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	178th 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
	...
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
180	Afghanistan	0.478
181	Sierra Leone	0.477
	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
	...
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
181	Sierra Leone	$1 622
182	Madagascar	$1 484
	Africa Avg	$5 339
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₂
1	Norway	28.6
2	Denmark	30.0
3	Sweden	30.7
	...
175	Marshall Islands	120.8
176	Congo, (Brazzaville)	120.9
177	Iraq	122.7
178	Guinea-Bissau	123.0
179	Mauritania	123.1
180	Comoros	124.0
181	Burundi	124.1
182	Papua New Guinea	124.9
	Africa Avg	110.5
	World Avg	86.8
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 income₁₃.

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.

Population₂
Pos.		2018 Population₂
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
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
152	Estonia	1.3m
153	Equatorial Guinea	1.3m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy Higher is better₁₁
Pos.		2021 Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
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
183	Namibia	59.3
184	Zimbabwe	59.3
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₄
Pos.		2013₁₄
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
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
163	Guinea	5.08
164	Liberia	5.08
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better₁₅
Pos.		2016 Per 100₁₅
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3=	Chad	04.7
	...
25	Liberia	05.9
26	Iraq	06.0
27=	Guinea	06.1
27=	Guinea-Bissau	06.1
27=	Lesotho	06.1
27=	Kenya	06.1
31	S. Sudan	06.2
32=	Tanzania	06.2
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants₁₆
Pos.		2017 %₁₆
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
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%
152	Sao Tome & Principe	1.1%
153	Congo, DR	1.1%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants₁₇
Pos.		2010 %₁₇
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
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%
92	Bhutan	6.3%
93	Tunisia	6.3%
	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)₁₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₈
1	S. Africa	56.1
2	Seychelles	66.7
3	Namibia	69.4
	...
33	Cameroon	115.2
34	Guinea	116.5
35	Ethiopia	116.7
36	Guinea-Bissau	117.0
37	Gambia	117.2
38	Liberia	117.8
39	Central African Rep.	121.0
40	Malawi	123.2
41	Sao Tome & Principe	123.5
	Africa Avg	108.2
q=54.

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)₁₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₈
1	Sweden	9.0
2	Norway	14.5
3	Denmark	14.5
	...
147	St Lucia	116.0
148	Guinea	116.5
149	Ethiopia	116.7
150	Guinea-Bissau	117.0
151	Gambia	117.2
152	Liberia	117.8
153	Qatar	119.2
154	UAE	119.8
	World Avg	87.9
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 Higher is better₂₀
Pos.		2009 Treaties₂₀
1	Argentina	24
2=	Chile	23
2=	Costa Rica	23
	...
169	St Kitts & Nevis	9
170=	Comoros	9
170=	Cook Islands	9
172	Guinea-Bissau	8
173=	USA	8
173=	Somalia	8
173=	Eritrea	8
176	Indonesia	7
	Africa Avg	14.8
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag Lower is better₂₁
Pos.		2019 Avg Yrs/Treaty₂₁
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
	...
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
160	Oman	13.46
161	Uzbekistan	13.53
	Africa Avg	9.88
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom Lower is better₂₂
Pos.		2014 Rank₂₂
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
	...
116=	Russia	115
117	Qatar	117
118=	UAE	118
118=	Guinea-Bissau	118
120	Oman	120
121=	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	120
122	Burundi	122
123	Tunisia	123
	Africa Avg	114.2
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Press Freedom Lower is better₂₃
Pos.		2013₂₃
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
	...
88	Gabon	2869
89	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	2872
90	Paraguay	2878
91	Guinea-Bissau	2894
92	Seychelles	2919
93	Northern Cyprus	2934
94	Guatemala	2939
95	Ivory Coast	2977
	Africa Avg	3511
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Slavery Lower is better₂₄
Pos.		2018 % Victims₂₄
1	Japan	0.03
2=	Canada	0.05
2=	Taiwan	0.05
	...
129	Angola	0.72
130	Syria	0.73
131	Liberia	0.74
132=	Guinea-Bissau	0.75
132=	Madagascar	0.75
132=	Malawi	0.75
135	Uganda	0.76
136=	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	0.77
	Africa Avg	0.96
	World Avg	0.65
q=167.

Gender Equality:

See:

"Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree

Year Women Can Vote Lower is better
Pos.		0 Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
168=	Angola	1975
168=	Mozambique	1975
170	Portugal	1976
171	Guinea-Bissau	1977
172	Zimbabwe	1978
173=	Marshall Islands	1979
173=	Palau	1979
173=	Micronesia	1979
	Africa Avg	1961
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

LGBT Equality Higher is better₂₅
Pos.		2017 Score₂₅
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
	...
86=	Palau	20
86=	Nauru	20
86=	Marshall Islands	20
86=	Guinea-Bissau	20
86=	Micronesia	20
86=	Armenia	20
92	Mozambique	17
93=	Laos	15
	Africa Avg	-10.4
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

Freedom of Thought Lower is better₂₆
Pos.		2021₂₆
1=	Belgium	1.0
1=	Netherlands	1.0
1=	Taiwan	1.0
	...
11	Sweden	1.5
12=	Norway	1.5
13	Mongolia	1.7
14=	Guinea-Bissau	1.7
14=	S. Africa	1.7
16	S. Korea	1.8
17=	Albania	1.8
17=	Palau	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)₂₇
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₇
1	Mauritius	64.5
2	Morocco	73.1
3=	Eritrea	77.0
	...
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
44=	Swaziland	119.9
46	Mali	122.1
	Africa Avg	108.2
q=54.

Health (2020)₂₇
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₇
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Hong Kong	18.3
3	Maldives	41.0
	...
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
179	Venezuela	118.5
	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 in its smoking rate₂₉ and in its alcohol consumption rate₃₀. But that's it. Guinea-Bissau has problems. It does worse than average in terms of its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₁, its immunizations take-up₃₂, its adolescent birth rate₃₃ and in its fertility rate₁₄. And finally, it falls into the worst 20 in its average life expectancy₁₁. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the last 40 years. Life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau in 1990 was 47.1yrs, much lower than the global average of 64.6. It improved by +13.8yrs in the 30 years from then, much better than the global average of +7.9yrs.

Life Expectancy Higher is better₁₁
Pos.		2021 Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
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
183	Namibia	59.3
184	Zimbabwe	59.3
	Africa Avg	62.79
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption Lower is better₃₀
Pos.		2016 Per Capita₃₀
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
73=	Ecuador	4.4
74	Bolivia	4.8
75=	Costa Rica	4.8
75=	Guinea-Bissau	4.8
75=	Myanmar (Burma)	4.8
75=	Zambia	4.8
75=	Zimbabwe	4.8
80	Lesotho	5.0
	Africa Avg	4.8
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₄
Pos.		2013₁₄
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
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
163	Guinea	5.08
164	Liberia	5.08
	Africa Avg	4.31
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates Lower is better₂₉
Pos.		2014₂₉
1	Guinea	15
2	Solomon Islands	26
3	Kiribati	28
	...
36	Gambia	166
37	Paraguay	166
38	Nigeria	173
39	Guinea-Bissau	175
40	Central African Rep.	178
41	Cameroon	184
42	Guatemala	190
43	Ecuador	191
	Africa Avg	340
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better₃₁
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₁
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
118	Iran	118
119	Yemen	119
120	Seychelles	120
121	Guinea-Bissau	121
122	Argentina	122
123	Laos	123
124	Antigua & Barbuda	124
125	Burkina Faso	125
	Africa Avg	117.0
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults Lower is better₃₄
Pos.		2016 %₃₄
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
41=	Sudan	28.9
41=	Nigeria	28.9
43	Benin	29.5
44	Guinea-Bissau	29.9
45	S. Korea	30.3
46	Maldives	30.6
47=	Congo, (Brazzaville)	30.9
47=	Liberia	30.9
	Africa Avg	33.3
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better₃₃
Pos.		2015 Per 1000₃₃
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
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
159	Central African Rep.	91.9
160	Togo	92.0
	Africa Avg	87.5
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better₃₂
Pos.		2015 Avg %₃₂
1=	Hungary	99.0
1=	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
154	Venezuela	80.6
155	Myanmar (Burma)	80.3
156=	Benin	80.1
156=	Guinea-Bissau	80.1
158	Tonga	80.0
159	Mauritania	79.9
160	Lebanon	79.4
161	San Marino	79.3
	Africa Avg	81.7
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Guinea-Bissau's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #food #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to Africa (2023)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₅
1	Seychelles	55.3
2	Kenya	57.4
3=	Zambia	57.6
	...
33	Rwanda	96.3
34	Central African Rep.	96.5
35	Namibia	99.0
36	Guinea-Bissau	99.3
37	Comoros	99.5
38	Niger	100.7
39	Congo, DR	101.8
40	Burundi	102.0
41	Swaziland	102.3
	Africa Avg	90.1
q=53.

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2023)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₅
1	Japan	33.2
2	Philippines	45.0
3	Uruguay	48.0
	...
131	Poland	98.0
132	Namibia	99.0
133	Azerbaijan	99.3
134	Guinea-Bissau	99.3
135	Russia	99.4
136	Comoros	99.5
137	Jamaica	99.7
138	Niger	100.7
	World Avg	85.7
q=188.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 134th in the world when it comes to its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is derived from 4 data sets. Guinea-Bissau does better than average for annual meat consumption per person₃₆. But that's it. Guinea-Bissau has problems. It does worse than average in how quickly it ratified the 1993 Convention on Biological Diversity, its forested percent change 1990-2015₃₇ and in its environmental performance₃₈.

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 Higher is better₃₇
Pos.		2015 %₃₇
1	Iceland	+205.6
2	Bahrain	+144.4
3	Uruguay	+131.3
	...
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
145	Mozambique	-12.5
146	Bolivia	-12.8
	Africa Avg	-08.0
	World Avg	+02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance Higher is better₃₈
Pos.		2018₃₈
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
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
146	Comoros	44.2
147	Mali	43.7
	Africa Avg	46.4
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Convention on Biological Diversity Earlier is better
Pos.		0 Signed
1=	China	1993 Dec 29
1=	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
1=	Cook Islands	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
135	Nicaragua	1996 Feb 18
136	Latvia	1996 Mar 13
	Africa Avg	1899 Dec 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Meat Consumption Lower is better₃₆
Pos.		2021 kg₃₆
1	Congo, DR	03.0
2	Burundi	03.5
3	Bangladesh	04.3
	...
21	N. Korea	12.8
22	Bhutan	13.6
23	Cameroon	14.6
24	Guinea-Bissau	14.7
25	Djibouti	14.8
26	Benin	15.6
27	Guinea	16.7
28	Gambia	16.7
	Africa Avg	24.9
	World Avg	52.5
q=185.

7. Guinea-Bissau's Modernity and Learning

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

Compared to Africa (2020)₃₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₉
1	S. Africa	52.8
2	Egypt	70.4
3	Tunisia	73.4
	...
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
20	Cape Verde	116.3
21	Swaziland	118.0
	Africa Avg	120.7
q=53.

Modernity & Learning (2020)₃₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₉
1	Finland	8.4
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	15.1
	...
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
147	El Salvador	111.1
	World Avg	83.2
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

Length of Schooling Higher is better₄₀
Pos.		2021 Years₄₀
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
	...
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
161	Papua New Guinea	10.4
162	Solomon Islands	10.3
	Africa Avg	11.0
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better₃₁
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₁
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
54	St Lucia	54
55	Turkey	55
56	Armenia	56
57	Guinea-Bissau	57
58	Central African Rep.	58
59	Kenya	59
60	Egypt	60
61	Japan	61
	Africa Avg	106.4
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Religiosity Lower is better₄₁
Pos.		2018 %₄₁
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
	...
93=	Rwanda	90
93=	Liberia	90
95	Morocco	91
96=	Guinea-Bissau	91
96=	Philippines	91
96=	Zambia	91
99	Afghanistan	92
100=	Burkina Faso	93
	Africa Avg	87.0
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better₄₂
Pos.		2016₄₂
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
189	Madagascar	4%
190	Ethiopia	4%
191	Congo, DR	4%
192	Guinea-Bissau	4%
193	Chad	3%
194	Myanmar (Burma)	3%
195	Sierra Leone	2%
196	Niger	2%
	Africa Avg	18.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IT Security Lower is better₄₃
Pos.		2013₄₃
1=	Ireland	0.11
1=	Luxembourg	0.11
1=	Belize	0.11
	...
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
31	Zambia	0.76
32	Kenya	0.77
	Africa Avg	1.07
	World Avg	0.98

