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

113,000 FAO, number, with Gambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia 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.

Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Non-agricultural population

Gambia

450,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Guinea-Bissau

337,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Gambia rank

46th

Guinea-Bissau rank

48th

Non-agricultural population over time

Gambia
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 450,000 FAO, number against 337,000 FAO, number in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 113,000 FAO, number.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.3 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Gambia ranks 46th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 48th of 53 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1980s	127,400 FAO, number	124,500 FAO, number	2,900 FAO, number	Gambia
1990s	215,700 FAO, number	177,200 FAO, number	38,500 FAO, number	Gambia
2000s	331,900 FAO, number	257,100 FAO, number	74,800 FAO, number	Gambia
2010s	432,333 FAO, number	325,000 FAO, number	107,333 FAO, number	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?: Gambia, at 450,000 FAO, number against 337,000 FAO, number in Guinea-Bissau as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?: 113,000 FAO, number, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Gambia ranks 46th 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: 04 September 2026

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