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Congo vs Equatorial Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 1.89M in Equatorial Guinea (ranked 148/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 10,830 sq mi for Equatorial Guinea (ranked 64th vs. 140th).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and Equatorial Guinea ranks 148/197 ($12.8B). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while Equatorial Guinea ranks 106/197 ($6,745).

Main facts and rankings

Congo Equatorial Guinea
Population
6607609
1975406
Population rank 109/197 148/197
GDP
$15.7B
2024
$12.8B
2024
GDP rank 141/197 148/197
GDP per capita
$2,482
2024
$6,745
2024
GDP per capita rank 148/197 106/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,026
2024
$17,567
2024
Government debt
$15B
2024
$4.62B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
35.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,369
2024
$2,442
2024
Government debt per person rank 113/185 112/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,263
2025
$4,393
2025
Land area
131,854 sq mi
2025
10,830 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
174.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.16
2023
4.08
2023
Median age
19.5 years
2024
22 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
64.1 years
2025

Congo and Equatorial Guinea: Comparison Charts

Congo and Equatorial Guinea economies compared

GDP
Congo

Equatorial Guinea
Year GDP
Congo Equatorial Guinea
1960 $131,731,863 -
1961 $151,675,739 -
1962 $166,521,240 $37,253,333
1963 $172,233,431 $44,266,667
1964 $185,693,725 $51,915,000
1965 $198,318,064 $64,748,333
1966 $220,613,582 $69,110,000
1967 $237,397,428 $72,317,447
1968 $251,247,458 $67,514,286
1969 $265,040,036 $67,225,714
1970 $274,960,700 $66,331,429
1971 $322,128,019 $64,946,955
1972 $410,669,264 $65,429,198
1973 $541,973,363 $81,203,227
1974 $585,364,634 $94,159,863
1975 $767,102,680 $104,295,643
1976 $754,549,601 $103,653,050
1977 $765,224,029 $103,987,520
1978 $878,771,772 -
1979 $1,198,749,667 -
1980 $1,705,796,853 $50,642,881
1981 $1,993,512,323 $36,731,423
1982 $2,160,640,565 $44,294,648
1983 $2,097,274,290 $44,442,457
1984 $2,193,581,365 $50,320,914
1985 $2,160,872,540 $62,118,570
1986 $1,849,268,212 $76,407,396
1987 $2,297,753,652 $93,345,860
1988 $2,212,536,312 $100,534,657
1989 $2,389,593,026 $88,265,975
1990 $2,798,746,050 $112,119,411
1991 $2,724,853,506 $110,906,029
1992 $2,933,222,703 $134,707,184
1993 $2,684,323,623 $136,047,906
1994 $1,769,365,438 $100,807,003
1995 $2,116,003,868 $141,853,361
1996 $2,540,697,539 $232,463,023
1997 $2,322,719,103 $442,337,871
1998 $1,949,481,379 $370,687,634
1999 $2,354,772,960 $621,117,886
2000 $3,227,927,698 $1,045,998,496
2001 $2,796,704,604 $1,461,139,022
2002 $3,034,250,924 $1,806,742,742
2003 $3,503,723,088 $2,484,745,935
2004 $4,656,974,940 $4,410,764,339
2005 $6,650,001,680 $8,217,369,093
2006 $8,072,305,029 $10,086,528,699
2007 $8,782,703,437 $13,071,718,759
2008 $11,649,857,673 $19,749,893,536
2009 $9,723,299,915 $15,027,795,173
2010 $13,148,396,212 $16,314,443,436
2011 $15,655,383,577 $21,357,343,669
2012 $17,692,911,296 $22,388,344,144
2013 $17,958,720,699 $21,948,834,284
2014 $17,919,321,078 $21,765,453,082
2015 $12,434,793,867 $13,185,496,881
2016 $10,931,328,151 $11,240,808,848
2017 $11,834,473,039 $12,200,913,879
2018 $14,773,900,289 $13,097,012,134
2019 $13,976,637,780 $11,364,133,550
2020 $11,468,687,464 $9,893,816,008
2021 $14,825,690,211 $12,215,878,033
2022 $15,817,030,157 $13,687,643,436
2023 $15,321,055,818 $12,337,550,584
2024 $15,719,985,776 $12,765,777,677