8. National Culture

#corruption #politics

Corruption Higher is better₄₄
Pos.		2022 Points₄₄
1	Denmark	90.0
2=	Finland	87.0
2=	New Zealand	87.0
	...
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
167=	Comoros	19.0
167=	Turkmenistan	19.0
	Africa Avg	32.31
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

After hovering outside of the worst-10, in 2018, Guinea Bissau temporarily became the 9th-worst country in the world in terms of perception of corruption.

Creativity & Culture Lower is better₃₁
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₁
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
148	Angola	148
149	Zambia	149
150	Pakistan	150
151	Guinea-Bissau	151
152	Syria	152
153	Liberia	153
154	Venezuela	154
155	Yemen	155
	Africa Avg	117.8
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better₃₁
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₁
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
88	Vietnam	88
89	Central African Rep.	89
90	Botswana	90
91	Guinea-Bissau	91
92	Burundi	92
93	Mozambique	93
94	Guinea	94
95	Ivory Coast	95
	Africa Avg	96.7
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

9. Peace Versus Instability

#human_development #peace #politics

Global Peace Index Lower is better₄₅
Pos.		2023 Score₄₅
1	Iceland	1.12
2	Denmark	1.31
3	Ireland	1.31
	...
84=	Morocco	2.02
84=	Angola	2.02
86	Uzbekistan	2.03
87	Guinea-Bissau	2.05
88=	Bangladesh	2.05
88=	Rwanda	2.05
90	Ivory Coast	2.05
91	Tanzania	2.06
	Africa Avg	2.29
	World Avg	2.07
q=163.

Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better₃₁
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₁
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
156	Swaziland	156
157	Yemen	157
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 & UN Treaties Lower is better₃₁
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₁
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
70	Latvia	70
71	Guatemala	71
72	Estonia	72
73	Guinea-Bissau	73
74	Albania	74
75	Botswana	75
76	Lebanon	76
77	Bahrain	77
	Africa Avg	104.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

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

Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better₄₆
Pos.		2019₄₆
1	Iceland	2.40
2=	Singapore	2.50
2=	Hong Kong	2.50
	...
168	Burkina Faso	32.00
169=	Angola	32.00
170	Haiti	32.20
171	Guinea-Bissau	32.30
172	Lesotho	33.10
173	Ivory Coast	33.30
174	Cameroon	33.50
175	Equatorial Guinea	34.60
	Africa Avg	26.10
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better₄₇
Pos.		2017 %₄₇
1	Ukraine	25.0
2=	Belarus	25.4
2=	Slovenia	25.4
	...
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
145=	Botswana	53.3
145=	Brazil	53.3
	Africa Avg	42.6
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better₄₈
Pos.		2018 Severity₄₈
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
87	Liberia	.320
88	Guinea	.336
89	Benin	.368
90	Guinea-Bissau	.372
91	Congo, DR	.389
92	Burundi	.403
93	Mozambique	.411
94	Madagascar	.453
	Africa Avg	.264
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

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

Religiosity (2018)₄₁
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₁
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
	...
91=	Honduras	90
91=	Cameroon	90
91=	Rwanda	90
91=	Liberia	90
95	Morocco	91
96=	Guinea-Bissau	91
96=	Philippines	91
96=	Zambia	91
99	Afghanistan	92
100=	Burkina Faso	93
100=	Tanzania	93
100=	Indonesia	93
103	Mali	94
104=	Pakistan	94
105	Ethiopia	98
106=	Senegal	98
	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 below₄₉:

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

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

Links:

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems