Gender in Guinea-Bissau 198 indicators covering gender for Guinea-Bissau. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 38.7% 19th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 index 2025 up 33.4% 60th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.6676 index 2025 up 24.7% 149th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year 2025 up 1.5% 30th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 51.9% 2050 down 0.5% 164th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 14.36 units per square kilometre 2023 up 42.9% 95th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0301 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.8% 69th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0465 units per square kilometre 2023 up 34.6% 112th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.514 2023 up 9.6% 174th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 32.08 2025 down 45.1% 29th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.75 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 67.4% 26th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.39 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 72.1% 49th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 2,820 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 15.6% 173rd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.7 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 66.7% 28th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.27 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 72.7% 50th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 50.6% 2025 down 0.5% 90th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 113.44 2010 up 50.2% 27th Gender Development Index 0.878 2023 up 0.9% 163rd Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.878 2023 up 0.9% 163rd Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.878 2023 up 0.9% 163rd Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.5529 2023 up 3.9% 165th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 22.3% 20th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.8509 % change on previous year 2023 — 49th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 24 2016 up 3.4% 153rd Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 13.7% 2021 up 37.3% 149th Population 2.20 million 2024 up 26.4% 142nd Life Expectancy at Birth 64.25 2024 up 8.0% 192nd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 45.7% 2023 unchanged 15th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 45.7% 2023 unchanged 15th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 51.1% 2023 down 0.4% 13th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 34.4 2006 up 91.8% 191st Sex ratio at birth 103.16 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.0% 187th Sex ratio by age 50 males per 100 females 2023 down 50.0% 24th Sex ratio at age 5 102.64 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.6% 180th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.16 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.0% 187th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 155th Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 4.4% 2023 down 27.6% 19th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 42.7% 2023 down 3.6% 40th Sex ratio at age 60 71.93 males per 100 females 2023 up 4.7% 230th Male population by age group 150,756 people 2023 up 7.9% 127th Female population by age group 146,542 people 2023 up 7.6% 126th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 0 2023 — 170th Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 184th Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 25 2023 unchanged 186th Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 — 123rd Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 0 2023 — 154th Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 20 2023 — 148th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 156th ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →