Gender in Guinea-Bissau 198 indicators covering gender for Guinea-Bissau. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 75 2023 unchanged 135th Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 75 2023 — 73rd Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 161st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 — 123rd Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 60 2023 up 50.0% 143rd Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 0 2023 — 110th Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 75 2023 unchanged 74th Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 171st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 25 2023 unchanged 169th Women Business and the Law Index 51.88 2023 up 38.3% 173rd Women Business and the Law Index 51.88 2023 up 38.3% 173rd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 54.0% 2025 down 43.6% 180th Share of female employment by economic sector 66.2% 2025 down 5.8% 15th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 505 2023 down 28.6% 9th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 36 2019 down 7.5% 111th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 39.7 2019 down 1.7% 83rd Total Fertility Rate 3.92 2022 down 21.5% 29th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 21.7% 2025 down 30.5% 92nd Women of reproductive age 546,438 2023 up 32.6% 144th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 56.3% 2026 up 21.9% 130th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 57.0% 2020 down 0.1% 47th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 10 2025 down 28.6% 165th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 9.8% 2025 down 28.6% 183rd Share of women in ministerial positions 20.8% 2024 down 33.4% 98th Share of women in parliament 9.8% 2024 down 28.6% 170th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 13.21 2014 up 258.6% 176th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 74.1% 2016 up 5.0% 10th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 53.9% 2016 down 1.3% 25th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 9.8 2024 down 28.6% 169th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.19 ratio 2025 — 152nd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 51.1% 2023 down 0.4% 13th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 247.6 2023 up 33.2% 125th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 45.7% 2023 unchanged 16th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 51.1% 2023 down 0.4% 14th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 45.3% 2023 up 0.4% 16th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 45.7 2023 unchanged 15th Gender Development Index 0.862 2022 — 163rd Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 89.0% 2024 up 229.6% 35th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 62.0% 2024 up 264.7% 94th Gender Inequality Index 0.631 2022 — 7th Suicide Rate 7.67 2021 up 7.0% 87th Female migrants 50.6% 2020 down 1.0% 75th Age at first marriage, female 24.1 2014 up 11.1% 76th Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 20.83 2024 down 33.4% 98th Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 23.4% 2019 up 1.3% 23rd Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 10.8 2019 up 16.5% 106th Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 25.6% 2019 up 4.1% 17th Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 120 2019 up 1.7% 174th Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 102 2019 up 35.6% 132nd ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →