Country profile · GNB
Guinea-Bissau
Region · Sub-Saharan Africa Population · 2.2M people
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Health and education
- Death before age 1
- 4.3%
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 725 / 100,000
- Children per woman
- 3.84
- Expected years of schooling
- 10.6 years
- Tertiary enrollment
- 5%
- Smoking prevalence (men / women)
- 17% / 1%
Income and daily life
- Income inequality (Gini)
- 0.33
- Urban population
- 46%
- Employment in agriculture
- 63%
- Internet use
- 29%
- Adult HIV prevalence
- 2.53%
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 1.1 / 100k
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 20.0 / 100k
- Out-of-pocket health spending
- 61%
- Women married before age 18
- 26%
Religion
- Islam45%
- Christianity22%
- Folk and traditional beliefs30%
- No religion3%
Major cities
- Bissau
Common hazards
- Floods
Common migration destinations
- Senegal
- Portugal