Infrastructure and access
- Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile Infrastructure4
- Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure2
- Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure1
Digital Divide Country Profile · Africa
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Guinea-Bissau
Closing the digital divide, expanding meaningful connectivity, and advancing digital education and workforce participation.
Location in the world
Guinea-Bissau
Africa
Guinea-Bissau🇬🇼
- Population (2024)
- 2,201,352
- Total area
- 36,125 km²
- Area in square miles
- 13,947.93 mi²
- Coastline
- 350 km
National digital inclusion context
A portfolio-based view of access, capability, and outcomes.
This profile organizes the initiatives directly connected to Guinea-Bissau in the global research inventory. It follows the study's country-profile framework: national context, broadband infrastructure, inclusion practices, education and workforce connections, implementation actors, and intended contribution.
The documented portfolio emphasizes Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile Infrastructure, Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure, Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure, Fiber/Fiber Optic, Digital Identity / e-ID. The profile treats infrastructure, affordability, capability, institutions, support, and outcomes as an interconnected system.
Portfolio pattern
What the documented response contains.
Counts reflect source-workbook tags. One initiative may appear in multiple infrastructure or technology categories.
Specific technologies
- Fiber/Fiber Optic2
- Digital Identity / e-ID1
Intervention classification
- Neither explicitly identified9
- Infrastructure only3
- Infrastructure and Specific Technology2
- Specific Technology only1
Education and workforce
Connectivity becomes consequential through participation.
1 initiative explicitly connect to education, K–12, or college/university contexts, and 2 connect to workforce development. Other investments may enable these outcomes indirectly.
Networks, service availability, devices, and connection quality.
Skills, confidence, accessibility, navigation, and support.
Education, work, health, government, and civic opportunity.
Governance, operations, maintenance, funding, and learning.
Project and initiative portfolio
15 documented records
Every directly tagged record is shown with details and supporting URLs preserved from the research workbook.
01Digital data financing
Digital census additional financing – US$4m
Approved 2025 · Nationwide censusView details
Digital data financing
Digital census additional financing – US$4m
Approved 2025 · Nationwide censusStatus / periodApproved 2025LocationNationwide censusPopulationCensus workforce and householdsOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank
Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.
Activities and approach: Additional equipment and infrastructure financing
Workforce
02Digital public-sector data
First fully digital population and housing census
Implementation / 2025-2026 · NationwideView details
Digital public-sector data
First fully digital population and housing census
Implementation / 2025-2026 · NationwideStatus / periodImplementation / 2025-2026LocationNationwidePopulationAll householdsOrganizationsStatistics agency; World Bank
Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.
Activities and approach: Digital enumeration; equipment and systems
03National fiber backbone
National fiber backbone development
Implementation / reform · Main cities and corridorsView details
National fiber backbone
National fiber backbone development
Implementation / reform · Main cities and corridorsStatus / periodImplementation / reformLocationMain cities and corridorsPopulationOperators and householdsOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank
Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.
Activities and approach: Open-access national backbone
04Broadband governance
National fiber backbone open-access management reform
Supported / 2025-2026 · NationwideView details
Broadband governance
National fiber backbone open-access management reform
Supported / 2025-2026 · NationwideStatus / periodSupported / 2025-2026LocationNationwidePopulationConsumers and operatorsOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank
Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.
Activities and approach: Open-access management; affordability reform
05National broadband backbone
WARCIP SOP3 – Domestic Backbone Reach
2017–ongoing/legacy and successor programs · NationwideView details
National broadband backbone
WARCIP SOP3 – Domestic Backbone Reach
2017–ongoing/legacy and successor programs · NationwideStatus / period2017–ongoing/legacy and successor programsLocationNationwidePopulationCommunities outside BissauOrganizationsGovernment of Guinea-Bissau; World Bank; ECOWAS
Extends broadband geography beyond core urban areas.
Activities and approach: National backbone
06International broadband
WARCIP SOP3 – International Broadband Connectivity
2017–ongoing/legacy and successor programs · Guinea-Bissau / ECOWASView details
International broadband
WARCIP SOP3 – International Broadband Connectivity
2017–ongoing/legacy and successor programs · Guinea-Bissau / ECOWASStatus / period2017–ongoing/legacy and successor programsLocationGuinea-Bissau / ECOWASPopulationNational Internet usersOrganizationsGovernment of Guinea-Bissau; World Bank; ECOWAS
Expands international/regional broadband reach and lowers communications costs.
Activities and approach: International/regional backbone
07Broadband market reform
WARCIP SOP3 – Market Competition and Regulatory Reform
2017–ongoing/legacy and successor programs · NationwideView details
Broadband market reform
WARCIP SOP3 – Market Competition and Regulatory Reform
2017–ongoing/legacy and successor programs · NationwideStatus / period2017–ongoing/legacy and successor programsLocationNationwidePopulationConsumers and operatorsOrganizationsGovernment of Guinea-Bissau; World Bank; ECOWAS
Strengthens sector competition to lower prices and support investment.
