Guinea-Bissau (Republic of Guinea-Bissau)

http://www.humantruth.info/guinea-bissau.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Guinea-Bissau Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	173rd best
Capital	Bissau
Land Area	28 120km²₁
Location	Africa
Population	1.9m₂
Life Expectancy	59.65yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$1 908 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	GW, GNB, 624₅
Internet Domain	.gw₆
Currency	Franc (XOF)₇
Telephone	+245₈

1. Overview

“Since independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has experienced considerable political and military upheaval. In 1980, a military coup established authoritarian dictator Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA as president. Despite setting a path to a market economy and multiparty system, VIEIRA's regime was characterized by the suppression of political opposition and the purging of political rivals. Several coup attempts through the 1980s and early 1990s failed to unseat him. In 1994 VIEIRA was elected president in the country's first free elections. A military mutiny and resulting civil war in 1998 eventually led to VIEIRA's ouster in May 1999. In February 2000, a transitional government turned over power to opposition leader Kumba YALA after he was elected president in transparent polling. In September 2003, after only three years in office, YALA was overthrown in a bloodless military coup, and businessman Henrique ROSA was sworn in as interim president. In 2005, former President VIEIRA was re-elected president pledging to pursue economic development and national reconciliation; he was assassinated in March 2009. Malam Bacai SANHA was elected in an emergency election held in June 2009, but he passed away in January 2012 from an existing illness. A military coup in April 2012 prevented Guinea-Bissau's second-round presidential election - to determine SANHA's successor - from taking place.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“One of Africa´s most forgotten corners, Guinea-Bissau is one of its most beautiful and diverse, infused with Portuguese influence and home to little visited island idylls. For a country that consistently elicits frowns from heads of state and news reporters, Guinea-Bissau will pull a smile from even the most world-weary traveller. The jokes here, like the music, are loud but tender. The bowls of grilled oysters are served with a lime sauce spicy enough to give a kick, but not so strong as to mask the bitterness. The buildings are battered and the faded colonial houses bowed by sagging balconies, but you´ll see beauty alongside the decay.
Here, bare silver trees spring up like antler horns between swathes of elephant grass, and cashew sellers tease each other with an unmistakably Latin spirit. Board a boat for the Bijagós, where you can watch hippos lumber through lagoons full of fish and spot turtles nesting. Despite painful wars, coups and cocaine hauls, Guinea-Bissau buzzes with joy, even when daily life is tough and the future bleak. There must be magic in that cashew juice.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Guinea-Bissau National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Value₁₁
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
4	Hong Kong	0.952
5	Australia	0.951
	...
174	Gambia	0.500
175	Ethiopia	0.498
176	Eritrea	0.492
177	Guinea-Bissau	0.483
178	Liberia	0.481
179	Congo, DR	0.479
	Africa Avg	0.56
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₁
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
4	Luxembourg	$84 649
5	Ireland	$76 169
	...
175	Togo	$2 167
176	Mali	$2 133
177	Burkina Faso	$2 118
178	Guinea-Bissau	$1 908
179	Afghanistan	$1 824
180	Eritrea	$1 729
	Africa Avg	$5 339
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₂_,₁₃
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₂_,₁₃
1	Taiwan	28.6
2	Norway	29.4
3	Denmark	31.2
4	Sweden	32.2
5	Finland	32.6
	...
170	Swaziland	116.9
171	Zimbabwe	117.2
172	Micronesia	118.2
173	Guinea-Bissau	118.5
174	N. Korea	118.9
175	Congo, (Brazzaville)	119.6
	Africa Avg	108.3
	World Avg	86.1
q=195.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

Progress is always going to be difficult in a country where the richest 10% hold 42% of the country's entire income₁₄.

3. Guinea-Bissau's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population

Population:

Guinea-Bissau's population is predicted to rise to 2.263 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 4.92. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.

Population (2018)₂
Pos.		Population₂
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
4	Indonesia	267.7m
5	Pakistan	212.2m
	...
146	Macedonia	2.1m
147	Slovenia	2.1m
148	Latvia	1.9m
149	Guinea-Bissau	1.9m
150	Bahrain	1.6m
151	Trinidad & Tobago	1.4m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
4	Australia	84.5
5	Switzerland	84.0
	...
177	Cameroon	60.3
178	Sierra Leone	60.1
179	Benin	59.8
180	Guinea-Bissau	59.7
181	Mozambique	59.3
182	Burkina Faso	59.3
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₅
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₅
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
4	France	1.99
5	Turkey	2.04
	...
157	Mozambique	4.75
158	Comoros	4.78
159	Sierra Leone	4.78
160	Guinea-Bissau	4.92
161	Yemen	4.98
162	Equatorial Guinea	5.02
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)₁₆
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100₁₆
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
4	Burkina Faso	04.7
5	Sierra Leone	04.8
	...
25	Liberia	05.9
26	Iraq	06.0
27	Guinea	06.1
28	Guinea-Bissau	06.1
29	Lesotho	06.1
30	Kenya	06.1
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
4	Liechtenstein	65.1%
5	Monaco	54.9%
	...
146	Tuvalu	1.3%
147	Malawi	1.3%
148	Sierra Leone	1.3%
149	Guinea-Bissau	1.3%
150	Vanuatu	1.2%
151	Ethiopia	1.2%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
4	Grenada	65.5%
5	St Kitts & Nevis	61.1%
	...
86	Austria	7.1%
87	Uzbekistan	7.0%
88	Bolivia	6.8%
89	Guinea-Bissau	6.8%
90	Slovenia	6.5%
91	Kiribati	6.5%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Guinea-Bissau's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #freethought #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #slavery #tolerance #women

Compared to Africa (2020)₁₉_,₂₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₉_,₂₀
1	S. Africa	56.3
2	Seychelles	67.0
3	Namibia	69.7
4	Mauritius	72.6
5	Senegal	74.0
	...
33	Cameroon	115.4
34	Guinea	116.8
35	Ethiopia	116.9
36	Guinea-Bissau	117.3
37	Gambia	117.4
38	Liberia	118.0
39	Central African Rep.	121.2
	Africa Avg	108.4
q=54.

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)₁₉_,₂₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₉_,₂₀
1	Sweden	9.2
2	Norway	14.7
3	Denmark	14.7
4	Netherlands	15.8
5	New Zealand	17.5
	...
148	St Lucia	116.3
149	Guinea	116.8
150	Ethiopia	116.9
151	Guinea-Bissau	117.3
152	Gambia	117.4
153	Saudi Arabia	117.6
154	Liberia	118.0
	World Avg	87.7
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Norway and Denmark₁₉. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are The Solomon Islands, Somalia and Tuvalu₁₉.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₁₉, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Micronesia and Australasia₁₉.

For more, see:

"Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)₂₁
Pos.		Higher is better Treaties₂₁
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
4	Ecuador	23
5	Germany	23
	...
169	St Kitts & Nevis	9
170	Comoros	9
171	Cook Islands	9
172	Guinea-Bissau	8
173	USA	8
174	Somalia	8
	Africa Avg	14.8
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag (2019)₂₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Yrs/Treaty₂₂
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
4	Colombia	3.68
5	Costa Rica	4.05
	...
154	Swaziland	13.16
155	Equatorial Guinea	13.18
156	Vanuatu	13.21
157	Guinea-Bissau	13.23
158	Liechtenstein	13.28
159	Ireland	13.38
	Africa Avg	9.88
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014)₂₃
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₃
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
4	Ireland	4
5	Denmark	5
	...
116	Russia	115
117	Qatar	117
118	UAE	118
119	Guinea-Bissau	118
120	Oman	120
121	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	120
	Africa Avg	114.2
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Press Freedom (2013)₂₄
Pos.		Lower is better₂₄
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
4	Luxembourg	668
5	Andorra	682
	...
88	Gabon	2869
89	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	2872
90	Paraguay	2878
91	Guinea-Bissau	2894
92	Seychelles	2919
93	Northern Cyprus	2934
	Africa Avg	3511
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Slavery (2018)₂₅
Pos.		Lower is better % Victims₂₅
1	Japan	0.03
2	Canada	0.05
3	Taiwan	0.05
4	Australia	0.06
5	New Zealand	0.06
	...
129	Angola	0.72
130	Syria	0.73
131	Liberia	0.74
132	Guinea-Bissau	0.75
133	Madagascar	0.75
134	Malawi	0.75
	Africa Avg	0.96
	World Avg	0.65
q=167.

