Guinea-Bissau (Republic of Guinea-Bissau)

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

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Guinea-Bissau Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	183rd 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	Denmark	24.9
2	Norway	25.3
3	Sweden	27.7
	...
180	Guinea	128.8
181	Congo, (Brazzaville)	129.3
182	Mauritania	129.4
183	Guinea-Bissau	129.9
184	Burundi	130.3
185	Comoros	132.1
186	Niger	132.7
187	Yemen	133.6
	Africa Avg	119.0
	World Avg	89.9
q=199.

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 #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population:

Guinea-Bissau's population is predicted to rise to 2.263 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 3.93. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - 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 (two new children for each set of parents who die), 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. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₁₄

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 best₁₅
Pos.		2022₁₅
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
176	Sierra Leone	3.88
177	Comoros	3.91
178=	Solomon Islands	3.93
178=	Guinea-Bissau	3.93
180	Liberia	4.02
181	Ethiopia	4.06
182	Congo, (Brazzaville)	4.10
183	Equatorial Guinea	4.17
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better₁₆
Pos.		2016 Per 100₁₆
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:

Immigrants₁₇
Pos.		2017 %₁₇
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.

Emigrants₁₈
Pos.		2010 %₁₈
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 #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #misogyny #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #slavery #tolerance #women

Compared to Africa (2025)₁₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₉
1	Mauritius	63.7
2	S. Africa	64.3
3	Cape Verde	68.0
	...
33	Malawi	122.0
34	Togo	125.1
35	Comoros	126.8
36	Guinea-Bissau	127.3
37	Zimbabwe	129.1
38	Congo, (Brazzaville)	129.5
39	Cameroon	129.7
40	Libya	130.3
41	Ethiopia	131.2
	Africa Avg	110.0
q=54.

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)₁₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₉
1	Sweden	6.1
2	Denmark	8.6
3	Norway	9.0
	...
166	Togo	125.1
167	Laos	126.3
168	Comoros	126.8
169	Guinea-Bissau	127.3
170	Zimbabwe	129.1
171	Congo, (Brazzaville)	129.5
172	Cameroon	129.7
173	Libya	130.3
	World Avg	86.6
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Denmark and Norway₂₀. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Somalia, N. Korea and Afghanistan₂₀.

21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, its average Freedom in the World rating, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, 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 Europe₂₀, whereas the worst are Africa, The Middle East and Asia₂₀.

For more, see:

" Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Press Freedom Higher is better₂₁
Pos.		2025₂₁
1	Norway	92.31
2	Estonia	89.46
3	Netherlands	88.64
	...
106	Lesotho	52.07
107	Chad	51.89
108	S. Sudan	51.63
109	Guinea-Bissau	51.36
110	Haiti	51.06
111	Israel	51.06
112	Madagascar	50.80
113	Georgia	50.53
	Africa Avg	52.30
	World Avg	54.65
q=179.

Slavery Lower is better₂₂
Pos.		2018 % Victims₂₂
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.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom Lower is better₂₃
Pos.		2014 Rank₂₃
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.

Freedom in the World Lower is better
Pos.		2024 Score
1=	Norway	1.0
1=	Canada	1.0
1=	Cape Verde	1.0
	...
125	Nigeria	4.5
126=	Togo	4.5
126=	Bangladesh	4.5
126=	Guinea-Bissau	4.5
126=	Maldives	4.5
126=	Lebanon	4.5
126=	Mozambique	4.5
132	Morocco	5.0
	Africa Avg	4.8
	World Avg	3.7
q=205.

Nominal Commitment to HR Higher is better₂₄
Pos.		2009 Treaties₂₄
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 better₂₅
Pos.		2019 Avg Yrs/Treaty₂₅
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.

Gender Equality:

Guinea-Bissau is an unequal country, with male rights dominating those of women. Historical and current Islamic beliefs are squarely to blame for this situation.

See:

Gender Inequality Lower is better₂₆
Pos.		2022₂₆
1	Denmark	0.01
2	Norway	0.01
3	Switzerland	0.02
	...
155	Niger	0.62
156	Haiti	0.62
157	Guinea	0.63
158	Guinea-Bissau	0.63
159	Benin	0.65
160	Liberia	0.66
161	Afghanistan	0.66
162	Somalia	0.67
	Africa Avg	0.53
	World Avg	0.34
q=166.

Data starts in 2018, but in absence of any other data, this is still being used as the 2010s average.

Year Women Can Vote Lower is better
Pos.		Total 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 better₂₇
Pos.		2017 Score₂₇
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 better₂₈
Pos.		2021₂₈
1=	Belgium	1.0
1=	Taiwan	1.0
1=	Netherlands	1.0
	...
10	Iceland	1.5
11=	Norway	1.5
11=	Congo, (Brazzaville)	1.5
13	Guinea-Bissau	1.7
14=	Mongolia	1.7
14=	S. Africa	1.7
16	St Kitts & Nevis	1.8
17=	Namibia	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 (2025)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₉
1	Tunisia	69.2
2	Mauritius	69.2
3	Seychelles	84.8
	...
28	Congo, (Brazzaville)	146.6
29=	Guinea	148.2
30	Togo	148.2
31	Guinea-Bissau	148.8
32	Tanzania	149.5
33	Madagascar	149.9
34	Benin	151.0
35	Cameroon	151.5
36	Congo, DR	151.7
	Africa Avg	111.1
q=54.

Health (2025)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₉
1	Monaco	14.3
2	Liechtenstein	30.1
3	Isle of Man	32.1
	...
184=	Guinea	148.2
184=	Yemen	148.2
186	Togo	148.2
187	Guinea-Bissau	148.8
188	Tanzania	149.5
189	Madagascar	149.9
190	Benin	151.0
191	Cameroon	151.5
	World Avg	96.7
q=212.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man₃₀. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria₃₀.

21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on 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, Europe and The Balkans₃₀, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia₃₀.

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 for its smoking rate₃₁ and in its alcohol consumption rate₃₂. But unfortunately Guinea-Bissau gets most other things wrong. It does worse than average when it comes to its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₃, its immunizations take-up₃₄, its adolescent birth rate₃₅ and in its fertility rate₁₅. And finally, it falls into the worst 20 for its average life expectancy₁₁. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% over 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. Guinea-Bissau's peak fertility rate was 6.74 in 1985.

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 better₃₂
Pos.		2016 Per Capita₃₂
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 best₁₅
Pos.		2022₁₅
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
176	Sierra Leone	3.88
177	Comoros	3.91
178=	Solomon Islands	3.93
178=	Guinea-Bissau	3.93
180	Liberia	4.02
181	Ethiopia	4.06
182	Congo, (Brazzaville)	4.10
183	Equatorial Guinea	4.17
	Africa Avg	3.97
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Smoking Rates Lower is better₃₁
Pos.		2014₃₁
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 better₃₃
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₃
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 better₃₆
Pos.		2016 %₃₆
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 better₃₅
Pos.		2022 Per 1000₃₅
1	Hong Kong	1.6
2	Denmark	1.8
3	S. Korea	2.1
	...
165	Afghanistan	79.7
166	Venezuela	82.0
167	Nicaragua	84.0
168	Guinea-Bissau	85.8
169	Lesotho	89.1
170	Gabon	89.8
171	Benin	90.8
172	Zimbabwe	92.6
	Africa Avg	84.6
	World Avg	43.8
q=195.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better₃₄
Pos.		2015 Avg %₃₄
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.

Guinea-Bissau was amongst 49 countries in the 1990s who had an adolescent birth rate of over 100 (per 1000 girls aged 15-19); in the 2010s it was still amongst only 27 countries that still fell into the same grouping.

