinea-Bissau: 574.32 World: 4,679.98 1993 Eritrea: 252.09 Guinea-Bissau: 581.61 World: 4,685.3 1994 Eritrea: 277.8 Guinea-Bissau: 560.88 World: 4,967.01 1995 Eritrea: 285.4 Guinea-Bissau: 589.49 World: 5,463.2 1996 Eritrea: 325.84 Guinea-Bissau: 614.73 World: 5,507.22 1997 Eritrea: 318.98 Guinea-Bissau: 598.95 World: 5,408.57 1998 Eritrea: 341.92 Guinea-Bissau: 497.72 World: 5,302.34 1999 Eritrea: 311.34 Guinea-Bissau: 478.73 World: 5,401.23 2000 Eritrea: 314.36 Guinea-Bissau: 316.95 World: 5,512.56 2001 Eritrea: 325.41 Guinea-Bissau: 327.14 World: 5,404.2 2002 Eritrea: 304.78 Guinea-Bissau: 362.03 World: 5,539.32 2003 Eritrea: 348.95 Guinea-Bissau: 419.78 World: 6,129.87 2004 Eritrea: 426.84 Guinea-Bissau: 431.38 World: 6,818 2005 Eritrea: 412.75 Guinea-Bissau: 463.07 World: 7,290.57 2006 Eritrea: 448 Guinea-Bissau: 448.51 World: 7,803.19 2007 Eritrea: 480.45 Guinea-Bissau: 519.07 World: 8,685.33 2008 Eritrea: 490.07 Guinea-Bissau: 640.21 World: 9,425.74 2009 Eritrea: 642.93 Guinea-Bissau: 583.19 World: 8,827.04 2010 Eritrea: 539.7 Guinea-Bissau: 600.19 World: 9,555.07 2011 Eritrea: 688.68 Guinea-Bissau: 719.54 World: 10,496.93 1992 1998 2001 2004 2011