Congo and Equatorial Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Congo

Equatorial Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Congo Equatorial Guinea
1960 $124.7 -
1961 $139.9 -
1962 $149.6 $132.9
1963 $150.7 $154.8
1964 $158.1 $177.8
1965 $164.2 $217.1
1966 $177.6 $226.7
1967 $185.7 $231.9
1968 $190.8 $211.7
1969 $195.4 $208.4
1970 $196.7 $206.8
1971 $223.5 $205.6
1972 $276.3 $211.4
1973 $353 $268.6
1974 $370 $319
1975 $471 $362
1976 $453 $369
1977 $448 $376
1978 $503 $376
1979 $670 $372
1980 $933 $175.5
1981 $1,066 $121.1
1982 $1,131 $137.5
1983 $1,075 $129.4
1984 $1,097 $137.9
1985 $1,049 $161.1
1986 $872 $188.8
1987 $1,052 $220.9
1988 $984 $228.7
1989 $1,033 $193.2
1990 $1,176 $236.4
1991 $1,113 $225.3
1992 $1,164 $263.7
1993 $1,034 $256.7
1994 $662 $183.2
1995 $770 $248.3
1996 $899 $392
1997 $804 $717
1998 $660 $578
1999 $776 $931
2000 $1,024 $1,487
2001 $855 $1,949
2002 $906 $2,264
2003 $1,017 $2,931
2004 $1,306 $4,901
2005 $1,799 $8,674
2006 $2,104 $10,185
2007 $2,206 $12,617
2008 $2,832 $18,211
2009 $2,271 $13,233
2010 $2,947 $13,720
2011 $3,396 $17,198
2012 $3,732 $17,309
2013 $3,697 $16,304
2014 $3,601 $15,549
2015 $2,439 $9,069
2016 $2,093 $7,453
2017 $2,212 $7,809
2018 $2,694 $8,102
2019 $2,488 $6,804
2020 $1,994 $5,764
2021 $2,516 $6,946
2022 $2,621 $7,589
2023 $2,478 $6,678
2024 $2,482 $6,745

Congo vs. Equatorial Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Congo

Equatorial Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Congo Equatorial Guinea
1950 39.6 40.1
1951 40.3 40.4
1952 41.1 40.6
1953 41.9 40.9
1954 42.6 41.1
1955 43.4 41.4
1956 44.3 41.7
1957 45.1 41.9
1958 46 42.2
1959 46.8 42.5
1960 47.6 42.7
1961 48.4 43
1962 49 43.3
1963 49.7 43.5
1964 50.4 43.8
1965 51 44.1
1966 51.6 44.3
1967 51.9 44.6
1968 52.6 44.9
1969 53.1 31
1970 53.6 31.1
1971 54 37.2
1972 54.4 44.4
1973 54.7 44.7
1974 55.1 41.5
1975 55.4 37.3
1976 55.7 30.5
1977 56 42
1978 56.2 42.3
1979 56.5 43
1980 56.8 48.8
1981 57.1 49.1
1982 57.2 49.7
1983 57.4 50
1984 57.5 50.2
1985 57.6 50.6
1986 57.6 50.8
1987 57.6 51
1988 57.5 51.2
1989 57.3 51.3
1990 57.1 51.4
1991 56.8 51.5
1992 56.5 51.6
1993 56 51.7
1994 55.6 51.8
1995 55.5 51.9
1996 55.2 52.1
1997 48.6 52.4
1998 52.6 52.6
1999 54.4 53
2000 55.4 53.4
2001 55.9 53.8
2002 56.4 54.3
2003 57.1 54.8
2004 58 55.3
2005 58.7 55.8
2006 59.5 56.4
2007 60.1 56.9
2008 60.8 57.4
2009 61.2 57.9
2010 61.7 58.3
2011 62.3 58.8
2012 62.7 59.3
2013 63 59.8
2014 63.3 60.2
2015 63.7 60.6
2016 63.9 61.1
2017 64.2 61.5
2018 64.5 61.9
2019 63.2 62.3
2020 64.4 62.1
2021 64.2 62.4
2022 65 63.4
2023 65.8 63.7
2024 66 63.9
2025 66.2 64.1

