Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.1 per 100,000 people in Guinea and 13.6 per 100,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Guinea-Bissau, by 2.5 per 100,000 people, or 1.22 times that in Guinea.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Guinea-Bissau has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Guinea ranked 64 and Guinea-Bissau ranked 38 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | 13.6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.2 | 13.8 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.3 | 13.9 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.3 | 13.9 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.2 | 14 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.2 | 14.1 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.1 | 14.2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11 | 14.3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10.9 | 14.3 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10.7 | 14.3 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.6 | 14.4 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.4 | 14.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.1 | 14.4 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 10.1 | 14.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 10 | 14.5 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 10 | 14.5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 9.8 | 14.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 9.7 | 14.7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 9.7 | 14.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 9.4 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 9.2 | 14.6 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9 | 14.5 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 8.8 | 14.3 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 8.7 | 14.2 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.5 | 14 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.3 | 13.9 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.2 | 13.7 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8.1 | 13.6 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, 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
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