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Equatorial Guinea vs Eritrea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Equatorial Guinea has a population of 1.89M (ranked 148/197), compared with 3.54M in Eritrea (ranked 131/197). Equatorial Guinea's land area is 10,830 sq mi versus 46,787 sq mi for Eritrea (ranked 140th vs. 96th).

By GDP, Equatorial Guinea ranks 148/197 ($12.8B) and Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B). By GDP per capita, Equatorial Guinea ranks 106/197 ($6,745), while Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689).

Main facts and rankings

Equatorial Guinea Eritrea
Population
1975406
3667774
Population rank 148/197 131/197
GDP
$12.8B
2024
$2.07B
2011
GDP rank 148/197 179/197
GDP per capita
$6,745
2024
$689
2011
GDP per capita rank 106/197 188/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,567
2024
$1,742
2011
Government debt
$4.62B
2024
$3.54B
2011
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.1%
2025
260.4%
2019
Government debt per person
$2,442
2024
$1,182
2011
Government debt per person rank 112/185 137/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,393
2025
$1,342
2025
Land area
10,830 sq mi
2025
46,787 sq mi
2025
Population density
174.7 ppl/mi²
2024
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.08
2023
3.71
2023
Median age
22 years
2024
19.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea: Comparison Charts

Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea economies compared

GDP
Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea
Year GDP
Equatorial Guinea Eritrea
1962 $37,253,333 -
1963 $44,266,667 -
1964 $51,915,000 -
1965 $64,748,333 -
1966 $69,110,000 -
1967 $72,317,447 -
1968 $67,514,286 -
1969 $67,225,714 -
1970 $66,331,429 -
1971 $64,946,955 -
1972 $65,429,198 -
1973 $81,203,227 -
1974 $94,159,863 -
1975 $104,295,643 -
1976 $103,653,050 -
1977 $103,987,520 -
1978 - -
1979 - -
1980 $50,642,881 -
1981 $36,731,423 -
1982 $44,294,648 -
1983 $44,442,457 -
1984 $50,320,914 -
1985 $62,118,570 -
1986 $76,407,396 -
1987 $93,345,860 -
1988 $100,534,657 -
1989 $88,265,975 -
1990 $112,119,411 -
1991 $110,906,029 -
1992 $134,707,184 $477,101,652
1993 $136,047,906 $467,872,715
1994 $100,807,003 $531,688,312
1995 $141,853,361 $578,015,625
1996 $232,463,023 $693,535,954
1997 $442,337,871 $686,490,090
1998 $370,687,634 $745,523,117
1999 $621,117,886 $688,918,537
2000 $1,045,998,496 $706,370,816
2001 $1,461,139,022 $752,371,689
2002 $1,806,742,742 $729,321,680
2003 $2,484,745,935 $870,248,268
2004 $4,410,764,339 $1,109,054,005
2005 $8,217,369,093 $1,098,424,686
2006 $10,086,528,699 $1,211,161,880
2007 $13,071,718,759 $1,317,974,491
2008 $19,749,893,536 $1,380,188,800
2009 $15,027,795,173 $1,856,695,551
2010 $16,314,443,436 $1,589,515,447
2011 $21,357,343,669 $2,065,001,626
2012 $22,388,344,144 -
2013 $21,948,834,284 -
2014 $21,765,453,082 -
2015 $13,185,496,881 -
2016 $11,240,808,848 -
2017 $12,200,913,879 -
2018 $13,097,012,134 -
2019 $11,364,133,550 -
2020 $9,893,816,008 -
2021 $12,215,878,033 -
2022 $13,687,643,436 -
2023 $12,337,550,584 -
2024 $12,765,777,677 -

Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea economies compared

GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea
Year GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea Eritrea
1962 $132.9 -
1963 $154.8 -
1964 $177.8 -
1965 $217.1 -
1966 $226.7 -
1967 $231.9 -
1968 $211.7 -
1969 $208.4 -
1970 $206.8 -
1971 $205.6 -
1972 $211.4 -
1973 $268.6 -
1974 $319 -
1975 $362 -
1976 $369 -
1977 $376 -
1978 $376 -
1979 $372 -
1980 $175.5 -
1981 $121.1 -
1982 $137.5 -
1983 $129.4 -
1984 $137.9 -
1985 $161.1 -
1986 $188.8 -
1987 $220.9 -
1988 $228.7 -
1989 $193.2 -
1990 $236.4 -
1991 $225.3 -
1992 $263.7 $265.2
1993 $256.7 $252.1
1994 $183.2 $277.8
1995 $248.3 $285.4
1996 $392 $326
1997 $717 $319
1998 $578 $342
1999 $931 $311
2000 $1,487 $314
2001 $1,949 $325
2002 $2,264 $305
2003 $2,931 $349
2004 $4,901 $427
2005 $8,674 $413
2006 $10,185 $448
2007 $12,617 $480
2008 $18,211 $490
2009 $13,233 $643
2010 $13,720 $540
2011 $17,198 $689
2012 $17,309 -
2013 $16,304 -
2014 $15,549 -
2015 $9,069 -
2016 $7,453 -
2017 $7,809 -
2018 $8,102 -
2019 $6,804 -
2020 $5,764 -
2021 $6,946 -
2022 $7,589 -
2023 $6,678 -
2024 $6,745 -

Equatorial Guinea vs. Eritrea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea
Year Life expectancy, years
Equatorial Guinea Eritrea
1950 40.1 33.3
1951 40.4 33.6
1952 40.6 34
1953 40.9 34.4
1954 41.1 34.8
1955 41.4 35.2
1956 41.7 35.6
1957 41.9 30.4
1958 42.2 30.9
1959 42.5 37
1960 42.7 37.4
1961 43 37.9
1962 43.3 38.3
1963 43.5 38.8
1964 43.8 39.2
1965 44.1 39.6
1966 44.3 37.6
1967 44.6 40.2
1968 44.9 40.5
1969 31 40.8
1970 31.1 41.2
1971 37.2 41.5
1972 44.4 40.7
1973 44.7 41.1
1974 41.5 39
1975 37.3 39
1976 30.5 42.6
1977 42 43
1978 42.3 43.4
1979 43 43.8
1980 48.8 44.6
1981 49.1 45
1982 49.7 44.9
1983 50 37.2
1984 50.2 37.7
1985 50.6 38.6
1986 50.8 39.5
1987 51 47.4
1988 51.2 48.1
1989 51.3 47.8
1990 51.4 49.7
1991 51.5 50.5
1992 51.6 52.4
1993 51.7 53.2
1994 51.8 54
1995 51.9 54.8
1996 52.1 55.5
1997 52.4 56.2
1998 52.6 50
1999 53 44.5
2000 53.4 56.3
2001 53.8 58.4
2002 54.3 58.9
2003 54.8 59.5
2004 55.3 60.1
2005 55.8 60.6
2006 56.4 61.5
2007 56.9 62
2008 57.4 62.4
2009 57.9 63.2
2010 58.3 63.7
2011 58.8 64.2
2012 59.3 64.7
2013 59.8 65
2014 60.2 65.5
2015 60.6 65.9
2016 61.1 66.2
2017 61.5 66.6
2018 61.9 67
2019 62.3 67.3
2020 62.1 67
2021 62.4 66.9
2022 63.4 67.8
2023 63.7 68.6
2024 63.9 68.9
2025 64.1 69.2

Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea population clocks and comparison

Population
Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Eritrea
1960 269,807 972,547
1961 274,896 995,573
1962 280,286 1,019,788
1963 285,965 1,045,092
1964 291,942 1,071,287
1965 298,238 1,098,335
1966 304,859 1,124,957
1967 311,805 1,152,339
1968 318,849 1,181,737
1969 322,517 1,212,005
1970 320,803 1,243,453
1971 315,940 1,276,154
1972 309,468 1,309,235
1973 302,281 1,342,669
1974 294,953 1,375,688
1975 287,901 1,408,210
1976 281,031 1,443,807
1977 276,779 1,482,565
1978 276,531 1,522,378
1979 279,846 1,563,332
1980 288,644 1,605,797
1981 303,252 1,649,939
1982 322,216 1,695,461
1983 343,421 1,736,160
1984 364,899 1,771,730
1985 385,547 1,807,816
1986 404,728 1,845,164
1987 422,522 1,888,669
1988 439,651 1,938,255
1989 456,808 1,987,017
1990 474,274 2,032,737
1991 492,217 1,919,571
1992 510,770 1,798,748
1993 530,023 1,856,006
1994 550,138 1,913,915
1995 571,264 2,025,267
1996 593,492 2,128,464
1997 616,893 2,152,135
1998 641,474 2,180,419
1999 667,214 2,212,780
2000 703,279 2,247,031
2001 749,836 2,312,079
2002 797,957 2,392,978
2003 847,862 2,493,903
2004 899,917 2,598,284
2005 947,367 2,661,215
2006 990,343 2,703,502
2007 1,036,044 2,743,222
2008 1,084,530 2,816,327
2009 1,135,673 2,887,885
2010 1,189,085 2,945,186
2011 1,241,835 2,998,485
2012 1,293,483 3,036,988
2013 1,346,218 3,074,360
2014 1,399,828 3,095,173
2015 1,453,923 3,105,546
2016 1,508,186 3,124,698
2017 1,562,396 3,150,347
2018 1,616,422 3,192,760
2019 1,670,177 3,240,194
2020 1,716,468 3,291,271
2021 1,758,786 3,350,183
2022 1,803,545 3,409,447
2023 1,847,549 3,470,390
2024 1,892,516 3,535,603

