Gambia, The vs Guinea-Bissau

Gambia, The
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Capital: Banjul
Population
2.8M
GDP
$2.4B
Guinea-Bissau
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Capital: Bissau
Population
2.2M
GDP
$2.2B

POP 1.3x GDP 1.1x LE 1.8 yrs same-band LIC

Widest indicator spreads · Gambia, The vs Guinea-Bissau

Foreign Direct Investment88.5%School Enrollment (Terti…80.6%Population Density71.3%Forest Area67.9%School Enrollment (Secon…67.9%Freshwater Withdrawal67.7%Inflation (Consumer Pric…67.4%Health Expenditure (% of…67.2%
TIGHT pair: headers nearly match, so the chart is Foreign Direct Investment rather than GDP scale.

Demographics: Population Density (Gambia, The, 71% spread)

Indicator Gambia, The Guinea-Bissau Year
Population Density 266.6 76.6 2023
Urban Population 64.3% 46.1% 2024
Population 2.8M 2.2M 2024

2 closer demographics rows sit on the Gambia, The and Guinea-Bissau profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Gambia, The, 89% spread)

Indicator Gambia, The Guinea-Bissau Year
Foreign Direct Investment $232.4M $26.7M 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 11.6% 3.8% 2024
Unemployment Rate 6.5% 2.6% 2024
GDP Growth Rate 5.6% 4.4% 2024

3 closer economy rows sit on the Gambia, The and Guinea-Bissau profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (Guinea-Bissau, 67% spread)

Indicator Gambia, The Guinea-Bissau Year
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.9% 8.8% 2023
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 17.5% 28.1% 2020
Under-5 Mortality Rate 42.4 67.3 2024
Maternal Mortality Ratio 354 505 2023

3 closer health rows sit on the Gambia, The and Guinea-Bissau profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Gambia, The, 81% spread)

Indicator Gambia, The Guinea-Bissau Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 13.5% 2.6% 2024
School Enrollment (Secondary) 107.0% 34.4% 2021
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.8% 2.0% 2023
Literacy Rate (Adult) 51.6% 63.9% 2021

2 closer education rows sit on the Gambia, The and Guinea-Bissau profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Forest Area (Guinea-Bissau, 68% spread)

Indicator Gambia, The Guinea-Bissau Year
Forest Area 22.3% 69.5% 2023
Freshwater Withdrawal 3.4% 1.1% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 47.7% 87.4% 2022

1 closer environment rows sit on the Gambia, The and Guinea-Bissau profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Clean Water (Gambia, The, 50% spread)

Indicator Gambia, The Guinea-Bissau Year
Access to Clean Water 48.2% 24.0% 2024
Internet Users 49.5% 29.8% 2024
Access to Electricity 66.9% 40.5% 2023
Access to Sanitation 28.1% 22.6% 2024

1 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Gambia, The and Guinea-Bissau profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Poverty (< $2.15/day) (Gambia, The, 45% spread)

Indicator Gambia, The Guinea-Bissau Year
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 22.0% 39.9% 2020
Net Migration -2,989 -1,712 2024
Male Labor Participation 49.6% 69.6% 2024
Female Labor Participation 45.4% 60.2% 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the Gambia, The and Guinea-Bissau profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Gambia, The vs Guinea-Bissau comparison

Gambia, The vs Guinea-Bissau is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (same-band LIC: LIC/LIC). Look past the near-parity headers to Foreign Direct Investment (~89% spread); 40 WDI/WHO/ILO figures across 7 topics. Shared income tier makes small rate gaps more informative than totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Gambia, The vs Guinea-Bissau figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LIC · TIGHT scale band.