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Guinea-Bissau: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 2,105,566 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 2.153 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 75.234 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 45.041 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 50 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 59.652 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.08 billion kWh (2021) #187
Consumption 0.08 billion kWh (2021) #188
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 0 billion kWh (2021) #180

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 2.23 thousand bbl/day (2021) #180
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 8 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 1,480,491 (2018 est.)
Highways 4,400 km (2018)
Internet Users 66,169 (2016 est.)
Telephones 0 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
Total Area36,125 sq. km
Land Area28,120 sq. km
Water Area8,005 sq. km
Coastline350 km
Climatetropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
Terrainmostly low-lying coastal plain with a deeply indented estuarine coastline rising to savanna in east; numerous off-shore islands including the Arquipelago Dos Bijagos consisting of 18 main islands and many small islets
Lowest PointAtlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest Point unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country 300 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020