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Topic 03 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Guinea-Bissau: Work & Labour
Can people find work, and on what terms?
Guinea-Bissau is placed 107th of 182 countries on work & labour in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Employment-to-Population Ratio 63.08 (2025); Labour Income Share 37.28 (2025).
Share
Work & Labour
107th
of 182 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Guinea-Bissau on work & labour — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Employment-to-Population Ratio
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
63.08
Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)
Higher is better
Guinea-Bissau: 63.08. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 21.21 (São Tomé and Príncipe) to 86.9 (Qatar); the world median is 57.72.
- World median
- 57.72
- Best in Western Africa
- 79.99 Nigeria
- Land neighbours
- Guinea 49.89 · Senegal 50.6
Key 3 of 4
Unemployment Rate
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
2.673
Unemployment (% of labour force)
Lower is better
Guinea-Bissau: 2.673. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.13 (Qatar) to 34.2 (Eswatini); the world median is 5.084.
- World median
- 5.084
- Best in Western Africa
- 0.394 Niger
- Land neighbours
- Guinea 5.163 · Senegal 2.735
Key 4 of 4
Vulnerable Employment
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
74.94
Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)
Lower is better
Guinea-Bissau: 74.94. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.456 (Qatar) to 90.22 (Chad); the world median is 28.67.
- World median
- 28.67
- Best in Western Africa
- 34.26 Cabo Verde
- Land neighbours
- Guinea 79.17 · Senegal 62.98
02Over time
Which way Guinea-Bissau is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Employment-to-Population Ratio
Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%) · higher is better
Guinea-BissauWorld median
Guinea-Bissau rose from 61.67 in 2000 to 63.08 in 2025; the world median went from 55.86 to 57.72.
Every year’s figures
Year Guinea-Bissau World median 2025 63.081 57.720 2024 63.037 57.694 2023 63.091 58.158 2022 63.110 57.688 2021 61.842 56.066 2020 60.697 55.691 2019 60.667 57.871 2018 60.934 56.911 2017 61.054 56.738 2016 61.105 56.845 2015 61.157 56.788 2014 61.144 56.774 2013 61.267 56.229 2012 61.338 56.289 2011 61.421 56.297 2010 61.434 56.212 2009 61.451 56.255 2008 61.495 57.308 2007 61.552 56.933 2006 61.571 56.685 2005 61.574 56.129 2004 61.585 55.465 2003 61.663 55.630 2002 61.717 55.843 2001 61.880 56.018 2000 61.671 55.861 Labour Income Share
Labour income share of GDP (%) · higher is better
Guinea-BissauWorld median
Guinea-Bissau fell from 38.45 in 2004 to 37.28 in 2025; the world median went from 46.01 to 46.23.
Every year’s figures
Year Guinea-Bissau World median 2025 37.283 46.230 2024 37.375 46.060 2023 37.270 45.900 2022 37.447 45.615 2021 36.945 45.433 2020 37.003 47.267 2019 37.308 46.277 2018 37.751 46.187 2017 37.539 46.467 2016 37.358 46.798 2015 37.193 46.876 2014 38.448 47.281 2013 37.892 46.887 2012 39.101 46.231 2011 36.730 45.679 2010 37.344 46.024 2009 38.116 47.071 2008 37.615 45.312 2007 38.099 45.246 2006 38.077 45.670 2005 37.139 46.265 2004 38.452 46.012 Unemployment Rate
Unemployment (% of labour force) · lower is better
Guinea-BissauWorld median
Guinea-Bissau fell from 3.358 in 2000 to 2.673 in 2025; the world median went from 6.918 to 5.084.
Every year’s figures
Year Guinea-Bissau World median 2025 2.673 5.08 2024 2.647 5.15 2023 2.632 5.21 2022 2.666 5.34 2021 3.016 6.04 2020 2.887 6.38 2019 2.413 5.36 2018 3.127 5.35 2017 3.089 5.59 2016 3.139 5.90 2015 3.168 6.41 2014 3.285 6.58 2013 3.173 6.71 2012 3.135 6.79 2011 3.072 6.90 2010 3.121 7.04 2009 3.163 6.67 2008 3.157 5.79 2007 3.125 6.00 2006 3.143 6.50 2005 3.184 7.09 2004 3.226 6.80 2003 3.169 6.95 2002 3.146 6.91 2001 2.958 6.96 2000 3.358 6.92 Vulnerable Employment
Vulnerable employment (% of total employment) · lower is better
Guinea-BissauWorld median
Guinea-Bissau fell from 77.82 in 2000 to 74.94 in 2025; the world median went from 35.67 to 28.67.
