Guinea-Bissau

Official name (in Portuguese)

República da Guiné-Bissau

Name etymology

the country is partly named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea; the name itself is derived from the Tuareg word aginaw, meaning "black people;" Bissau, the name of the capital city, distinguishes the country from neighboring Guinea and is derived from the local Bijuga people

DesignMeaningHistory

2- The National Flag of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau is formed by three rectangular stripes, red in colour, in a vertical position, and yellow and green, in a horizontal position, respectively on the upper and the lower right sides. The red stripe is marked with a black five-pointed star.

Unofficial translation by Worldometer

EnglishPortuguese

Title (in Portuguese)

Esta é a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada

Title (in English, translated)

This Is Our Beloved Country

Lyrics

PortugueseEnglish

1

Sol, suor e o verde e mar, Séculos de dor e esperança: Esta é a terra dos nossos avós! Fruto das nosas mãos, Da flôr do nosso sangue: Esta é a nossa pátria amada.

Chorus

Viva a pátria gloriosa! Floriu nos céus a bandeira da luta. Avante, contra o jugo estrangeiro! Nós vamos construir Na patria immortal A paz e o progresso! Nós vamos construir Na patria immortal A paz e o progresso! paz e o progresso!

2

Ramos do mesmo tronco, Olhos na mesma luz: Esta é a força da nossa união! Cantem o mar e a terra A madrugada eo sol Que a nossa luta fecundou.

Viva a pátria gloriosa!

Land area

28,120 km²

Water area

8,005 km²

Guinea

421 km

Senegal

341 km

Avg. temperature

27.6 °C

Avg. daily range

23.1 to 33.2 °C

Annual precipitation

1,295 mm

Temperature °CMeanDaily range

°C°F

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Precipitation mm

Monthly climate normals

Month	Avg. high, °C	Mean, °C	Avg. low, °C	Precipitation, mm
January	33.2	25.9	19.7	0
February	35.1	27.5	21	1
March	36.5	29	22.7	0
April	36.7	29.7	23.9	0
May	35.9	29.8	25	11
June	33	28.6	25.3	98
July	30.2	26.8	24.3	321
August	29.7	26.4	24	410
September	30.5	26.7	23.9	297
October	31.9	27.6	24.2	135
November	32.8	27.4	22.7	20
December	33	26	20.1	2

Country-wide averages over 1991–2020.

Arable land

395,531 hectares (14.1%)

Permanent crops

250,000 hectares (8.9%)

Permanent meadows & pastures

195,000 hectares (6.9%)

Forest

2,108,066 hectares (75.0%)

Other land

0 hectares (0.0%)

Reported categories cover 104.9% of the land area.

Birth rate

28.7 per 1,000 population

Death rate

6.9 per 1,000 population

Net migration rate

−0.8 per 1,000 population

MaleAgeFemale

80+70-7960-6950-5940-4930-3920-2910-190-9

% of total population

Population by age group, % of total population

Age	Male	Female
80+	0.1%	0.2%
70-79	0.6%	1.0%
60-69	1.3%	1.9%
50-59	2.7%	3.1%
40-49	4.6%	4.8%
30-39	6.6%	6.6%
20-29	8.9%	8.8%
10-19	11.6%	11.4%
0-9	13.1%	12.7%

Share aged 65 and over

3.3%

Share aged under 18

44.6%

Total dependency ratio

70

Youth dependency ratio

64

Elderly dependency ratio

6

Sex ratio

0.98 male / female

The President of the Republic is elected by direct universal suffrage of registered voters.

Under a constitution approved by referendum on 30 August 2026, the President directs the Government and appoints and dismisses the Prime Minister, and the Government also answers to parliament; a military-led transition governs and says the 6 December 2026 elections will have to be delayed.

1. ThuJan 1New Year's Day
2. TueJan 20National Heroes' Day
3. FriJan 23Day of the Beginning of the Armed Struggle
4. SunMar 8International Women's Day
5. FriMar 20Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
6. SunApr 5Easter Sunday
7. FriMay 1Worker's Day
8. WedMay 27Eid al-Adha (estimated)
9. MonAug 3Pidjiguiti Day
10. ThuSep 24Independence Day
11. FriDec 25Christmas Day

Nationwide public holidays only, excluding regional, bank and government-only days.

World average 42

highly corruptvery clean

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Confidence interval

Corruption index score by year

Year	Score	Lower bound	Upper bound
2012	25	22	29
2013	19	15	23
2014	19	15	23
2015	17	13	21
2016	16	13	20
2017	17	14	20
2018	16	13	19
2019	18	13.2	22.8
2020	19	14.6	23.4
2021	21	16.6	25.4
2022	21	16.6	25.4
2023	22	17.2	26.8
2024	21	13.9	28.1
2025	21	13.9	28.1

GDP per capita (nominal)

$1,429 (173rd in the world)

The shape of the economy

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GDP by end use

Households

+71.9%

Government

+15.5%

Investment

+25.8%

Exports

+13.9%

Imports

−27%

Current account

7% of GDP, $206 million deficit

By specializationBy volume

ProductSpecialization index

1. 1Cashew nuts (in shell)209.8×
2. 2Groundnuts (in shell)26.4×
3. 3Natural rubber in primary forms16.6×
4. 4Plantains and cooking bananas12.7×
5. 5Millet10.9×
6. 6Coconuts (in shell)7.7×
7. 7Raw milk of goats6.9×
8. 8Sorghum4.4×
9. 9Sweet potatoes4.1×
10. 10Rice2.9×

Median

F CFA 60,000 per month($96)

Men

F CFA 92,823 per month($149)

Women

F CFA 74,487 per month($119)

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Guinea-BissauWorld

Human Development Index by year

Year	Guinea-Bissau	World
2005	0.412	0.681
2006	0.424	0.688
2007	0.431	0.694
2008	0.436	0.698
2009	0.444	0.701
2010	0.452	0.707
2011	0.460	0.713
2012	0.462	0.717
2013	0.469	0.721
2014	0.476	0.726
2015	0.481	0.731
2016	0.486	0.735
2017	0.491	0.739
2018	0.493	0.741
2019	0.501	0.745
2020	0.498	0.742
2021	0.502	0.742
2022	0.511	0.752
2023	0.514	0.756

Expected for a child today

10.6 years

Share of government spending

16.2%

Households with Internet access

26.1%

Fixed telephone lines

0

Fixed broadband

0.2 subscriptions per 100 people

Counts subscriptions, not people.

Asylum seekers

30

Internally displaced persons

700All due to disasters

Refugees from Guinea-Bissau abroad

1,910

Overnight arrivals by year2010 to 2019

Per resident

2.7 arrivals per 100 residents

Visitor spending in the country

$23.2 million(2023)

Residents' spending abroad

$79.1 million(2023)

A tourist stays at least one night. Arrivals count trips, not people.

Site	Type
Coastal and Marine Ecosystems of the Bijagós Archipelago – Omatí Minhô	Natural

A low figure can also mean weak recording.

Persons held

596

Men

21%

Women

0.9%

CO₂ per capita

0.2 t per person

World Rank197thof 207

Share of global CO₂

< 0.01%

Methane (CH₄)

2.3 Mt CO₂-eq

Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

0.54 Mt CO₂-eq

All greenhouse gases

3.19 Mt CO₂-eq

WHO guideline

5 µg/m³

Treaty	Standing	Joined
Climate
Paris Agreement	in force	2018
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change	in force	1996
Kyoto Protocol	in force	2006
Ozone layer
Montreal Protocol	in force	2003
Vienna Convention (Ozone Layer)	in force	2003
Biodiversity
Convention on Biological Diversity	in force	1996
CITES	in force	1990
Convention on Migratory Species (Bonn)	in force	1995
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety	in force	2010
Nagoya Protocol	in force	2014
Land and heritage
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands	in force	1990
World Heritage Convention	in force	2006
UN Convention to Combat Desertification	in force	1996
Chemicals and waste
Basel Convention	in force	2005
Rotterdam Convention (PIC)	in force	2008
Stockholm Convention (POPs)	in force	2008
Minamata Convention on Mercury	in force	2019
Oceans
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea	in force	1994
High Seas Treaty (BBNJ)	in force	2026
MARPOL 73/78	in force	2017

Per person

14,913 m³ per year

Dependency ratio

49% originates outside the country

Annual water withdrawal

0.2 billion m³ per year

Withdrawn for agriculture

76%

Water stress

1% of available freshwater withdrawn

Men

7.8%

Women

17.1%

Per capita

2.49 GJ per person

Share of world total

< 0.01%

Supply

No meaningful productionproduces under 2% of what it consumes, 2024

OverviewBy source

Generation

0.1 TWh per year

Consumption

0.1 TWh per year