Activities and approach: Regulatory reform
08Digital infrastructure and services
WARDIP Guinea-Bissau – 2026 procurement cycle
Procurement / 2026 · NationwideView details
Digital infrastructure and services
WARDIP Guinea-Bissau – 2026 procurement cycle
Procurement / 2026 · NationwideStatus / periodProcurement / 2026LocationNationwidePopulationOperators and institutionsOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank
Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.
Activities and approach: Project procurement and implementation
09Cybersecurity
WARDIP Guinea-Bissau – cybersecurity strengthening
Implementation · Nationwide / regionalView details
Cybersecurity
WARDIP Guinea-Bissau – cybersecurity strengthening
Implementation · Nationwide / regionalStatus / periodImplementationLocationNationwide / regionalPopulationGovernment and usersOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank
Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.
Activities and approach: ICT security policy; capacity building
10Digital economy / jobs
WARDIP Guinea-Bissau – entrepreneurship and digital jobs support
Implementation · NationwideView details
Digital economy / jobs
WARDIP Guinea-Bissau – entrepreneurship and digital jobs support
Implementation · NationwideStatus / periodImplementationLocationNationwidePopulationYouth, women and entrepreneursOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank
Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.
Activities and approach: Enterprise development; job creation
Workforce
11Digital identity
WARDIP Guinea-Bissau – ID4D digital identity support
Implementation · NationwideView details
Digital identity
WARDIP Guinea-Bissau – ID4D digital identity support
Implementation · NationwideStatus / periodImplementationLocationNationwidePopulationResidentsOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank
Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.
Activities and approach: ID4D technical assistance; identity foundations
12Digital financial infrastructure
WARDIP Guinea-Bissau – payment/financial infrastructure integration
Implementation · Nationwide / regionalView details
Digital financial infrastructure
WARDIP Guinea-Bissau – payment/financial infrastructure integration
Implementation · Nationwide / regionalStatus / periodImplementationLocationNationwide / regionalPopulationConsumers and financial institutionsOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank
Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.
Activities and approach: Payments and market interoperability
13Digital trade
WARDIP Guinea-Bissau – regional online market integration
Implementation · Guinea-Bissau / ECOWASView details
Digital trade
WARDIP Guinea-Bissau – regional online market integration
Implementation · Guinea-Bissau / ECOWASStatus / periodImplementationLocationGuinea-Bissau / ECOWASPopulationBusinesses and consumersOrganizationsGovernment; ECOWAS; World Bank
Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.
Activities and approach: Cross-border e-services; market rules
14Regional digital integration
WARDIP West Africa – Cross-Border Broadband Integration
2017–ongoing/legacy and successor programs · Guinea-Bissau / West AfricaView details
Regional digital integration
WARDIP West Africa – Cross-Border Broadband Integration
2017–ongoing/legacy and successor programs · Guinea-Bissau / West AfricaStatus / period2017–ongoing/legacy and successor programsLocationGuinea-Bissau / West AfricaPopulationResidents, businesses and operatorsOrganizationsGovernment of Guinea-Bissau; World Bank; ECOWAS
Adds newer regional digital integration investment on top of WARCIP.
Activities and approach: Cross-border broadband
15Digital inclusion
WARDIP West Africa – Digital Skills and Inclusion
2017–ongoing/legacy and successor programs · Nationwide targeted usersView details
Digital inclusion
WARDIP West Africa – Digital Skills and Inclusion
2017–ongoing/legacy and successor programs · Nationwide targeted usersStatus / period2017–ongoing/legacy and successor programsLocationNationwide targeted usersPopulationWomen, youth and digitally excluded usersOrganizationsGovernment of Guinea-Bissau; World Bank; ECOWAS
Builds skills and inclusion alongside connectivity investments.
Activities and approach: Digital skills and inclusion
Education
Evidence boundary
Read the portfolio as a starting point, not a final verdict.
Project records document interventions and intended contributions; they do not alone prove nationwide coverage, causal impact, or durable closure.
Profiles will deepen as national statistics, policy documents, evaluations, and implementation evidence are incorporated. Source links allow inspection of underlying evidence.
Evidence and contextProfile Sources+
These sources support the country-level demographic, geographic, and connectivity context. Sources tied to individual projects remain with their project records and are not repeated here.
- Central Intelligence Agency. (n.d.). Guinea-Bissau. The World Factbook. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/guinea-bissau/
- International Telecommunication Union. (n.d.). ITU DataHub: Country ICT data. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://datahub.itu.int/
- World Bank. (n.d.). Individuals using the Internet (% of population): Guinea-Bissau. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=GW
- World Bank. (n.d.). Population, total: Guinea-Bissau. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=GW