Compare Guinea-Bissau & its neighbours

(Guinea, Senegal)

Guinea-BissauGuineaSenegal
Misc
Country CodeGWGNSN
Geography
Area (sq km)36,125245,857196,722
Coastline (km)350320531
Highest Point (m)300 (unnamed elevation in the eastern part of the country)1,752 (Mont Nimba)3 (unnamed elevation)
Average Elevation (m)7047269
People
Population1,833,24711,855,41115,020,945
Median Age17.8019.0019.00
Growth Rate2.48 %2.75 %2.36 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)37.3036.4032.90
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)8.508.907.90
Urban Population43.40 %36.10 %47.20 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth18.9021.90
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)549.00679.00315.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)54.8055.3048.00
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)5.60 %5.60 %4.70 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.200.080.07
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)1.000.300.30
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)9.50 %7.70 %8.80 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)2.10 %2.20 %6.20 %
School life (years)99
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)1.00 %5.30 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)3.171 billion27.970 billion54.800 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)5.90 %8.20 %7.20 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)1,9002,2003,500
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)8.60 %5.10 %21.20 %