Country profile
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea ranks #149 of 215 for population, #120 of 209 for gdp per capita, #194 of 216 for life expectancy, across 21 open-data indicators.
People
Population
1,892,516
people · 2024
Rank #149 of 215
Life expectancy
63.9
years · 2024
Rank #194 of 216
Poverty headcount
8.8%
% of population · 2022
Rank #69 of 186
Under-5 mortality
68
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #22 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
20.4%
% net enrollment · 2005
Rank #221 of 232
Prosperity
GDP per capita
$6,745
current US$ · 2024
Rank #120 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
2.92
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #105 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
125
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #145 of 210
Forest area
86.4%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #8 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
35.4
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #57 of 248
Protected areas
1.8%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #219 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
3.7
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #91 of 210
Fertilizer use
6.49
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #164 of 194
Pesticide use
0.78
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #140 of 193
Digital
Internet users
63.3%
% of population · 2024
Rank #149 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.1
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #243 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
49.5
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #250 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
66.9%
% of population · 2023
Rank #177 of 215
Renewable electricity output
8.82%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #193 of 257
Energy use per person
15,975
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #103 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.17
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #144 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Equatorial Guinea; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use