Guinea-Bissau vs Norway: Total natural resource rents
Guinea-Bissau
10.4%
in 2021
Norway
10.0%
in 2021
Guinea-Bissau rank
47th
Norway rank
49th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Norway
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 10.4% against 10.0% in Norway, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 47th and Norway ranks 49th of 211 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.5% | 1.7% | 11.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 21.0% | 5.4% | 15.6% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 5.6% | 15.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 10.1% | 4.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 7.1% | 8.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 7.1% | 3.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Guinea-Bissau or Norway?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 10.4% against 10.0% in Norway as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Guinea-Bissau and Norway?
- 0.4%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Norway?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Norway rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 47th and Norway ranks 49th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total natural resource rents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.