Congo and Equatorial Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Congo

Equatorial Guinea
Year Population
Congo Equatorial Guinea
1960 1,056,732 269,807
1961 1,084,389 274,896
1962 1,113,175 280,286
1963 1,143,263 285,965
1964 1,174,816 291,942
1965 1,207,880 298,238
1966 1,242,534 304,859
1967 1,278,691 311,805
1968 1,316,519 318,849
1969 1,356,182 322,517
1970 1,397,638 320,803
1971 1,441,039 315,940
1972 1,486,468 309,468
1973 1,533,680 302,281
1974 1,582,301 294,953
1975 1,627,032 287,901
1976 1,667,225 281,031
1977 1,707,568 276,779
1978 1,748,089 276,531
1979 1,788,524 279,846
1980 1,828,985 288,644
1981 1,869,759 303,252
1982 1,910,430 322,216
1983 1,950,321 343,421
1984 1,999,528 364,899
1985 2,059,311 385,547
1986 2,120,602 404,728
1987 2,183,473 422,522
1988 2,247,653 439,651
1989 2,313,558 456,808
1990 2,380,560 474,274
1991 2,449,229 492,217
1992 2,519,465 510,770
1993 2,595,124 530,023
1994 2,673,144 550,138
1995 2,749,461 571,264
1996 2,826,785 593,492
1997 2,887,862 616,893
1998 2,952,061 641,474
1999 3,032,874 667,214
2000 3,151,345 703,279
2001 3,272,537 749,836
2002 3,350,771 797,957
2003 3,445,753 847,862
2004 3,565,554 899,917
2005 3,696,393 947,367
2006 3,837,409 990,343
2007 3,980,430 1,036,044
2008 4,113,517 1,084,530
2009 4,281,219 1,135,673
2010 4,462,290 1,189,085
2011 4,609,724 1,241,835
2012 4,740,450 1,293,483
2013 4,857,099 1,346,218
2014 4,975,880 1,399,828
2015 5,097,581 1,453,923
2016 5,222,536 1,508,186
2017 5,351,011 1,562,396
2018 5,483,118 1,616,422
2019 5,616,661 1,670,177
2020 5,752,791 1,716,468
2021 5,892,183 1,758,786
2022 6,035,104 1,803,545
2023 6,182,885 1,847,549
2024 6,332,961 1,892,516

Fertility rates in Congo and Equatorial Guinea

Fertility rate
Congo

Equatorial Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Congo Equatorial Guinea
1960 6.09 5.65
1961 6.09 5.66
1962 6.1 5.67
1963 6.15 5.69
1964 6.18 5.71
1965 6.23 5.73
1966 6.27 5.76
1967 6.29 5.78
1968 6.33 5.79
1969 6.35 5.8
1970 6.38 5.81
1971 6.42 5.81
1972 6.44 5.81
1973 6.42 5.8
1974 6.39 5.8
1975 6.36 5.79
1976 6.32 5.79
1977 6.27 5.8
1978 6.21 5.8
1979 6.14 5.82
1980 6.07 5.84
1981 5.98 5.86
1982 5.85 5.88
1983 5.76 5.9
1984 5.66 5.93
1985 5.59 5.95
1986 5.51 5.96
1987 5.46 5.97
1988 5.39 5.98
1989 5.33 5.99
1990 5.27 5.99
1991 5.22 5.99
1992 5.18 5.98
1993 5.13 5.98
1994 5.1 5.98
1995 5.07 5.97
1996 5.03 5.96
1997 5 5.94
1998 4.91 5.91
1999 4.81 5.88
2000 4.72 5.83
2001 4.67 5.79
2002 4.7 5.73
2003 4.7 5.68
2004 4.69 5.62
2005 4.67 5.56
2006 4.65 5.5
2007 4.65 5.43
2008 4.73 5.36
2009 4.81 5.29
2010 4.85 5.21
2011 4.83 5.13
2012 4.79 5.04
2013 4.73 4.95
2014 4.67 4.86
2015 4.61 4.77
2016 4.55 4.69
2017 4.5 4.6
2018 4.44 4.51
2019 4.38 4.43
2020 4.33 4.35
2021 4.28 4.27
2022 4.22 4.17
2023 4.16 4.08

Congo and Equatorial Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Congo

Equatorial Guinea
Year Median age, years
Congo Equatorial Guinea
1960 18.8 21.9
1961 18.7 21.7
1962 18.6 21.6
1963 18.4 21.4
1964 18.3 21.3
1965 18.2 21.1
1966 18.1 21
1967 17.9 20.8
1968 17.8 20.7
1969 17.7 20.5
1970 17.6 20.4
1971 17.5 20.2
1972 17.4 20.2
1973 17.4 20.1
1974 17.3 20
1975 17.2 19.9
1976 17.1 19.8
1977 17 19.6
1978 17 19.5
1979 17 19.4
1980 17 19.3
1981 17 19.2
1982 17.1 19.1
1983 17.2 19.3
1984 17.2 19.7
1985 17.3 19.9
1986 17.4 20
1987 17.4 20
1988 17.5 19.9
1989 17.6 19.8
1990 17.7 19.7
1991 17.7 19.5
1992 17.8 19.4
1993 17.9 19.2
1994 18 19.1
1995 18.1 19
1996 18.1 19
1997 18.1 18.9
1998 18.1 18.9
1999 18.2 18.9
2000 18.5 19
2001 18.8 19.1
2002 18.8 19.3
2003 18.9 19.4
2004 19 19.7
2005 19.2 19.9
2006 19.3 20.1
2007 19.5 20.4
2008 19.5 20.7
2009 19.7 20.9
2010 19.8 21.2
2011 19.7 21.3
2012 19.6 21.5
2013 19.5 21.6
2014 19.4 21.7
2015 19.3 21.9
2016 19.2 21.9
2017 19.2 22
2018 19.1 22.1
2019 19.1 22.2
2020 19.2 22.1
2021 19.2 22.1
2022 19.3 22.1
2023 19.4 22.1
2024 19.5 22

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Congo Equatorial Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$15.2B
2024
$8.96B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
18.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.34%
2023
2.19%
1998
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2023
1.59%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.54%
2025
-0.78%
2025
Unemployment rate
10%
2012
8.6%
2014
Services, % of GDP
45%
2024
51.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
40.1%
2024
45.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.6
2025
47.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.9%
2011
29.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2011
2.6%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$715M
2023
$1.54B
2023
Personal remittances received
$44M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
158,000
2018
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.93%
2016
2.22%
1996
Banked people share
55.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Congo Equatorial Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
628 kg
2022
1,284 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2022
$14.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.25 megatons
2023
3.78 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.17 tons
2023
2.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.8%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2021
4.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.56%
2022
1.75%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-347%
2022
-423%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
459 kWh
2022
745 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
26.3%
2021
8.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
22.3%
2022
31.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
66.9%
2023

Society

Congo Equatorial Guinea
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,491
2024
+3,891
2024
Urban population
69.6%
2024
74.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.1
2025
26.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.32
2015
2.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
27.2
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
66
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.6%
2021
94.4%
2010
English speaking
0%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
38.4%
2023
60.4%
2023

Health

Congo Equatorial Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$50.6
2022
$190.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$133.8
2022
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
64.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.1%
2022
0.83%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
241
2023
174
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.5
2023
70.6
2023
Obesity rate
8.84%
2022
18.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
8.2%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
27
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.05 liters
2020
6.56 liters
2020

Territory

Congo Equatorial Guinea
% of world land
0.23%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
20,820 sq mi
2024
5,723 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,125 sq mi
2025
404 sq mi
2025
Forest area
84,560 sq mi
2025
9,357 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,493 mi
2017
1,790 mi
2017

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