Every year’s figures
Year Guinea-Bissau World median 2025 74.94 28.67 2024 75.16 29.04 2023 75.38 29.33 2022 75.59 29.67 2021 75.79 30.01 2020 76.26 30.54 2019 75.50 29.98 2018 75.69 30.15 2017 75.91 29.93 2016 76.07 29.91 2015 76.24 30.26 2014 76.33 30.47 2013 76.39 31.14 2012 76.52 31.00 2011 76.65 31.41 2010 76.87 32.37 2009 76.99 32.59 2008 77.09 31.76 2007 77.22 33.47 2006 77.32 34.27 2005 77.44 34.66 2004 77.53 35.51 2003 77.56 35.90 2002 77.64 35.96 2001 77.73 35.27 2000 77.82 35.67
03In context
Guinea-Bissau beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 182 countries on work & labour, never a place within the region.
Guinea-Bissau and the countries it borders
Standing among all 182; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Employment-to-Population RatioEmployed share of the population aged 15+ (%) | Labour Income ShareLabour income share of GDP (%) | Unemployment RateUnemployment (% of labour force) | Vulnerable EmploymentVulnerable employment (% of total employment) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 107th | 63.08 | 37.28 | 2.673 | 74.94 |
 Senegal | 129th | 50.6 | 42.49 | 2.735 | 62.98 |
 Guinea | 169th | 49.89 | 36.18 | 5.163 | 79.17 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 182.
Placed either side on work & labour
The countries immediately above and below Guinea-Bissau in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Guinea-Bissau is ahead of the world, and behind
23 more statistics filed under work & labour, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median4
Statistics on which Guinea-Bissau does better than the middle country measured.
Youth Unemployment RateILO · 2025 · world median 12.832.84412.83▲ Improved since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 2.844 · world median 12.83 · Unemployment, ages 15-24 (% of youth labour force). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.457 to 76.77; lower is better.
Position 173rd of 182 · derived, 1st = worst.
Length of Paid Paternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3153▲ Improved since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 15 · world median 3 · Paid paternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 196; higher is better.
Female Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 53.3660.2953.36▲ Improved since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 60.29 · world median 53.36 · Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 4.663 to 82.91; higher is better.
Position 48th of 182 · derived.
Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 61.6664.8161.66▲ Improved since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 64.81 · world median 61.66 · Population aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.34 to 87.01; higher is better.
Position 64th of 182 · derived.
Behind the world median11
Statistics on which Guinea-Bissau does worse than the middle country measured.
Length of Paid Maternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 989098▲ Improved since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 90 · world median 98 · Paid maternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 410; higher is better.
Firms Offering Formal TrainingWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.0721.8732.07No earlier reading
Guinea-Bissau: 21.87 · world median 32.07 · Firms offering formal training to permanent full-time workers (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.42 to 79.12; higher is better.
Working Poverty RateILO · 2025 · world median 4.88532.084.885▲ Improved since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 32.08 · world median 4.885 · Employed people living in extreme poverty (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.007 to 86.02; lower is better.
Compliance with Labour RightsILO · 2024 · world median 1.614.51.61▼ Worsened since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 4.5 · world median 1.61 · Compliance with freedom of association and collective bargaining rights (0 = best, 10 = worst). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 10; lower is better.
Human Capital Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 25,2304,93625,230No real change since 2010
Guinea-Bissau: 4,936 · world median 25,230 · Human capital per person — present value of future earnings (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 700.38 to 735,422; higher is better.
Position 133rd of 151 · derived.
Firms with a Female Top ManagerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 19.167.52719.16No earlier reading
Guinea-Bissau: 7.527 · world median 19.16 · Firms with a female top manager (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.429 to 62.9; higher is better.
Position 160th of 179 · derived.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per WorkerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6,7421,1496,742No real change since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 1,149 · world median 6,742 · Agricultural value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 210.77 to 150,632; higher is better.
Position 136th of 151 · derived.
GDP per Person EmployedWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 47,3847,23347,384No real change since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 7,233 · world median 47,384 · GDP per person employed (constant 2021 international $). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2,456 to 262,554; higher is better.
Position 156th of 168 · derived.
Labour Productivity per Hour WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 22.163.1822.16No real change since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 3.18 · world median 22.16 · Output per hour worked (constant 2021 international $ at PPP). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.92 to 164.65; higher is better.
Position 169th of 182 · derived.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.91.545.9No earlier reading
Guinea-Bissau: 1.5 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8180.0341.81No earlier reading
Guinea-Bissau: 80.03 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 3rd of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 000No earlier reading
Guinea-Bissau: 0 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
No better end7
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Employment in AgricultureILO · 2025 · world median 14.3861.0714.38No real change since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 61.07 · world median 14.38 · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.095 to 85.34.
Position 12th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Self-Employment RateILO · 2025 · world median 31.8475.4731.84No real change since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 75.47 · world median 31.84 · Self-employed (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.832 to 91.56.
