Geographical location :
Coastal country in West Africa, bordered by Senegal to the north and Guinea to the south and east, with an Atlantic coastline to the west.
(i.e. 2,201,352)
(Data Commons)
nominal, current US$
Note. Destimate per Statistics Times for 2024 ~ USD 2,406
Why Guinea-Bissau is considered a “failed state”
Guinea-Bissau is emblematic of chronic political instability, weak state capacity, and elite capture. According to the BTI 2024 report, 59 % of citizens associate politicians with corruption, and 78 % believe anti-corruption efforts are inadequate; 51 % assert that the president “always or frequently” ignores the constitution.
Over decades, the country has experienced multiple coups, fragile governance, pervasive clientelism, and a minimal presence of the state in many parts of the country (64 % of respondents felt “abandoned by the state”) .
Its low institutional capacity, heavy reliance on external support, and inability to deliver basic services amplify its fragility and justify its classification among failed or near-failed states..
