Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Number of deaths
Gambia
16,974 deaths
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
15,182 deaths
in 2023
Gambia rank
144th
Guinea-Bissau rank
147th
Number of deaths over time
- Gambia
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 16,974 deaths against 15,182 deaths in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1,792 deaths.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Gambia ranks 144th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 147th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10,765 deaths | 15,379 deaths | 4,614 deaths | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 12,134 deaths | 15,831 deaths | 3,698 deaths | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 13,451 deaths | 15,827 deaths | 2,376 deaths | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 16,096 deaths | 19,896 deaths | 3,799 deaths | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 17,188 deaths | 20,508 deaths | 3,319 deaths | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 16,234 deaths | 18,460 deaths | 2,226 deaths | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 16,610 deaths | 16,153 deaths | 457.5 deaths | Gambia |
| 2020s | 17,406 deaths | 15,855 deaths | 1,551 deaths | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Gambia, at 16,974 deaths against 15,182 deaths in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 1,792 deaths, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for number of deaths?
- Gambia ranks 144th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 147th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year.