Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Grazing land use over the long term
Gambia
187,000
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
175,200
in 2025
Gambia rank
141st
Guinea-Bissau rank
142nd
Grazing land use over the long term over time
- Gambia
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 187,000 against 175,200 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 11,800.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 141st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 142nd of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 37 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 24,680 | 20,876 | 3,804 | Gambia |
| 1100s | 27,207 | 23,302 | 3,905 | Gambia |
| 1200s | 29,862 | 25,964 | 3,897 | Gambia |
| 1300s | 32,592 | 28,870 | 3,723 | Gambia |
| 1400s | 35,311 | 32,021 | 3,290 | Gambia |
| 1500s | 37,867 | 35,412 | 2,455 | Gambia |
| 1600s | 40,001 | 39,021 | 979.2 | Gambia |
| 1700s | 41,230 | 42,806 | 1,576 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1710s | 61,087 | 43,276 | 17,811 | Gambia |
| 1720s | 79,023 | 43,778 | 35,246 | Gambia |
| 1730s | 96,444 | 44,313 | 52,131 | Gambia |
| 1740s | 113,326 | 44,886 | 68,440 | Gambia |
| 1750s | 129,648 | 45,502 | 84,146 | Gambia |
| 1760s | 145,382 | 46,166 | 99,216 | Gambia |
| 1770s | 160,498 | 46,884 | 113,614 | Gambia |
| 1780s | 174,965 | 47,664 | 127,300 | Gambia |
| 1790s | 188,745 | 48,516 | 140,229 | Gambia |
| 1800s | 201,799 | 49,449 | 152,350 | Gambia |
| 1810s | 214,078 | 50,479 | 163,599 | Gambia |
| 1820s | 225,530 | 51,622 | 173,908 | Gambia |
| 1830s | 236,094 | 52,900 | 183,194 | Gambia |
| 1840s | 245,697 | 54,341 | 191,356 | Gambia |
| 1850s | 254,255 | 81,850 | 172,405 | Gambia |
| 1860s | 262,553 | 83,879 | 178,674 | Gambia |
| 1870s | 270,442 | 86,812 | 183,630 | Gambia |
| 1880s | 286,123 | 92,559 | 193,564 | Gambia |
| 1890s | 301,601 | 98,677 | 202,924 | Gambia |
| 1900s | 310,238 | 105,188 | 205,050 | Gambia |
| 1910s | 317,241 | 112,118 | 205,123 | Gambia |
| 1920s | 318,670 | 118,310 | 200,360 | Gambia |
| 1930s | 346,080 | 136,459 | 209,621 | Gambia |
| 1940s | 366,039 | 155,829 | 210,210 | Gambia |
| 1950s | 364,735 | 197,088 | 167,648 | Gambia |
| 1960s | 400,000 | 211,670 | 188,330 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 400,000 | 211,670 | 188,330 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 398,000 | 211,670 | 186,330 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 366,500 | 202,240 | 164,260 | Gambia |
| 2000s | 209,100 | 168,622 | 40,478 | Gambia |
| 2010s | 187,000 | 220,308 | 33,308 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 187,000 | 190,700 | 3,700 | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long term, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Gambia, at 187,000 against 175,200 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long term between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 11,800, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for grazing land use over the long term?
- Gambia ranks 141st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 142nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.