Guinea-Bissau vs Latvia
Guinea-Bissau has 1.2× the population of Latvia: 2,249,515 vs 1,847,785, a gap of 401,730. Guinea-Bissau is growing faster (+2.16% vs −0.99% a year), adding about 48,686 people a year against −18,249. At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. Latvia is the older society: 22.2% aged 65+ against 3.2% in Guinea-Bissau, while Guinea-Bissau has more children (38.3% under 15 vs 15.2%). Guinea-Bissau is 2.5× as densely populated (76.6 vs 30.3 people per km²). People in Latvia live 12.2 years longer on average (76.4 vs 64.3). GDP per capita is 23.4× higher in Latvia ($26,312 vs $1,124).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Guinea-Bissau) and 2025 (Latvia); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Guinea-Bissau vs Latvia — side by side
 Guinea-Bissau |  Latvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,249,5152025 | 1,847,7852025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +2.16%2025 | −0.99%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 29.62024 | 6.92024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 7.02024 | 14.32024 |
| Children per woman | 3.762024 | 1.242024 |
| Life expectancy | 64.3 yrs2024 | 76.4 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 38.3%2025 | 15.2%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 3.2%2025 | 22.2%2025 |
| Density | 76.6 /km²2023 | 30.3 /km²2023 |
| Area | 36,130 km²2023 | 64,590 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 46.7%2025 | 68.6%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -1,3732025 | -7,3302025 |
| GDP per capita | $1,1242025 | $26,3122025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #147 | #150 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.03% | 0.02% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Guinea-Bissau: 3.9× from 1960 to 2025; Latvia: 0.9× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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