Position 26th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8942.9438.89Moved since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 42.94 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 41st of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Public Sector EmploymentWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 15.015.3515.01No earlier reading
Guinea-Bissau: 5.35 · world median 15.01 · Public sector employment (% of total employment). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 1.672 to 47.1.
Position 112th of 135 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Employment in IndustryILO · 2025 · world median 18.889.71318.88Moved since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 9.713 · world median 18.88 · Employment in industry (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 3.103 to 39.44.
Position 163rd of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Employment in ServicesILO · 2025 · world median 59.5129.2159.51No real change since 2015
Guinea-Bissau: 29.21 · world median 59.51 · Employment in services (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.56 to 92.17.
Position 170th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.9583.13657.95No real change since 2014
Guinea-Bissau: 83.13 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
No current reading for Guinea-Bissau
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees (last 2022), Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Share of Senior and Middle Management (last 2022), Gini Index of Monthly Earnings (last 2022), Informal Employment Rate, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons, Low Pay Rate, Share of Temporary Employees (last 2018), Trade Union Density and Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training (last 2022). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Work & Labour among Guinea-Bissau’s 15 topics
Work & Labour is Guinea-Bissau’s 3rd best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability12th of 1863/4 keys
- Peace & Security104th of 1774/4 keys
- Work & Labour107th of 1824/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties133rd of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 136th of 1933/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality116th of 1593/3 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 155th of 1773/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture163rd of 1844/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing179th of 2003/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions177th of 1944/4 keys
- Gender & Equality170th of 1833/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 168th of 1762/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 191st of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technology193rd of 1983/4 keys
- Energy162nd of 1652/3 keys
No standing on Education & Knowledge: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on work & labour
The three countries placed highest of 182, and the leaders Guinea-Bissau can most readily be measured against.
1
IcelandNorthern Europe
1st of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Hansueli Krapf · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
South KoreaEastern Asia
3rd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Nigeria16th4/4 keysThis page
Guinea-Bissau107th4/4 keys
Positions out of 182 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Guinea-Bissau and work & labour
On work & labour
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
On work & labour
Countries With The Highest Average Salaries in 2024
The ten highest-paying countries of 2024, their bars coloured by continent, and six more added for comparison — from Australia in 13th place to India in 85th.
On work & labour
Countries With The Lowest Average Salaries in 2024
The bottom ten of 196 countries, and six more added for comparison. Niger, Madagascar and Liberia are all published at US$47 a month and still carry three different ranks.
08Questions
Guinea-Bissau on work & labour: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank on work & labour?
Guinea-Bissau is placed 107th of 182 countries on Work & Labour in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Employment-to-Population Ratio, Labour Income Share, Unemployment Rate and Vulnerable Employment). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Employment-to-Population Ratio figure for Guinea-Bissau?
63.08 in 2025 (employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 57.72.
What is the latest Labour Income Share figure for Guinea-Bissau?
37.28 in 2025 (labour income share of GDP (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 46.23.
How does Guinea-Bissau compare with Senegal on work & labour?
Senegal is placed 129th of 182, and Guinea-Bissau 107th. Employment-to-Population Ratio: Senegal 50.6, Guinea-Bissau 63.08; Labour Income Share: Senegal 42.49, Guinea-Bissau 37.28; Unemployment Rate: Senegal 2.735, Guinea-Bissau 2.673; Vulnerable Employment: Senegal 62.98, Guinea-Bissau 74.94.
How have Guinea-Bissau’s work & labour figures changed?
Employment-to-Population Ratio rose from 61.67 in 2000 to 63.08 in 2025; Labour Income Share fell from 38.45 in 2004 to 37.28 in 2025; Unemployment Rate fell from 3.358 in 2000 to 2.673 in 2025; Vulnerable Employment fell from 77.82 in 2000 to 74.94 in 2025.
Which work & labour statistics are missing for Guinea-Bissau?
No current reading is published for Guinea-Bissau on Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Share of Senior and Middle Management, Gini Index of Monthly Earnings, Informal Employment Rate, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons, Low Pay Rate, Share of Temporary Employees, Trade Union Density and Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Wages in money terms are not a key here, because pay figures are hard to compare fairly across countries with very different prices. Labour productivity, working hours, youth unemployment and the balance between farming, industry and services are published on this page as context. The size and growth of the wider economy belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Work & Labour standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The work & labour method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Employment-to-Population Ratio — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Labour Income Share — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment Rate — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Vulnerable Employment — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
The other 23 statistics on this page come from 2 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Guinea-Bissau’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Guinea-Bissau (banner) — (WT-en) Pis bus at English Wikivoyage, Public domain
- Iceland — Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Guinea-Bissau: Work & Labour — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/guinea-bissau/work