6. Guinea-Bissau's Responsibility Towards The Environment

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

Compared to Africa (2023)₃₇
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₇
1	Tunisia	56.1
2	Morocco	58.8
3	Cape Verde	64.3
	...
34	Congo, (Brazzaville)	115.6
35	Congo, DR	115.7
36	Angola	116.4
37=	Guinea-Bissau	118.5
38	Benin	119.0
39	Malawi	119.6
40	Gambia	120.0
41	Sao Tome & Principe	121.2
42	Chad	122.4
	Africa Avg	90.1
q=53.

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2023)₃₇
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₇
1	Uruguay	46.1
2	Cuba	52.0
3	Fiji	53.7
	...
159	Guyana	116.6
160	Nicaragua	116.7
161	Panama	117.3
162=	Guinea-Bissau	118.5
162=	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	118.5
164	Oman	119.0
165=	Benin	119.0
166	Malawi	119.6
	World Avg	94.3
q=190.

With respect to its responsibility towards the environment, Guinea-Bissau comes 162nd in the world. This rank is calculated from 4 data sets. Guinea-Bissau does better than average in reducing annual meat consumption per person₃₈. When it comes to most other metrics, Guinea-Bissau does not do well. It does worse than average in terms of how quickly it ratified the 1993 Convention on Biological Diversity, its environmental performance₃₉ and in its forested percent change 2000-2020₄₀.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better₄₀
Pos.		Total₄₀
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
185	Liberia	-7.5%
186	Bolivia	-7.9%
187	Singapore	-7.9%
188	Guinea-Bissau	-8.0%
189	Ethiopia	-8.0%
190	Israel	-8.4%
191	Haiti	-8.8%
192	Kenya	-8.9%
	Africa Avg	-8.7%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

Environmental Performance Higher is better₃₉
Pos.		2018₃₉
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.		Total 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 better₃₈
Pos.		2021 kg₃₈
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)₄₁
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₁
1	S. Africa	56.9
2	Tunisia	70.8
3=	Mauritius	79.6
	...
19	Swaziland	115.9
20	Zambia	116.3
21	Rwanda	123.0
22	Guinea-Bissau	124.4
23	Malawi	125.4
24	Togo	125.8
25	Sao Tome & Principe	126.0
26	Ethiopia	128.3
27	Ivory Coast	132.4
	Africa Avg	120.2
q=53.

Modernity & Learning (2020)₄₁
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₁
1	Finland	7.1
2	Belgium	12.9
3	Denmark	13.6
	...
140	Guyana	122.5
141	Rwanda	123.0
142	Bhutan	123.9
143	Guinea-Bissau	124.4
144	Laos	124.4
145	Iraq	124.6
146	Malawi	125.4
147	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	125.5
	World Avg	86.3
q=190.

Modernity and Education:

Length of Schooling Higher is better₄₂
Pos.		2021 Years₄₂
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 better₃₃
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₃
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 better₄₃
Pos.		2018 %₄₃
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 better₄₄
Pos.		2016₄₄
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 better₄₅
Pos.		2013₄₅
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 better₄₆
Pos.		2022 Points₄₆
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 better₃₃
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₃
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 better₃₃
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₃
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 better₄₇
Pos.		2023 Score₄₇
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 better₃₃
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₃
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 better₃₃
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₃
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 better₄₈
Pos.		2019₄₈
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 better₄₉
Pos.		2023 %₄₉
1	Slovakia	24.1%₅₀
2	Slovenia	24.3%₅₀
3	Belarus	24.4%₅₁
	...
60=	S. Korea	32.9%₅₀
61	Bosnia & Herzegovina	33.0%₅₂
62	Serbia	33.1%₅₀
63=	Guinea-Bissau	33.4%₅₀
63=	Bangladesh	33.4%₅₃
65	Macedonia	33.5%₅₄
66=	Georgia	33.5%₅₃
67	Palestine	33.7%₅₅
	Africa Avg	40.7%
	World Avg	36.5%
q=167.

Income inequality data is rarely available for Guinea-Bissau - only for 5 years between 1980 and 2019.

Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better₅₆
Pos.		2018 Severity₅₆
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)₄₃
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₃
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 below₅₇:

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%₅₈.

Links:

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems