Africa / GNB

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau ranks #211 of 242 on the Composite Power Index (0.1/100), scored on military spending, active personnel, nuclear arsenal, economic size and logistics. Its Instability Index is 29.4/100 (#79 most fragile). Every figure below carries its source and year. Data read 2026-08-04.

What drives the instability score

Forced displacement
49/100 · weight 25%
UNHCR
Governance fragility
83/100 · weight 10%
V-Dem
Forecast conflict risk
0/100 · weight 35%
ViEWS

Trajectory

GDP (USD)
Military spending (SIPRI, USD)
Arms imports (SIPRI, transfers/yr)

Governance

Energy

Strategic Relationships

Allies (15)

COW alliance ties — includes historical pacts; defense first.

Neighbours (2)

Disputes (3)

COW Dyadic MID, 1816–2014 — historical register, not live rivalries. Count = militarized disputes; year = most recent; ● = peak intensity.

Signals

Airports
1
Ports
2
Satellites
0
Subsea cables
1
News items
0

Conflict forecast (ViEWS, 2029-04-01): 0% risk

Arms imports (SIPRI Arms Transfers, 1993): 1 transfers

Displacement (UNHCR): 1.8K refugees originated · 0 IDPs · 24 hosted

Compare Guinea-Bissau with

Neighbours and leading powers — each links to its own sourced dossier.