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Eritrea Guinea-Bissau World

30 40 50 60 70 80 1960 Eritrea: 37.44 Guinea-Bissau: 37.55 World: 50.94 1961 Eritrea: 37.91 Guinea-Bissau: 37.79 World: 52.8 1962 Eritrea: 38.35 Guinea-Bissau: 38.03 World: 55.29 1963 Eritrea: 38.83 Guinea-Bissau: 35.64 World: 55.65 1964 Eritrea: 39.18 Guinea-Bissau: 35.81 World: 56.1 1965 Eritrea: 39.58 Guinea-Bissau: 35.92 World: 55.93 1966 Eritrea: 37.63 Guinea-Bissau: 36.08 World: 56.45 1967 Eritrea: 40.15 Guinea-Bissau: 36.34 World: 56.9 1968 Eritrea: 40.48 Guinea-Bissau: 36.67 World: 57.34 1969 Eritrea: 40.79 Guinea-Bissau: 36.96 World: 57.68 1970 Eritrea: 41.16 Guinea-Bissau: 37.26 World: 57.94 1971 Eritrea: 41.53 Guinea-Bissau: 37.54 World: 58.02 1972 Eritrea: 40.72 Guinea-Bissau: 37.82 World: 58.84 1973 Eritrea: 41.13 Guinea-Bissau: 38.17 World: 59.3 1974 Eritrea: 39 Guinea-Bissau: 41.61 World: 59.7 1975 Eritrea: 39.03 Guinea-Bissau: 41.93 World: 60.13 1976 Eritrea: 42.59 Guinea-Bissau: 42.25 World: 60.45 1977 Eritrea: 42.98 Guinea-Bissau: 42.58 World: 61.04 1978 Eritrea: 43.38 Guinea-Bissau: 42.91 World: 61.39 1979 Eritrea: 43.78 Guinea-Bissau: 43.24 World: 61.84 1980 Eritrea: 44.63 Guinea-Bissau: 43.57 World: 62.15 1981 Eritrea: 44.97 Guinea-Bissau: 43.93 World: 62.52 1982 Eritrea: 44.89 Guinea-Bissau: 44.29 World: 62.87 1983 Eritrea: 37.17 Guinea-Bissau: 44.6 World: 63.13 1984 Eritrea: 37.68 Guinea-Bissau: 44.94 World: 63.44 1985 Eritrea: 38.59 Guinea-Bissau: 45.27 World: 63.73 1986 Eritrea: 39.54 Guinea-Bissau: 45.52 World: 64.12 1987 Eritrea: 47.36 Guinea-Bissau: 45.84 World: 64.46 1988 Eritrea: 48.09 Guinea-Bissau: 46.28 World: 64.67 1989 Eritrea: 47.8 Guinea-Bissau: 46.61 World: 64.96 1990 Eritrea: 49.73 Guinea-Bissau: 46.89 World: 65.11 1991 Eritrea: 50.52 Guinea-Bissau: 47.2 World: 65.3 1992 Eritrea: 52.44 Guinea-Bissau: 47.52 World: 65.55 1993 Eritrea: 53.19 Guinea-Bissau: 47.84 World: 65.74 1994 Eritrea: 54.03 Guinea-Bissau: 47.78 World: 65.96 1995 Eritrea: 54.82 Guinea-Bissau: 48.53 World: 66.2 1996 Eritrea: 55.5 Guinea-Bissau: 48.77 World: 66.52 1997 Eritrea: 56.16 Guinea-Bissau: 48.03 World: 66.83 1998 Eritrea: 50 Guinea-Bissau: 48.12 World: 67.07 1999 Eritrea: 44.51 Guinea-Bissau: 48.49 World: 67.31 2000 Eritrea: 56.29 Guinea-Bissau: 50.57 World: 67.65 2001 Eritrea: 58.36 Guinea-Bissau: 51.05 World: 67.95 2002 Eritrea: 58.94 Guinea-Bissau: 51.61 World: 68.23 2003 Eritrea: 59.46 Guinea-Bissau: 52.19 World: 68.52 2004 Eritrea: 60.06 Guinea-Bissau: 52.8 World: 68.77 2005 Eritrea: 60.63 Guinea-Bissau: 52.95 World: 69.11 2006 Eritrea: 61.46 Guinea-Bissau: 54.09 World: 69.47 2007 Eritrea: 62 Guinea-Bissau: 54.87 World: 69.81 2008 Eritrea: 62.42 Guinea-Bissau: 55.3 World: 70 2009 Eritrea: 63.2 Guinea-Bissau: 56.3 World: 70.38 2010 Eritrea: 63.67 Guinea-Bissau: 57 World: 70.68 2011 Eritrea: 64.23 Guinea-Bissau: 57.66 World: 70.97 2012 Eritrea: 64.7 Guinea-Bissau: 58.27 World: 71.26 2013 Eritrea: 65.01 Guinea-Bissau: 58.88 World: 71.53 2014 Eritrea: 65.52 Guinea-Bissau: 59.48 World: 71.78 2015 Eritrea: 65.91 Guinea-Bissau: 60.07 World: 71.97 2016 Eritrea: 66.24 Guinea-Bissau: 60.62 World: 72.19 2017 Eritrea: 66.61 Guinea-Bissau: 61.15 World: 72.37 2018 Eritrea: 66.98 Guinea-Bissau: 61.65 World: 72.64 2019 Eritrea: 67.31 Guinea-Bissau: 62.16 World: 72.87 2020 Eritrea: 66.98 Guinea-Bissau: 61.34 World: 72.18 2021 Eritrea: 66.94 Guinea-Bissau: 61.65 World: 71.22 2022 Eritrea: 67.79 Guinea-Bissau: 63.61 World: 72.97 2023 Eritrea: 68.62 Guinea-Bissau: 64.09 World: 73.33 2024 Eritrea: 68.89 Guinea-Bissau: 64.25 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Eritrea Guinea-Bissau World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1960 Eritrea: 6.48 Guinea-Bissau: 5.92 World: 4.69 1961 Eritrea: 6.47 Guinea-Bissau: 5.93 World: 4.56 1962 Eritrea: 6.5 Guinea-Bissau: 5.94 World: 5.02 1963 Eritrea: 6.48 Guinea-Bissau: 5.95 World: 5.31 1964 Eritrea: 6.49 Guinea-Bissau: 5.96 World: 5.13 1965 Eritrea: 6.49 Guinea-Bissau: 5.97 World: 5.08 1966 Eritrea: 6.5 Guinea-Bissau: 5.98 World: 4.97 1967 Eritrea: 6.5 Guinea-Bissau: 5.99 World: 4.87 1968 Eritrea: 6.5 Guinea-Bissau: 6.01 World: 4.98 1969 Eritrea: 6.5 Guinea-Bissau: 6.02 World: 4.88 1970 Eritrea: 6.54 Guinea-Bissau: 6.04 World: 4.84 1971 Eritrea: 6.54 Guinea-Bissau: 6.06 World: 4.69 1972 Eritrea: 6.54 Guinea-Bissau: 6.08 World: 4.55 1973 Eritrea: 6.55 Guinea-Bissau: 6.1 World: 4.42 1974 Eritrea: 6.57 Guinea-Bissau: 6.12 World: 4.26 1975 Eritrea: 6.59 Guinea-Bissau: 6.15 World: 4.07 1976 Eritrea: 6.6 Guinea-Bissau: 6.19 World: 3.97 1977 Eritrea: 6.61 Guinea-Bissau: 6.25 World: 3.84 1978 Eritrea: 6.61 Guinea-Bissau: 6.32 World: 3.77 1979 Eritrea: 6.62 Guinea-Bissau: 6.4 World: 3.76 1980 Eritrea: 6.61 Guinea-Bissau: 6.49 World: 3.73 1981 Eritrea: 6.62 Guinea-Bissau: 6.57 World: 3.71 1982 Eritrea: 6.63 Guinea-Bissau: 6.64 World: 3.72 1983 Eritrea: 6.65 Guinea-Bissau: 6.69 World: 3.59 1984 Eritrea: 6.62 Guinea-Bissau: 6.73 World: 3.57 1985 Eritrea: 6.59 Guinea-Bissau: 6.74 World: 3.53 1986 Eritrea: 6.56 Guinea-Bissau: 6.73 World: 3.51 1987 Eritrea: 6.52 Guinea-Bissau: 6.72 World: 3.48 1988 Eritrea: 6.47 Guinea-Bissau: 6.69 World: 3.39 1989 Eritrea: 6.41 Guinea-Bissau: 6.66 World: 3.35 1990 Eritrea: 6.34 Guinea-Bissau: 6.5 World: 3.31 1991 Eritrea: 6.24 Guinea-Bissau: 6.47 World: 3.13 1992 Eritrea: 6.16 Guinea-Bissau: 6.44 World: 3.04 1993 Eritrea: 6.07 Guinea-Bissau: 6.37 World: 2.97 1994 Eritrea: 6.01 Guinea-Bissau: 6.3 World: 2.92 1995 Eritrea: 5.94 Guinea-Bissau: 6.22 World: 2.87 1996 Eritrea: 5.84 Guinea-Bissau: 6.14 World: 2.82 1997 Eritrea: 5.74 Guinea-Bissau: 6.06 World: 2.78 1998 Eritrea: 5.63 Guinea-Bissau: 5.97 World: 2.75 1999 Eritrea: 5.52 Guinea-Bissau: 5.87 World: 2.72 2000 Eritrea: 5.4 Guinea-Bissau: 5.79 World: 2.73 2001 Eritrea: 5.31 Guinea-Bissau: 5.69 World: 2.69 2002 Eritrea: 5.23 Guinea-Bissau: 5.63 World: 2.66 2003 Eritrea: 5.14 Guinea-Bissau: 5.58 World: 2.64 2004 Eritrea: 5.04 Guinea-Bissau: 5.5 World: 2.63 2005 Eritrea: 4.93 Guinea-Bissau: 5.46 World: 2.61 2006 Eritrea: 4.88 Guinea-Bissau: 5.41 World: 2.61 2007 