What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?

65,000 FAO, number, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?

33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Non-agricultural population

Equatorial Guinea

272,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Guinea-Bissau

337,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Equatorial Guinea rank

49th

Guinea-Bissau rank

48th

Non-agricultural population over time

Equatorial Guinea
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 337,000 FAO, number against 272,000 FAO, number in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 65,000 FAO, number.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Equatorial Guinea's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 48th of 53 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1980s	72,100 FAO, number	124,500 FAO, number	52,400 FAO, number	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	123,600 FAO, number	177,200 FAO, number	53,600 FAO, number	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	197,300 FAO, number	257,100 FAO, number	59,800 FAO, number	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	261,000 FAO, number	325,000 FAO, number	64,000 FAO, number	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Equatorial Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 337,000 FAO, number against 272,000 FAO, number in Equatorial Guinea as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?: 65,000 FAO, number, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 48th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Non-agricultural population (FAO, number)
Unit: FAO, number
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,934 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.