Fertility rates in Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea

Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea
Year Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea Eritrea
1960 5.65 6.48
1961 5.66 6.47
1962 5.67 6.5
1963 5.69 6.48
1964 5.71 6.49
1965 5.73 6.49
1966 5.76 6.5
1967 5.78 6.5
1968 5.79 6.5
1969 5.8 6.5
1970 5.81 6.54
1971 5.81 6.54
1972 5.81 6.54
1973 5.8 6.55
1974 5.8 6.57
1975 5.79 6.59
1976 5.79 6.6
1977 5.8 6.61
1978 5.8 6.61
1979 5.82 6.62
1980 5.84 6.61
1981 5.86 6.62
1982 5.88 6.63
1983 5.9 6.65
1984 5.93 6.62
1985 5.95 6.59
1986 5.96 6.56
1987 5.97 6.52
1988 5.98 6.47
1989 5.99 6.41
1990 5.99 6.34
1991 5.99 6.24
1992 5.98 6.16
1993 5.98 6.07
1994 5.98 6.01
1995 5.97 5.94
1996 5.96 5.84
1997 5.94 5.74
1998 5.91 5.63
1999 5.88 5.52
2000 5.83 5.4
2001 5.79 5.31
2002 5.73 5.23
2003 5.68 5.14
2004 5.62 5.04
2005 5.56 4.93
2006 5.5 4.88
2007 5.43 4.81
2008 5.36 4.74
2009 5.29 4.66
2010 5.21 4.57
2011 5.13 4.49
2012 5.04 4.41
2013 4.95 4.34
2014 4.86 4.27
2015 4.77 4.22
2016 4.69 4.16
2017 4.6 4.11
2018 4.51 4.06
2019 4.43 4
2020 4.35 3.93
2021 4.27 3.87
2022 4.17 3.79
2023 4.08 3.71

Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea demographics compared

Median age
Equatorial Guinea

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Equatorial Guinea Eritrea
GNI, Atlas method
$8.96B
2024
$1.94B
2011
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
31.3%
2019
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.19%
1998
2.13%
2006
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.59%
2023
20.9%
2003
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
202,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.78%
2025
+2.72%
2019
Unemployment rate
8.6%
2014
5.8%
2017
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
21.8%
2009
Economic freedom index
47.7
2025
38.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.1%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.54B
2023
$192M
2019
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals n/a
142,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
2.22%
1996
36.8%
2000

Energy

Equatorial Guinea Eritrea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,284 kg
2022
289.5 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.1
2022
$6.73
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.78 megatons
2023
0.67 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.04 tons
2023
0.19 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
22.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
4.2%
2022
80.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.75%
2022
0.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-423%
2022
34.8%
2004
Electric power consumption per capita
745 kWh
2022
102.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
8.8%
2021
5.79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
31.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
54.4%
2023

Society

Equatorial Guinea Eritrea
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,891
2024
-12,696
2024
Urban population
74.9%
2024
43.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.17 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.6
2025
8.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
2
2025
5
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.31
2015
14.6
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.2
2019
37.9
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.4%
2010
76.6%
2018
English speaking
1%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
60.4%
2023
20%
2023

Health

Equatorial Guinea Eritrea
Government health expenditure per capita
$190.1
2022
$27.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$133.8
2022
$14.7
2022
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.83%
2022
22.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
0.07
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
174
2023
291
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
70.6
2023
35.4
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
4.94%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.2%
2024
4.4%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
30
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.56 liters
2020
1.07 liters
2020

Territory

Equatorial Guinea Eritrea
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
5,723 sq mi
2024
13,233 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
404 sq mi
2025
29,313 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,357 sq mi
2025
4,038 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,790 mi
2017
9,942 mi
2018

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