Flag of Guinea-Bissau
Sub-Saharan Africa · first adopted 1 January 1973
The flag of Guinea-Bissau is red, yellow, green and black. It was first adopted on 1 January 1973. Guinea-Bissau, whose capital is Bissau, is home to about 2.3 million people.
Colours
- red#ce1126
- yellow#fcd116
- green#009e49
- black#000001
Colour names are approximate, taken from the hex values in the image.
Flags with the same colours
Other flags of Sub-Saharan Africa
Flag of Guinea-Bissau: questions and answers
What colours are on the Guinea-Bissau flag?
Red, Yellow, Green and Black. Hex values as drawn: red #ce1126, yellow #fcd116, green #009e49, black #000001.
When was the flag of Guinea-Bissau adopted?
The flag was first adopted on 1 January 1973 (Wikidata). Some flags have had minor design changes since their first adoption.
Which flags have the same colours as Guinea-Bissau's?
Ghana and São Tomé and Príncipe use the same set of colours.
Sources: World Bank Open Data — World Development Indicators and Population Estimates and Projections (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0); flag-icons 7.2.3 by Panayiotis Lipiridis (MIT License). Data retrieved 2026-10-22. Live figures are mathematical estimates interpolated between the World Bank's mid-year values, not real-time counts.