GQ · GNQ

Equatorial Guinea

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population1,938,431 people2025149 of 217 · 2025+33.32%
Life expectancy at birth63.91 years2024195 of 217 · 2024+6.11%
Total fertility rate4.12 births per woman202422 of 217 · 2024−15.36%
Population growth+2.4%202529 of 217 · 2025−1.39 pp
Infant mortality47.6 per 1,000 live births2024182 of 196 · 2024−26.77%
Urban population71.58%202582 of 217 · 2025+2.62 pp
Population ages 65 and above3.76%2025173 of 217 · 2025+0.5 pp
Population density65.87 people per km²2023137 of 215 · 2023+37.24%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP16,133.11 current international dollars (PPP)2025108 of 185 · 2025−17.18%
Annual GDP growth−5.85%2025186 of 186 · 2025+3.26 pp
Consumer price inflation+2.92%2024No data−1.39 pp
Employment
Total unemployment8.34%2025135 of 182 · 2025+0.56 pp
Youth unemployment15.74%2025113 of 182 · 2025+0.33 pp
Labor force participation60.51%2025100 of 182 · 2025−0.5 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet63.3%2024133 of 182 · 2024+44.44 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions0.1 per 100 people2022No data−12%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption4.2%2022165 of 212 · 2021−0.2 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita2.55 t CO₂e per person2024102 of 203 · 2024−37.56%
Access to electricity65.1%2024182 of 215 · 2024−0.9 pp
Forest area86.39%20237 of 213 · 2023−2.98 pp
Society
Current health expenditure3.5%2023166 of 192 · 2023+1.74 pp
Maternal mortality174 per 100,000 live births2023152 of 194 · 2023−26.27%

Historical trend

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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