Guinea-Bissau vs Iraq: Population growth
Guinea-Bissau
2.2%
in 2025
Iraq
2.1%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
41st
Iraq rank
43rd
Population growth over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Iraq
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 41st and Iraq ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 3.2% | 3.2% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 0.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 2.8% | 1.2% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 3.1% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 3.2% | 0.6% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 0.0% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Guinea-Bissau or Iraq?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 2.2% against 2.1% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Guinea-Bissau and Iraq?
- 0.1%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Iraq?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Iraq rank globally for population growth?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 41st and Iraq ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.