Eritrea: 4.81 Guinea-Bissau: 5.37 World: 2.6 2008 Eritrea: 4.74 Guinea-Bissau: 5.27 World: 2.6 2009 Eritrea: 4.66 Guinea-Bissau: 5.18 World: 2.59 2010 Eritrea: 4.57 Guinea-Bissau: 5.11 World: 2.57 2011 Eritrea: 4.49 Guinea-Bissau: 5.07 World: 2.55 2012 Eritrea: 4.41 Guinea-Bissau: 5 World: 2.56 2013 Eritrea: 4.34 Guinea-Bissau: 4.93 World: 2.53 2014 Eritrea: 4.27 Guinea-Bissau: 4.79 World: 2.52 2015 Eritrea: 4.22 Guinea-Bissau: 4.66 World: 2.49 2016 Eritrea: 4.16 Guinea-Bissau: 4.52 World: 2.49 2017 Eritrea: 4.11 Guinea-Bissau: 4.35 World: 2.46 2018 Eritrea: 4.06 Guinea-Bissau: 4.24 World: 2.39 2019 Eritrea: 4 Guinea-Bissau: 4.15 World: 2.35 2020 Eritrea: 3.93 Guinea-Bissau: 4.08 World: 2.28 2021 Eritrea: 3.87 Guinea-Bissau: 4 World: 2.25 2022 Eritrea: 3.79 Guinea-Bissau: 3.91 World: 2.22 2023 Eritrea: 3.71 Guinea-Bissau: 3.84 World: 2.2 2024 Eritrea: 3.68 Guinea-Bissau: 3.76 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Eritrea Guinea-Bissau World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1991 Eritrea: 5.13 Guinea-Bissau: 3.01 World: 5.12 1992 Eritrea: 5.3 Guinea-Bissau: 3.08 World: 5.28 1993 Eritrea: 5.39 Guinea-Bissau: 3.14 World: 5.54 1994 Eritrea: 5.45 Guinea-Bissau: 3.17 World: 5.79 1995 Eritrea: 5.35 Guinea-Bissau: 3.13 World: 5.92 1996 Eritrea: 5.31 Guinea-Bissau: 2.99 World: 5.98 1997 Eritrea: 5.4 Guinea-Bissau: 2.95 World: 6.01 1998 Eritrea: 5.5 Guinea-Bissau: 3.35 World: 6.16 1999 Eritrea: 5.6 Guinea-Bissau: 3.27 World: 6.28 2000 Eritrea: 5.66 Guinea-Bissau: 3.36 World: 6.11 2001 Eritrea: 5.74 Guinea-Bissau: 2.96 World: 6.19 2002 Eritrea: 5.79 Guinea-Bissau: 3.15 World: 6.41 2003 Eritrea: 5.79 Guinea-Bissau: 3.17 World: 6.48 2004 Eritrea: 5.7 Guinea-Bissau: 3.23 World: 6.33 2005 Eritrea: 5.72 Guinea-Bissau: 3.18 World: 6.22 2006 Eritrea: 5.71 Guinea-Bissau: 3.14 World: 5.97 2007 Eritrea: 5.72 Guinea-Bissau: 3.13 World: 5.77 2008 Eritrea: 5.68 Guinea-Bissau: 3.16 World: 5.82 2009 Eritrea: 5.76 Guinea-Bissau: 3.16 World: 6.41 2010 Eritrea: 5.85 Guinea-Bissau: 3.12 World: 6.28 2011 Eritrea: 5.8 Guinea-Bissau: 3.07 World: 6.15 2012 Eritrea: 5.69 Guinea-Bissau: 3.14 World: 6.15 2013 Eritrea: 5.62 Guinea-Bissau: 3.17 World: 6.1 2014 Eritrea: 5.64 Guinea-Bissau: 3.29 World: 5.96 2015 Eritrea: 5.75 Guinea-Bissau: 3.17 World: 6 2016 Eritrea: 5.77 Guinea-Bissau: 3.14 World: 5.97 2017 Eritrea: 5.8 Guinea-Bissau: 3.09 World: 5.9 2018 Eritrea: 5.76 Guinea-Bissau: 3.13 World: 5.76 2019 Eritrea: 5.81 Guinea-Bissau: 2.41 World: 5.59 2020 Eritrea: 6.38 Guinea-Bissau: 2.89 World: 6.59 2021 Eritrea: 6.49 Guinea-Bissau: 3.02 World: 6.05 2022 Eritrea: 6.03 Guinea-Bissau: 2.67 World: 5.23 2023 Eritrea: 5.91 Guinea-Bissau: 2.63 World: 4.85 2024 Eritrea: 5.95 Guinea-Bissau: 2.65 World: 4.81 2025 Eritrea: 5.98 Guinea-Bissau: 2.67 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Eritrea Guinea-Bissau World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Eritrea: 0.27 Guinea-Bissau: 0.08 World: 4.14 1971 Eritrea: 0.27 Guinea-Bissau: 0.08 World: 4.04 1972 Eritrea: 0.25 Guinea-Bissau: 0.08 World: 4.16 1973 Eritrea: 0.24 Guinea-Bissau: 0.08 World: 4.32 1974 Eritrea: 0.23 Guinea-Bissau: 0.08 World: 4.23 1975 Eritrea: 0.21 Guinea-Bissau: 0.08 World: 4.14 1976 Eritrea: 0.2 Guinea-Bissau: 0.08 World: 4.31 1977 Eritrea: 0.17 Guinea-Bissau: 0.07 World: 4.36 1978 Eritrea: 0.17 Guinea-Bissau: 0.07 World: 4.42 1979 Eritrea: 0.18 Guinea-Bissau: 0.08 World: 4.46 1980 Eritrea: 0.19 Guinea-Bissau: 0.08 World: 4.33 1981 Eritrea: 0.21 Guinea-Bissau: 0.07 World: 4.18 1982 Eritrea: 0.19 Guinea-Bissau: 0.07 World: 4.05 1983 Eritrea: 0.19 Guinea-Bissau: 0.07 World: 4.01 1984 Eritrea: 0.18 Guinea-Bissau: 0.09 World: 4.07 1985 Eritrea: 0.18 Guinea-Bissau: 0.1 World: 4.05 1986 Eritrea: 0.16 Guinea-Bissau: 0.09 World: 4.04 1987 Eritrea: 0.16 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 World: 4.1 1988 Eritrea: 0.16 Guinea-Bissau: 0.21 World: 4.16 1989 Eritrea: 0.16 Guinea-Bissau: 0.19 World: 4.16 1990 Eritrea: 0.16 Guinea-Bissau: 0.17 World: 4.15 1991 Eritrea: 0.2 Guinea-Bissau: 0.21 World: 4.1 1992 Eritrea: 0.27 Guinea-Bissau: 0.19 World: 4.01 1993 Eritrea: 0.37 Guinea-Bissau: 0.19 World: 3.97 1994 Eritrea: 0.4 Guinea-Bissau: 0.19 World: 3.94 1995 Eritrea: 0.41 Guinea-Bissau: 0.19 World: 3.99 1996 Eritrea: 0.43 Guinea-Bissau: 0.18 World: 4.01 1997 Eritrea: 0.4 Guinea-Bissau: 0.18 World: 4.02 1998 Eritrea: 0.29 Guinea-Bissau: 0.19 World: 3.98 1999 Eritrea: 0.31 Guinea-Bissau: 0.19 World: 3.95 2000 Eritrea: 0.3 Guinea-Bissau: 0.16 World: 4.01 2001 Eritrea: 0.32 Guinea-Bissau: 0.17 World: 4.01 2002 Eritrea: 0.3 Guinea-Bissau: 0.17 World: 4.02 2003 Eritrea: 0.28 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 World: 4.15 2004 Eritrea: 0.28 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 World: 4.28 2005 Eritrea: 0.23 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 World: 4.39 2006 Eritrea: 0.2 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 World: 4.48 2007 Eritrea: 0.19 Guinea-Bissau: 0.21 World: 4.59 2008 Eritrea: 0.16 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 World: 4.56 2009 Eritrea: 0.17 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 World: 4.45 2010 Eritrea: 0.18 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 World: 4.67 2011 Eritrea: 0.21 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 World: 4.76 2012 Eritrea: 0.21 Guinea-Bissau: 0.19 World: 4.77 2013 Eritrea: 0.19 Guinea-Bissau: 0.19 World: 4.81 2014 Eritrea: 0.19 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 World: 4.78 2015 Eritrea: 0.19 Guinea-Bissau: 0.2 World: 4.7 2016 Eritrea: 0.19 Guinea-Bissau: 0.21 World: 4.65 2017 Eritrea: 0.19 Guinea-Bissau: 0.16 World: 4.67 2018 Eritrea: 0.21 Guinea-Bissau: 0.18 World: 4.73 2019 Eritrea: 0.21 Guinea-Bissau: 0.18 World: 4.7 2020 Eritrea: 0.2 Guinea-Bissau: 0.17 World: 4.47 2021 Eritrea: 0.21 Guinea-Bissau: 0.16 World: 4.68 2022 Eritrea: 0.22 Guinea-Bissau: 0.16 World: 4.67 2023 Eritrea: 0.22 Guinea-Bissau: 0.15 World: 4.68 2024 Eritrea: 0.22 Guinea-Bissau: 0.16 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2007-2020

Eritrea Guinea-Bissau World

0 20 40 60 80 2007 Eritrea: 0.41 Guinea-Bissau: 2.21 World: 20.2 2008 Eritrea: 0.47 Guinea-Bissau: 2.35 World: 22.8 2009 Eritrea: 0.54 Guinea-Bissau: 2.3 World: 25.3 2010 Eritrea: 0.61 Guinea-Bissau: 2.45 World: 28.4 2011 Eritrea: 0.7 Guinea-Bissau: 2.67 World: 30.9 2012 Eritrea: 0.8 Guinea-Bissau: 2.89 World: 33.3 2013 Eritrea: 0.9 Guinea-Bissau: 3.1 World: 35.3 2014 Eritrea: 0.99 Guinea-Bissau: 3.32 World: 37.4 2015 Eritrea: 1.08 Guinea-Bissau: 6.1 World: 39.9 2016 Eritrea: 1.18 Guinea-Bissau: 13.8 World: 43.6 2017 Eritrea: 2.5 Guinea-Bissau: 14.8 World: 46.3 2018 Eritrea: 5.29 Guinea-Bissau: 15.7 World: 49.4 2019 Eritrea: 11.22 Guinea-Bissau: 17.92 World: 53.9 2020 Eritrea: 14.35 Guinea-Bissau: 20.46 World: 60.1 2007 2011 2013 2015 2017 2020

Population

Indicator Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
Population 3.6 mn 2025
131st of 215		 2.2 mn 2025
147th of 215
Population density 28.6 /km² 2023
171st of 214		 76.6 /km² 2023
126th of 214
Population growth 2.00 % 2025
49th of 215		 2.16 % 2025
41st of 215
Life expectancy 68.9 years 2024
160th of 215		 64.3 years 2024
191st of 215
Fertility rate 3.68 2024
36th of 215		 3.76 2024
34th of 215
Birth rate 28.7 ‰ 2024
36th of 215		 29.6 ‰ 2024
33rd of 215
Infant mortality 24.7 ‰ 2024
141st of 196		 42.1 ‰ 2024
172nd of 196
Urban population 34.5 % 2025
184th of 215		 46.7 % 2025
156th of 215
Aged 65+ 4.3 % 2025
160th of 215		 3.2 % 2025
185th of 215
Living in cities 40.0 % 2025
98th of 215		 34.3 % 2025
124th of 215
Living in towns 24.1 % 2025
154th of 215		 20.0 % 2025
184th of 215
Living in rural areas 35.9 % 2025
57th of 215		 45.7 % 2025
28th of 215

Human development

Indicator Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
Human Development Index 0.503 2023
178th of 193		 0.514 2023
174th of 193
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.496 2023
138th of 156		 -
Inequality-adjusted HDI - 0.331 2023
150th of 169
Gender Inequality Index - 0.632 2023
166th of 172

Economy

Indicator Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
GDP 2.1 bn US$ 2011 2.5 bn US$ 2025
166th of 186
GDP per capita 689 US$ 2011 1,124 US$ 2025
171st of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 1,742 int. $ 2011 3,293 int. $ 2025
170th of 185
GNI per capita 650 US$ 2011 1,090 US$ 2025
168th of 182
GDP growth 8.7 % 2011 5.8 % 2025
34th of 186
Trade 47.4 % 2011 40.9 % 2025
118th of 138
Exports 18.2 % 2011 13.9 % 2025
127th of 138
FDI inflows 1.9 % 2011 1.2 % 2024
137th of 192
Inflation - 0.9 % 2025
135th of 165
Manufacturing - 8.6 % 2025
88th of 132
Agriculture - 40.6 % 2025
2nd of 158
Tax revenue - 8.3 % 2024
82nd of 89
Military spending - 1.2 % 2023

Labour

Indicator Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
Unemployment 6.0 % 2025
110th of 181		 2.7 % 2025
27th of 181
Youth unemployment 10.2 % 2025
75th of 181		 2.8 % 2025
10th of 181
Women in the labour force 72.8 % 2025
12th of 181		 60.3 % 2025
48th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 55.5 % 2025
15th of 181		 61.1 % 2025
12th of 181
Weekly hours worked 39.8 h 2025
85th of 181		 42.9 h 2025
41st of 181
Youth NEET rate 25.8 % 2025
139th of 181		 13.6 % 2025
63rd of 181
Labour income share 35.9 % 2025
97th of 114		 37.3 % 2025
92nd of 114
Output per hour 2.5 $ 2025
173rd of 181		 3.2 $ 2025
168th of 181

Health

Indicator Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
Health spending 3.7 % 2023
163rd of 192		 8.8 % 2023
48th of 192
Health spending per person 28 US$ 2023
183rd of 191		 82 US$ 2023
151st of 191
Physicians 0.09 /1,000 2022
118th of 125		 0.25 /1,000 2022
91st of 125
Under-5 mortality 34.3 ‰ 2024
143rd of 196		 67.3 ‰ 2024
182nd of 196
Maternal mortality 291 /100k 2023
171st of 194		 505 /100k 2023
186th of 194
Tobacco use - 8.2 % 2024
21st of 166
Safe drinking water - 24.0 % 2024
132nd of 147

Education

Indicator Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
Secondary enrolment 44.0 % 2022 -
Tertiary enrolment 3.2 % 2016 -
Expected schooling 7.3 yrs 2023
192nd of 195		 10.6 yrs 2023
167th of 195
Mean schooling 5.1 yrs 2023
168th of 193		 3.7 yrs 2023
181st of 193
Literacy - 63.9 % 2022
Education spending - 2.0 % 2013

Society

Indicator Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
Internet use 14.3 % 2020 29.8 % 2024
165th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 59.1 /100 2022 147.2 /100 2024
27th of 151
Electricity access 55.3 % 2024
190th of 213		 43.7 % 2024
200th of 213
Women in parliament 22.0 % 2019 9.8 % 2024
Income inequality - 33.4 2021
42nd of 93
Extreme poverty - 39.9 % 2021
86th of 93

Refugees

Indicator Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
Refugees hosted 119 2025
143rd of 177		 24 2025
148th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
143rd of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2025
155th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 0 2025
164th of 177		 30 2025
145th of 177
Refugees from the country 554,891 2025
10th of 199		 1,800 2025
96th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 153.8 ‰ 2025
3rd of 199		 0.8 ‰ 2025
66th of 199

Governance

Indicator Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
Control of corruption 14.8 /100 2024
203rd of 207		 20.6 /100 2024
191st of 207
Government effectiveness 23.0 /100 2024
194th of 205		 24.7 /100 2024
192nd of 205
Rule of law 25.9 /100 2024
200th of 207		 35.7 /100 2024
185th of 207
Regulatory quality 22.8 /100 2024
205th of 205		 36.1 /100 2024
184th of 205
Voice and accountability 16.8 /100 2024
205th of 205		 43.2 /100 2024
142nd of 205
Political stability 53.8 /100 2024
162nd of 207		 55.3 /100 2024
157th of 207

Environment

Indicator Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
CO₂ per capita 0.22 t 2024
24th of 202		 0.16 t 2024
19th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 0.7 Mt 2024
172nd of 204		 0.3 Mt 2024
188th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.00 % 2024
172nd of 204		 0.00 % 2024
188th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.0 Gt 2024
176th of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
188th of 204
GHG per capita 1.86 t 2024
52nd of 202		 1.45 t 2024
36th of 202
Renewable energy 80.7 % 2021
15th of 211		 87.4 % 2022
8th of 211
Forest area 8.6 % 2023
170th of 212		 69.5 % 2023
17th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 33.7 µg/m³ 2023
165th of 200		 32.3 µg/m³ 2023
160th of 200
Water stress 11.2 % 2022
90th of 176		 1.5 % 2022
21st of 176
Land area 121,178 km² 2023
97th of 214		 28,120 km² 2023
139th of 214

Energy

Indicator Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
Renewable electricity 11.1 % 2024
145th of 190		 0.0 % 2024
189th of 190
Wind and solar 11.1 % 2024
68th of 190		 0.0 % 2024
180th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
70th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
79th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 11.1 % 2024
148th of 190		 0.0 % 2024
189th of 190
Fossil electricity 88.9 % 2024
148th of 190		 100.0 % 2024
189th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
33rd of 188		 0.0 % 2024
42nd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 591 g/kWh 2024
137th of 190		 663 g/kWh 2024
169th of 190
Electricity per capita 0.13 MWh 2024
178th of 191		 0.04 MWh 2024
188th of 191

Food

Indicator Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
Calories per person - 2,560 kcal 2023
123rd of 155
Protein supply - 51.5 g 2022
165th of 174
Animal protein supply - 9.1 g 2022
169th of 174
Fat supply - 79.0 g 2022
114th of 174
Food insecurity - 62.5 % 2022
Severe food insecurity - 9.0 % 2022
Cereal import dependency - 50.7 % 2022
69th of 160

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.