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Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea / GQ

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Equatorial Guinea in numbers.

Area28,050 kmยฒWorld # 142 โ†’Population1.9MWorld # 149 โ†’Population density69.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 133 โ†’Life expectancy63.9 yearsWorld # 193 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 6,615World # 122 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Equatorial Guinea across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area28,050 kmยฒWorld # 142 / 2023 โ†’Population1.9MWorld # 149 / 2025 โ†’Population density69.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 133 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,968World # 56 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.4%World # 29 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate4.1World # 22 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate30 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 30 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 85 / 2024 โ†’Median age21 yearsWorld # 184 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.8%World # 171 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1437.1%World # 41 / 2025 โ†’Urban population71.6%World # 82 / 2025 โ†’Net migration3.8KWorld # 54 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 47 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share13.2%World # 67 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy63.9 yearsWorld # 193 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy53.3 yearsWorld # 168 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 174 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 6,615World # 122 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 12.8BWorld # 151 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 16,133World # 119 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth-5.8%World # 208 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.9%World # 98 / 2024 โ†’Unemployment8.3%World # 52 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment15.7%World # 74 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)38.5World # 55 / 2022 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Meat supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production4K tWorld # 46 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area86.4%World # 7 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person792 kWh/personWorld # 113 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person3.7 tWorld # 94 / 2024 โ†’Internet use63.3%World # 148 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions49.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 200 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rate27.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 39 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1%World # 118 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament31%World # 72 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivalsNo dataNo rank โ†’International tourism receiptsNo dataNo rank โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2015 / 93%Main languageSpanishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal127 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSpanishLargest staple-food calorie sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryCurrent currencyCFA Franc BEACXAFDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originDirection and locationequator, Gulf of Guinea