El Salvador vs Guinea-Bissau: Population by world region
El Salvador
5.07 million people
in 2100
Guinea-Bissau
4.67 million people
in 2100
El Salvador rank
128th
Guinea-Bissau rank
130th
Population by world region over time
- El Salvador
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 5.07 million people against 4.67 million people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 407,730 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 128th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 130th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 45 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 59,381 people | 42,620 people | 16,761 people | El Salvador |
| 1100s | 64,779 people | 48,709 people | 16,070 people | El Salvador |
| 1200s | 70,668 people | 55,667 people | 15,001 people | El Salvador |
| 1300s | 77,092 people | 63,620 people | 13,472 people | El Salvador |
| 1400s | 84,101 people | 72,708 people | 11,393 people | El Salvador |
| 1500s | 91,746 people | 83,095 people | 8,651 people | El Salvador |
| 1600s | 100,087 people | 94,966 people | 5,121 people | El Salvador |
| 1700s | 109,186 people | 108,533 people | 653 people | El Salvador |
| 1710s | 110,404 people | 110,208 people | 196 people | El Salvador |
| 1720s | 111,967 people | 111,981 people | 14 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1730s | 114,008 people | 113,862 people | 146 people | El Salvador |
| 1740s | 116,715 people | 115,864 people | 851 people | El Salvador |
| 1750s | 120,359 people | 117,999 people | 2,360 people | El Salvador |
| 1760s | 125,331 people | 120,284 people | 5,047 people | El Salvador |
| 1770s | 132,200 people | 122,739 people | 9,461 people | El Salvador |
| 1780s | 155,360 people | 125,386 people | 29,974 people | El Salvador |
| 1790s | 178,520 people | 128,253 people | 50,267 people | El Salvador |
| 1800s | 207,868 people | 218,167 people | 10,300 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1810s | 200,834 people | 218,162 people | 17,328 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1820s | 262,607 people | 216,982 people | 45,625 people | El Salvador |
| 1830s | 299,588 people | 214,433 people | 85,155 people | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 341,102 people | 211,911 people | 129,191 people | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 394,842 people | 214,623 people | 180,220 people | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 465,729 people | 224,790 people | 240,938 people | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 568,156 people | 240,008 people | 328,148 people | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 691,999 people | 260,325 people | 431,674 people | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 788,322 people | 282,388 people | 505,934 people | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 925,639 people | 306,273 people | 619,366 people | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 1.16 million people | 330,565 people | 829,963 people | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 1.44 million people | 366,971 people | 1.07 million people | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 1.70 million people | 423,676 people | 1.28 million people | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 1.97 million people | 495,929 people | 1.48 million people | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 2.44 million people | 561,418 people | 1.88 million people | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 3.17 million people | 580,338 people | 2.59 million people | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 4.07 million people | 666,196 people | 3.41 million people | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4.87 million people | 891,734 people | 3.98 million people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 5.71 million people | 1.10 million people | 4.61 million people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 6.00 million people | 1.37 million people | 4.63 million people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6.16 million people | 1.76 million people | 4.40 million people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 6.35 million people | 2.23 million people | 4.12 million people | El Salvador |
| 2030s | 6.57 million people | 2.71 million people | 3.86 million people | El Salvador |
| 2040s | 6.66 million people | 3.18 million people | 3.48 million people | El Salvador |
| 2050s | 6.62 million people | 3.63 million people | 3.00 million people | El Salvador |
| 2060s | 6.46 million people | 4.00 million people | 2.46 million people | El Salvador |
| 2070s | 6.19 million people | 4.29 million people | 1.89 million people | El Salvador |
| 2080s | 5.79 million people | 4.50 million people | 1.29 million people | El Salvador |
| 2090s | 5.32 million people | 4.62 million people | 702,594 people | El Salvador |
| 2100s | 5.07 million people | 4.67 million people | 407,730 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, El Salvador or Guinea-Bissau?
- El Salvador, at 5.07 million people against 4.67 million people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau?
- 407,730 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for population by world region?
- El Salvador ranks 128th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 130th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.