Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho

Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho compared on 149 measures that both have. Each pair of values is for the same period, the latest one with data for both countries, so the year can differ from one row to the next.

Where Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho differ most

  • Forest area, 2024: Guinea-Bissau 74.8%, Lesotho 1.1% (65.8 times as high)
  • Clean cooking access, 2024: Guinea-Bissau 2.0%, Lesotho 58.0% (29.0 times as high)
  • Pesticide use, 2024: Guinea-Bissau 0.12 kg/ha, Lesotho 3.44 kg/ha (28.7 times as high)
  • Dentists, 2024: Guinea-Bissau 0.01 per 10,000 people, Lesotho 0.12 per 10,000 people (12.0 times as high)
  • ILO estimate of youth unemployment, 2025: Guinea-Bissau 2.8%, Lesotho 24.7% (8.7 times as high)

Measures where one value is the largest multiple of the other, among measures with positive values. Totals such as population, index values and growth rates are left out, because their size says little about the difference.

Population and ageing

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
Population estimates and projections
people
2,153,339 people 2,311,472 people −6.8% 2023 UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
years
18.9 years 21.4 years −11.6% 2023 UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
live births per woman
3.84 births per woman 2.69 births per woman +42.4% 2023 UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
% per year
2.23% 1.12% +1.11 percentage points 2023 UN Population Division
Population
people
2,249,515 people 2,363,325 people −4.8% 2025 World Bank
Population growth
annual % change
2.16% 1.10% +1.06 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
% of total population
3.2% 3.9% −0.6 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
% of total population
38.3% 34.1% +4.2 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Fertility rate
births per woman
3.76 births per woman 2.66 births per woman +41.0% 2024 World Bank
Crude birth rate
births per 1,000 people
29.6 per 1,000 people 23.8 per 1,000 people +5.8 per 1,000 people 2024 World Bank
Crude death rate
deaths per 1,000 people
7.0 per 1,000 people 10.5 per 1,000 people −3.5 per 1,000 people 2024 World Bank
Urban population share
% of total population
46.7% 44.7% +2.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Adolescent birth rate
births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
80.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 69.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 +10.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 World Bank
Age dependency ratio
dependants per 100 people aged 15 to 64
71.1 per 100 working-age people 61.2 per 100 working-age people +9.9 per 100 working-age people 2025 World Bank
Population density
people per square kilometre of land
78.3 people per km² 77.0 people per km² +1.7% 2024 World Bank
Urban population growth
annual % change
3.32% 3.35% −0.02 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Migration and citizenship

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
Net migration estimates and projections
per 1,000 people
-0.7 per 1,000 people -2.2 per 1,000 people +1.6 per 1,000 people 2023 UN Population Division
Net migration
people
-1,373 people -5,192 people +73.6% 2025 World Bank
International migrant stock
% of population
0.7% 0.6% +0.1 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Personal remittances received
% of GDP
9.9% 19.9% −10.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Employment and occupations

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
% of the labour force aged 15 and over
2.7% 16.3% −13.6 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
% of the labour force aged 15 to 24
2.8% 24.7% −21.8 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
% of working-age population aged 15 and over
64.8% 57.1% +7.7 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
% of women aged 15 and over
60.3% 48.1% +12.2 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
% of population aged 15 and over
63.1% 47.8% +15.3 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
% of total employment
61.1% 30.9% +30.2 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Employment in industry
% of total employment
9.7% 33.0% −23.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Employment in services
% of total employment
29.2% 36.1% −6.9 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Economy and productivity

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
GDP in US dollars
current US dollars
US$2.5 billion US$2.6 billion −1.8% 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
current US dollars per person
US$1,124 per person US$1,089 per person +3.2% 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
constant 2021 international dollars per person
Int$2,814 per person Int$2,721 per person +3.4% 2025 World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
current US dollars per person
US$1,090 per person US$1,280 per person −14.8% 2025 World Bank
Real GDP growth
annual % change
5.8% 2.0% +3.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Services share of GDP
% of GDP
39.1% 55.6% −16.5 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Investment share of GDP
% of GDP
25.8% 31.2% −5.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Savings share of GDP
% of GDP
19.1% 21.3% −2.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Household consumption per person
constant 2015 US dollars per person
US$636 per person US$840 per person −24.3% 2025 World Bank

Prices and purchasing power

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
Consumer price inflation
annual % change
0.9% 4.3% −3.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Consumer price index
index, 2010 = 100
142.9 (2010 = 100) 221.0 (2010 = 100) −78.1 points 2025 World Bank
Inflation measured by the GDP deflator
annual % change
4.3% 3.0% +1.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Exchange rate to the US dollar
local currency units per US dollar, annual average
581.928 per US$ 17.889 per US$ +3,153.0% 2025 World Bank

Housing and households

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
Slum population
% of urban population
59.0% 25.6% +33.4 percentage points 2022 World Bank

Education and skills

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
% of youth aged 15 to 24
13.6% 38.1% −24.5 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age
29.1% 64.9% −35.8 percentage points 2014 UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
17.1% 26.6% −9.5 percentage points 2014 UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
6.6% 10.8% −4.2 percentage points 2014 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
% of children of primary school age
30.5% 15.2% +15.4 percentage points 2010 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
% of adolescents of lower secondary school age
51.4% 27.4%uis_est (UIS estimate) +23.9 percentage points 2000 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
% of youth of upper secondary school age
69.5% 49.0%uis_est (UIS estimate) +20.5 percentage points 2000 UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
% of children of primary school age
69.5% 84.8% −15.4 percentage points 2010 UNESCO UIS
Youth literacy
% of people aged 15 to 24
75.3% 97.5% −22.1 percentage points 2019 UNESCO UIS
Qualified primary teachers
% of primary teachers
38.9% 63.4% −24.5 percentage points 2010 UNESCO UIS
Education share of public spending
% of total government expenditure
16.7% 23.4% −6.6 percentage points 1999 UNESCO UIS
Education spending
% of GDP
2.0% 12.5% −10.5 percentage points 1999 World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
% of the official primary school-age population
113.4% 118.6% −5.1 percentage points 2010 World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
% of the population in the five years after secondary school age
2.6% 3.7% −1.1 percentage points 2006 World Bank
Adult literacy rate
% of people aged 15 and above
54.9% 92.4% −37.5 percentage points 2019 World Bank
Primary school completion rate
% of the relevant age group
62.6% 81.2% −18.6 percentage points 2010 World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
% of the official secondary school-age population
34.4% 38.4% −4.0 percentage points 2006 World Bank

Health and healthcare

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
Life expectancy estimates and projections
years
64.1 years 57.4 years +11.7% 2023 UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
years
13.7 years 12.9 years +6.3% 2023 UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
years
52.8 years 47.9 years +10.2% 2023 WHO
UHC service coverage
index from 0 to 100
43 55 −12 points 2023 WHO
Alcohol consumption
litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+
2.20 litres 2.90 litres −24.1% 2024 WHO
Adult obesity
% of adults aged 18+
12.7% 22.2% −9.5 percentage points 2024 WHO
Hypertension
% of adults aged 30 to 79
38.0% 40.1% −2.1 percentage points 2019 WHO
Suicide rate
deaths per 100,000 people
18.6 per 100,000 people 35.0 per 100,000 people −16.4 per 100,000 people 2023 WHO
Premature NCD mortality
% probability
28.3% 36.8% −8.5 percentage points 2023 WHO
Physical inactivity
% of adults aged 18+
15.5% 7.0% +8.6 percentage points 2022 WHO
DTP3 immunisation
% of one-year-olds
84% 88% −4.0 percentage points 2025 WHO
Anaemia in women
% of women aged 15 to 49
45.7% 34.2% +11.5 percentage points 2023 WHO
Poisoning deaths
deaths per 100,000 people
1.4 per 100,000 people 3.4 per 100,000 people −2.0 per 100,000 people 2023 WHO
Nurses and midwives
per 10,000 people
9.3 per 10,000 people 34.0 per 10,000 people −24.7 per 10,000 people 2024 WHO
Dentists
per 10,000 people
0.01 per 10,000 people 0.12 per 10,000 people −0.11 per 10,000 people 2024 WHO
Life expectancy at birth
years
64.3 years 57.8 years +11.2% 2024 World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
years
66.5 years 60.4 years +10.1% 2024 World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
years
61.8 years 55.0 years +12.3% 2024 World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
% of GDP
8.8% 12.6% −3.8 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
67.3 per 1,000 live births 60.0 per 1,000 live births +7.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Infant mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
42.1 per 1,000 live births 56.3 per 1,000 live births −14.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
505 per 100,000 live births 478 per 100,000 live births +27 per 100,000 live births 2023 World Bank
Physicians
physicians per 1,000 people
0.25 per 1,000 people 0.24 per 1,000 people +0.02 per 1,000 people 2022 World Bank
Hospital beds
beds per 1,000 people
1.6 per 1,000 people 1.7 per 1,000 people −0.2 per 1,000 people 1970 World Bank
Measles immunisation
% of children aged 12 to 23 months
65% 90% −25.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Tobacco use
% of adults aged 15 and over
8.2% 28.0% −19.8 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
% of current health expenditure
61.6% 13.2% +48.4 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Health spending per person
current US dollars per person
US$82 per person US$123 per person −33.0% 2023 World Bank
Diabetes prevalence
% of population aged 20 to 79
4.8% 6.2% −1.4 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Neonatal mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
32.0 per 1,000 live births 28.5 per 1,000 live births +3.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Child stunting
% of children under 5
27.6% 33.4% −5.8 percentage points 2014 World Bank
Tuberculosis incidence
new cases per 100,000 people
176 per 100,000 people 548 per 100,000 people −372 per 100,000 people 2024 World Bank
HIV incidence
new infections per 1,000 uninfected people aged 15 to 49
0.57 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 3.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 −2.53 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 World Bank

Internet and digital society

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
Internet users
% of population
29.8% 51.8% −22.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Mobile subscriptions
subscriptions per 100 people
147 per 100 people 70 per 100 people +77 per 100 people 2024 World Bank
Fixed broadband subscriptions
subscriptions per 100 people
0.4 per 100 people 0.4 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 2024 World Bank

Business and industry

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
Industry share of GDP
% of GDP
15.7% 25.2% −9.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank
New businesses registered
new limited liability companies
405 companies 1,981 companies −79.6% 2020 World Bank
Manufacturing share of GDP
% of GDP
9.2% 12.1% −2.9 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Trade and investment

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
Exports share of GDP
% of GDP
13.9% 49.5% −35.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Imports share of GDP
% of GDP
27.0% 104.5% −77.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Trade as a share of GDP
% of GDP
40.9% 154.0% −113.1 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Foreign direct investment inflows
% of GDP
1.3% 1.3% 0 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Current account balance
% of GDP
-7.4% 4.1% −11.5 percentage points 2024 World Bank
High-technology exports
% of manufactured exports
5.8% 0.3% +5.5 percentage points 2015 World Bank

Transport and mobility

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
Road traffic deaths
deaths per 100,000 people
32.2 per 100,000 people 31.9 per 100,000 people +0.3 per 100,000 people 2019 World Bank
Air passengers carried
passengers
20,400 passengers 28,200 passengers −27.7% 1998 World Bank

Energy and electricity

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
Access to electricity
% of population
43.7% 60.6% −16.9 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Clean cooking access
% of population
2.0% 58.0% −56.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Renewable energy share
% of total final energy consumption
87.4% 34.9% +52.5 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Fossil electricity share
% of total electricity production
92.9% 0.2% +92.7 percentage points 2021 World Bank

Climate and emissions

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
Temperature change
°C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average
1.27 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.78 °Ce (Estimated value) +0.49 °C 2025 FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
1.68 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 0.90 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) +86.0% 2024 FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
3.2 Mt CO2e 3.1 Mt CO2e +4.4% 2024 World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
1.4 t CO2e per person 1.3 t CO2e per person +10.8% 2024 World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 per person
0.16 t CO2 per person 0.43 t CO2 per person −63.7% 2024 World Bank
Methane emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
2.3 Mt CO2e 1.6 Mt CO2e +44.1% 2024 World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
0.54 Mt CO2e 0.46 Mt CO2e +19.1% 2024 World Bank

Air quality and ecosystems

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
PM2.5 air pollution
micrograms per cubic metre
33.8 µg/m³ 17.5 µg/m³ +93.7% 2023 WHO
Forest area
% of land area
74.8% 1.1% +73.7 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Protected areas
% of total territorial area
13.2% 23.4% −10.2 percentage points 2025 World Bank
PM2.5 air pollution exposure
micrograms per cubic metre
32.3 µg/m³ 26.4 µg/m³ +22.1% 2023 World Bank
Terrestrial protected areas
% of land area
26.2% 23.4% +2.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Water, sanitation and waste

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
Basic drinking water access
% of population
61.8% 78.1% −16.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Safely managed drinking water
% of population
24.0% 31.3% −7.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Basic sanitation access
% of population
28.9% 47.9% −18.9 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Level of water stress
% of available freshwater resources
1.5% 2.6% −1.1 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Renewable internal freshwater per person
cubic metres per person
7,599 m³ per person 2,288 m³ per person +232.2% 2022 World Bank
Safely managed sanitation
% of population
22.6% 43.8% −21.2 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Agriculture, food and fisheries

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
Cost of a healthy diet
international dollars (PPP) per person per day
Int$4.38 per person per daye (Estimated value) Int$5.47 per person per daye (Estimated value) −19.9% 2025 FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
% of the population
66.4%e (Estimated value) 77.4%e (Estimated value) −11.0 percentage points 2025 FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
kg of active ingredients per hectare of cropland
0.12 kg/hae (Estimated value) 3.44 kg/hae (Estimated value) −96.5% 2024 FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
0.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 3.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) −85.6% 2024 FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
% of GDP
40.6% 6.5% +34.1 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Cereal yield
kilograms per hectare
1,333 kg per hectare 604 kg per hectare +120.9% 2024 World Bank
Agricultural land
% of land area
31.4% 92.9% −61.5 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Capture fisheries production
metric tonnes
54,110 tonnes 74 tonnes +73,021.6% 2024 World Bank
Food production index
index, 2014 to 2016 = 100
115.8 (2014-16 = 100) 96.1 (2014-16 = 100) +20.5% 2024 World Bank
Fertiliser use
kilograms per hectare of arable land
1.1 kg per hectare 6.1 kg per hectare −82.1% 2024 World Bank
Land area
square kilometres
28,120 km² 30,360 km² −7.4% 2024 World Bank

Poverty and social protection

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
Gini index
Gini index, 0 to 100
35.6 (0 to 100) 51.2 (0 to 100) −15.6 points 2002 World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
% of total income or consumption
28.0% 38.2% −10.2 percentage points 2002 World Bank
Extreme poverty rate
% of population
68.2% 74.9% −6.7 percentage points 2002 World Bank
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
% of population
64.7% 56.6% +8.1 percentage points 2002 World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
% of population
84.3% 85.2% −0.9 percentage points 2002 World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
% of population
97.6% 95.9% +1.7 percentage points 2002 World Bank

Government finance and taxation

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
Tax revenue
% of GDP
8.3% 35.4% −27.1 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Central government expense
% of GDP
14.4% 40.2% −25.8 percentage points 2022 World Bank

Science and innovation

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
Scientific and technical journal articles
articles, fractional count
14 articles 60 articles −77.2% 2023 World Bank

Culture, society and wellbeing

MeasureGuinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau compared with LesothoPeriodSource
Women in national parliament
% of seats in the single or lower chamber
9.8% 25.0% −15.2 percentage points 2024 World Bank

The difference column shows Guinea-Bissau compared with Lesotho: in percentage points for percentages, in the same unit for rates per population and index values, and in percent for other measures.

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