Gender Equality:

See:

"Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

Year Women Can Vote
Pos.		Lower is better Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
4	Norway	1913
5	Denmark	1915
	...
168	Angola	1975
169	Mozambique	1975
170	Portugal	1976
171	Guinea-Bissau	1977
172	Zimbabwe	1978
173	Marshall Islands	1979
	Africa Avg	1961
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

LGBT Equality (2017)₂₆
Pos.		Higher is better Score₂₆
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
4	Brazil	81
5	Spain	79
	...
86	Palau	20
87	Nauru	20
88	Marshall Islands	20
89	Guinea-Bissau	20
90	Micronesia	20
91	Armenia	20
	Africa Avg	-10.4
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

Freedom of Thought (2021)₂₇
Pos.		Lower is better₂₇
1	Belgium	1.0
2	Netherlands	1.0
3	Taiwan	1.0
4	Sao Tome & Principe	1.3
5	Ecuador	1.3
	...
11	Sweden	1.5
12	Norway	1.5
13	Mongolia	1.7
14	Guinea-Bissau	1.7
15	S. Africa	1.7
16	S. Korea	1.8
	Africa Avg	3.1
	World Avg	3.0
q=196.

5. Guinea-Bissau's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines

Compared to Africa (2020)₂₈_,₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₈_,₂₉
1	Mauritius	64.5
2	Morocco	73.1
3	Eritrea	77.0
4	Tunisia	80.1
5	Algeria	87.3
	...
38	Liberia	113.8
39	Mozambique	113.9
40	Central African Rep.	115.5
41	Guinea-Bissau	116.4
42	Cameroon	117.8
43	Burkina Faso	118.1
44	Chad	119.9
	Africa Avg	108.2
q=54.

Health (2020)₂₈_,₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₈_,₂₉
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Hong Kong	18.3
3	Maldives	41.0
4	Singapore	42.6
5	Japan	51.0
	...
172	Argentina	114.9
173	Central African Rep.	115.5
174	Laos	115.9
175	Guinea-Bissau	116.4
176	Palestine	116.7
177	Cameroon	117.8
178	Burkina Faso	118.1
	World Avg	93.5
q=196.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Hong Kong and The Maldives₂₈. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are The Marshall Islands, S. Sudan and Palau₂₈.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and The Mediterranean₂₈, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa₂₈.

For more, see:

"Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Health:

Guinea-Bissau is a pretty unhealthy country. Guinea-Bissau does better than average when it comes to its smoking rate₃₀ and in its alcohol consumption rate₃₁. But that's it. Guinea-Bissau has problems. It does worse than average when it comes to its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₂, its immunizations take-up₃₃, its adolescent birth rate₃₄ and in its fertility rate₁₅. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 in its average life expectancy₁₁. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
4	Australia	84.5
5	Switzerland	84.0
	...
177	Cameroon	60.3
178	Sierra Leone	60.1
179	Benin	59.8
180	Guinea-Bissau	59.7
181	Mozambique	59.3
182	Burkina Faso	59.3
	Africa Avg	62.79
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₃₁
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
4	Mauritania	0.0
5	Somalia	0.0
	...
73	Ecuador	4.4
74	Bolivia	4.8
75	Costa Rica	4.8
76	Guinea-Bissau	4.8
77	Myanmar (Burma)	4.8
78	Zambia	4.8
	Africa Avg	4.8
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₅
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₅
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
4	France	1.99
5	Turkey	2.04
	...
157	Mozambique	4.75
158	Comoros	4.78
159	Sierra Leone	4.78
160	Guinea-Bissau	4.92
161	Yemen	4.98
162	Equatorial Guinea	5.02
	Africa Avg	4.31
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)₃₀
Pos.		Higher is worse₃₀
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
179	Macedonia	2 732
178	Russia	2 690
	...
42	Guatemala	190
41	Cameroon	184
40	Central African Rep.	178
39	Guinea-Bissau	175
38	Nigeria	173
37	Paraguay	166
	Africa Avg	340
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
4	UK	4
5	Norway	5
	...
118	Iran	118
119	Yemen	119
120	Seychelles	120
121	Guinea-Bissau	121
122	Argentina	122
123	Laos	123
	Africa Avg	117.0
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₅
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
4	Ethiopia	20.9
5	Nepal	21.0
	...
41	Sudan	28.9
42	Nigeria	28.9
43	Benin	29.5
44	Guinea-Bissau	29.9
45	S. Korea	30.3
46	Maldives	30.6
	Africa Avg	33.3
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₃₄
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₃₄
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
4	Hong Kong	3.2
5	Slovenia	3.8
	...
153	Sao Tome & Principe	84.3
154	Guyana	88.0
155	Nicaragua	88.8
156	Guinea-Bissau	89.5
157	Zambia	90.4
158	Kenya	90.9
	Africa Avg	87.5
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₃₃
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₃₃
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
4	Niue	98.8
5	Mongolia	98.7
	...
154	Venezuela	80.6
155	Myanmar (Burma)	80.3
156	Benin	80.1
157	Guinea-Bissau	80.1
158	Tonga	80.0
159	Mauritania	79.9
	Africa Avg	81.7
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Guinea-Bissau's Modernity and Learning

#education #it_security #modernity #religion #religiosity #secularisation #technology #the_internet

Compared to Africa (2020)₂₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₀
1	S. Africa	52.8
2	Egypt	70.4
3	Tunisia	73.4
4	Kenya	79.8
5	Seychelles	81.3
	...
13	Cameroon	101.6
14	Zimbabwe	101.8
15	Algeria	103.4
16	Guinea-Bissau	106.0
17	Zambia	107.9
18	Ethiopia	108.4
19	Rwanda	112.3
	Africa Avg	120.7
q=53.

Modernity and Learning (2020)₂₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₀
1	Finland	8.4
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	15.1
4	Estonia	15.8
5	Denmark	16.0
	...
140	Samoa	103.4
141	Paraguay	104.4
142	Turkmenistan	105.3
143	Guinea-Bissau	106.0
144	Zambia	107.9
145	Ethiopia	108.4
146	Nepal	110.8
	World Avg	83.2
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

Length of Schooling (2021)₃₆
Pos.		Higher is better Years₃₆
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
4	Belgium	19.6
5	Sweden	19.4
	...
155	Kenya	10.7
156	Ivory Coast	10.7
157	Jordan	10.6
158	Guinea-Bissau	10.6
159	Guatemala	10.6
160	Liberia	10.4
	Africa Avg	11.0
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
4	Denmark	4
5	UK	5
	...
54	St Lucia	54
55	Turkey	55
56	Armenia	56
57	Guinea-Bissau	57
58	Central African Rep.	58
59	Kenya	59
	Africa Avg	106.4
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Religiosity (2018)₃₇
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₇
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
4	Switzerland	9
5	Denmark	9
	...
93	Rwanda	90
94	Liberia	90
95	Morocco	91
96	Guinea-Bissau	91
97	Philippines	91
98	Zambia	91
	Africa Avg	87.0
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₃₈
Pos.		Higher is better₃₈
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
4	Bermuda	97%
5	Andorra	97%
	...
189	Madagascar	4%
190	Ethiopia	4%
191	Congo, DR	4%
192	Guinea-Bissau	4%
193	Chad	3%
194	Myanmar (Burma)	3%
	Africa Avg	18.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IT Security (2013)₃₉
Pos.		Lower is better₃₉
1	Ireland	0.11
2	Luxembourg	0.11
3	Belize	0.11
4	Hong Kong	0.12
5	Mexico	0.16
	...
25	Libya	0.63
26	Qatar	0.65
27	Chile	0.66
28	Guinea-Bissau	0.67
29	Uzbekistan	0.69
30	Moldova	0.71
	Africa Avg	1.07
	World Avg	0.98
q=81.

7. National Culture

#corruption #politics

Guinea-Bissau has a consistently awful long-term record on corruption.

Corruption (2022)₄₀
Pos.		Higher is better Points₄₀
1	Denmark	90.0
2	Finland	87.0
3	New Zealand	87.0
4	Norway	84.0
5	Singapore	83.0
	...
162	Sudan	22.0
163	Eritrea	22.0
164	Congo, (Brazzaville)	21.0
165	Guinea-Bissau	21.0
166	Congo, DR	20.0
167	Nicaragua	19.0
	Africa Avg	32.31
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

Creativity and Culture (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
4	Switzerland	4
5	Sweden	5
	...
148	Angola	148
149	Zambia	149
150	Pakistan	150
151	Guinea-Bissau	151
152	Syria	152
153	Liberia	153
	Africa Avg	117.8
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
4	Netherlands	4
5	Switzerland	5
	...
88	Vietnam	88
89	Central African Rep.	89
90	Botswana	90
91	Guinea-Bissau	91
92	Burundi	92
93	Mozambique	93
	Africa Avg	96.7
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

#human_development #peace #politics

Global Peace Index (2021)₄₁
Pos.		Lower is better₄₁
1	Iceland	1.10
2	New Zealand	1.25
3	Denmark	1.26
4	Portugal	1.27
5	Slovenia	1.32
	...
96	Benin	2.09
97	Tajikistan	2.10
98	Tunisia	2.11
99	Guinea-Bissau	2.11
100	China	2.11
101	Guyana	2.11
	Africa Avg	2.29
	World Avg	2.08
q=163.

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
4	Egypt	4
5	Nigeria	5
	...
158	Iraq	158
159	Bahrain	159
160	Slovenia	160
161	Tonga	161
162	Marshall Islands	162
163	Guinea-Bissau	163
	Africa Avg	83.6
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
4	Sweden	4
5	Malta	5
	...
70	Latvia	70
71	Guatemala	71
72	Estonia	72
73	Guinea-Bissau	73
74	Albania	74
75	Botswana	75
	Africa Avg	104.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₄₂
Pos.		Higher is better %₄₂
1	Iceland	+205.6
2	Bahrain	+144.4
3	Uruguay	+131.3
4	Kuwait	+81.2
5	Dominican Rep.	+79.5
	...
139	Sri Lanka	-09.4
140	Brazil	-09.7
141	Venezuela	-10.3
142	Guinea-Bissau	-11.0
143	Senegal	-11.5
144	Guinea	-12.4
	Africa Avg	-08.0
	World Avg	+02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₄₃
Pos.		Higher is better₄₃
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
4	Malta	80.9
5	Sweden	80.5
	...
140	Gabon	45.1
141	Ethiopia	44.8
142	S. Africa	44.7
143	Guinea-Bissau	44.7
144	Vanuatu	44.6
145	Uganda	44.3
	Africa Avg	46.4
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Convention on Biological Diversity
Pos.		Earlier is better Signed
1	China	1993 Dec 29
2	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
3	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
4	Vanuatu	1993 Dec 29
5	Papua New Guinea	1993 Dec 29
	...
129	Togo	1996 Jan 02
130	Botswana	1996 Jan 10
131	Moldova	1996 Jan 18
132	Guinea-Bissau	1996 Jan 25
133	Sudan	1996 Jan 28
134	S. Africa	1996 Jan 31
	Africa Avg	1899 Dec 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)₄₄
Pos.		Higher is worse₄₄
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
181	Somalia	38.90
180	Nigeria	37.10
	...
174	Cameroon	33.50
173	Ivory Coast	33.30
172	Lesotho	33.10
171	Guinea-Bissau	32.30
170	Haiti	32.20
169	Burkina Faso	32.00
	Africa Avg	26.10
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₄₅
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₅
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
4	Czechia	25.9
5	Moldova	25.9
	...
139	Colombia	49.7
140	Panama	49.9
141	Honduras	50.5
142	Guinea-Bissau	50.7
143	St Lucia	51.2
144	Swaziland	51.5
	Africa Avg	42.6
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

Multidimensional Poverty (2018)₄₆
Pos.		Lower is better Severity₄₆
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
4	Turkmenistan	.001
5	Jordan	.002
	...
87	Liberia	.320
88	Guinea	.336
89	Benin	.368
90	Guinea-Bissau	.372
91	Congo, DR	.389
92	Burundi	.403
	Africa Avg	.264
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religiosity #secularisation

Religiosity (2018)₃₇
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₇
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
4	Switzerland	9
5	Denmark	9
	...
93	Rwanda	90
94	Liberia	90
95	Morocco	91
96	Guinea-Bissau	91
97	Philippines	91
98	Zambia	91
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₄₇:

Christian	19.7%
Muslim	45.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	30.9%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	4.3%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states simply: Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10%₄₈.

Links:

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems