Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.35 tonnes in Guinea and 0.16 tonnes in Guinea-Bissau, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Guinea, by 0.2 tonnes, or 2.27 times that in Guinea-Bissau.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Guinea-Bissau.
- In 2024, Guinea ranked 169 and Guinea-Bissau ranked 184 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.35 | 0.16 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.35 | 0.15 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.37 | 0.16 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.37 | 0.16 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 0.17 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.37 | 0.18 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.29 | 0.18 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.26 | 0.16 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.24 | 0.2 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.21 | 0.2 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.2 | 0.19 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.25 | 0.2 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.24 | 0.2 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.22 | 0.2 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.21 | 0.2 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.2 | 0.21 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.19 | 0.2 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.2 | 0.17 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.14 | 0.21 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.18 | 0.2 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.11 | 0.1 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Guinea-Bissau: 64.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Guinea-Bissau: 6.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guinea-Bissau: 48.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Guinea-Bissau: 3.67% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Guinea-Bissau: 13.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Guinea-Bissau: 2.15 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Guinea-Bissau: 2.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Guinea-Bissau: 3.84 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Guinea-Bissau: 46.7% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Guinea-Bissau: 18.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Guinea-Bissau: 3.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Guinea-Bissau: -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Guinea-Bissau: 0.89% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025Guinea-Bissau: $21M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Guinea-Bissau: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Guinea-Bissau: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Guinea-Bissau: 4,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Guinea-Bissau: 0.01% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Guinea-Bissau: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Guinea-Bissau: 5 million TIV in 1993