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Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Equatorial Guinea has a population of 1.89M (ranked 148/197), compared with 2.54M in Gabon (ranked 142/197). Equatorial Guinea's land area is 10,830 sq mi versus 99,487 sq mi for Gabon (ranked 140th vs. 75th).

By GDP, Equatorial Guinea ranks 148/197 ($12.8B) and Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B). By GDP per capita, Equatorial Guinea ranks 106/197 ($6,745), while Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219).

Main facts and rankings

Equatorial Guinea Gabon
Population
1975406
2636721
Population rank 148/197 142/197
GDP
$12.8B
2024
$20.9B
2024
GDP rank 148/197 126/197
GDP per capita
$6,745
2024
$8,219
2024
GDP per capita rank 106/197 96/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,567
2024
$21,510
2024
Government debt
$4.62B
2024
$15.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.1%
2025
79.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,442
2024
$6,033
2024
Government debt per person rank 112/185 73/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,393
2025
$5,135
2025
Land area
10,830 sq mi
2025
99,487 sq mi
2025
Population density
174.7 ppl/mi²
2024
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.08
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
22 years
2024
22.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Equatorial Guinea and Gabon: Comparison Charts

Equatorial Guinea and Gabon economies compared

GDP
Equatorial Guinea

Gabon
Year GDP
Equatorial Guinea Gabon
1960 - $141,468,978
1961 - $167,637,907
1962 $37,253,333 $182,796,536
1963 $44,266,667 $154,480,244
1964 $51,915,000 $215,679,855
1965 $64,748,333 $226,474,286
1966 $69,110,000 $245,849,781
1967 $72,317,447 $271,543,680
1968 $67,514,286 $294,468,564
1969 $67,225,714 $318,124,701
1970 $66,331,429 $323,802,476
1971 $64,946,955 $381,687,073
1972 $65,429,198 $430,508,359
1973 $81,203,227 $722,780,701
1974 $94,159,863 $1,544,216,002
1975 $104,295,643 $2,157,592,940
1976 $103,653,050 $3,009,409,974
1977 $103,987,520 $2,809,349,069
1978 - $2,389,479,272
1979 - $3,030,251,120
1980 $50,642,881 $4,279,637,942
1981 $36,731,423 $3,862,269,121
1982 $44,294,648 $3,618,007,841
1983 $44,442,457 $3,391,275,732
1984 $50,320,914 $3,561,451,561
1985 $62,118,570 $3,339,914,757
1986 $76,407,396 $3,403,638,189
1987 $93,345,860 $3,281,797,043
1988 $100,534,657 $3,834,503,376
1989 $88,265,975 $4,186,411,464
1990 $112,119,411 $5,952,293,765
1991 $110,906,029 $5,402,919,785
1992 $134,707,184 $5,592,390,827
1993 $136,047,906 $4,378,645,081
1994 $100,807,003 $4,190,819,344
1995 $141,853,361 $4,958,845,648
1996 $232,463,023 $5,694,040,003
1997 $442,337,871 $5,326,817,115
1998 $370,687,634 $4,483,417,310
1999 $621,117,886 $4,662,992,036
2000 $1,045,998,496 $5,080,483,629
2001 $1,461,139,022 $5,023,265,413
2002 $1,806,742,742 $5,335,451,100
2003 $2,484,745,935 $6,511,903,365
2004 $4,410,764,339 $7,770,219,008
2005 $8,217,369,093 $9,582,783,991
2006 $10,086,528,699 $10,327,598,306
2007 $13,071,718,759 $12,455,409,587
2008 $19,749,893,536 $15,571,348,344
2009 $15,027,795,173 $12,113,699,068
2010 $16,314,443,436 $14,372,593,020
2011 $21,357,343,669 $18,210,307,744
2012 $22,388,344,144 $17,170,464,016
2013 $21,948,834,284 $17,595,744,798
2014 $21,765,453,082 $18,203,966,896
2015 $13,185,496,881 $14,383,107,763
2016 $11,240,808,848 $14,023,890,265
2017 $12,200,913,879 $14,929,487,485
2018 $13,097,012,134 $16,867,326,402
2019 $11,364,133,550 $16,874,405,465
2020 $9,893,816,008 $15,342,236,164
2021 $12,215,878,033 $19,444,935,097
2022 $13,687,643,436 $20,440,655,695
2023 $12,337,550,584 $20,055,720,403
2024 $12,765,777,677 $20,867,044,936

Equatorial Guinea and Gabon economies compared

GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea

Gabon
Year GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea Gabon
1960 - $276.1
1961 - $323
1962 $132.9 $348
1963 $154.8 $290.7
1964 $177.8 $400
1965 $217.1 $415
1966 $226.7 $443
1967 $231.9 $482
1968 $211.7 $515
1969 $208.4 $545
1970 $206.8 $543
1971 $205.6 $627
1972 $211.4 $693
1973 $268.6 $1,140
1974 $319 $2,384
1975 $362 $3,258
1976 $369 $4,441
1977 $376 $4,048
1978 $376 $3,360
1979 $372 $4,155
1980 $175.5 $5,718
1981 $121.1 $5,026
1982 $137.5 $4,584
1983 $129.4 $4,182
1984 $137.9 $4,273
1985 $161.1 $3,898
1986 $188.8 $3,865
1987 $220.9 $3,624
1988 $228.7 $4,119
1989 $193.2 $4,374
1990 $236.4 $6,051
1991 $225.3 $5,345
1992 $263.7 $5,386
1993 $256.7 $4,106
1994 $183.2 $3,828
1995 $248.3 $4,415
1996 $392 $4,943
1997 $717 $4,509
1998 $578 $3,700
1999 $931 $3,751
2000 $1,487 $3,983
2001 $1,949 $3,836
2002 $2,264 $3,966
2003 $2,931 $4,711
2004 $4,901 $5,466
2005 $8,674 $6,548
2006 $10,185 $6,847
2007 $12,617 $8,004
2008 $18,211 $9,689
2009 $13,233 $7,291
2010 $13,720 $8,357
2011 $17,198 $10,219
2012 $17,309 $9,297
2013 $16,304 $9,198
2014 $15,549 $9,201
2015 $9,069 $7,047
2016 $7,453 $6,677
2017 $7,809 $6,922
2018 $8,102 $7,624
2019 $6,804 $7,441
2020 $5,764 $6,606
2021 $6,946 $8,181
2022 $7,589 $8,409
2023 $6,678 $8,071
2024 $6,745 $8,219

Equatorial Guinea vs. Gabon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Equatorial Guinea

Gabon
Year Life expectancy, years
Equatorial Guinea Gabon
1950 40.1 39.3
1951 40.4 40
1952 40.6 40.7
1953 40.9 41.5
1954 41.1 42.2
1955 41.4 42.9
1956 41.7 43.7
1957 41.9 44.4
1958 42.2 45.1
1959 42.5 45.8
1960 42.7 46.4
1961 43 47.1
1962 43.3 47.8
1963 43.5 48.4
1964 43.8 49
1965 44.1 49.7
1966 44.3 50.3
1967 44.6 50.9
1968 44.9 51.5
1969 31 52.1
1970 31.1 52.7
1971 37.2 53.3
1972 44.4 53.8
1973 44.7 54.4
1974 41.5 54.9
1975 37.3 55.5
1976 30.5 56
1977 42 56.5
1978 42.3 57
1979 43 57.4
1980 48.8 57.9
1981 49.1 58.3
1982 49.7 58.6
1983 50 59
1984 50.2 59.3
1985 50.6 59.7
1986 50.8 60
1987 51 60.2
1988 51.2 60.4
1989 51.3 60.6
1990 51.4 60.7
1991 51.5 60.9
1992 51.6 61
1993 51.7 61.1
1994 51.8 61.2
1995 51.9 61.3
1996 52.1 61.3
1997 52.4 61.4
1998 52.6 61.5
1999 53 61.7
2000 53.4 61.8
2001 53.8 62
2002 54.3 62.2
2003 54.8 62.5
2004 55.3 62.7
2005 55.8 63
2006 56.4 63.3
2007 56.9 63.6
2008 57.4 64
2009 57.9 64.4
2010 58.3 64.7
2011 58.8 65.1
2012 59.3 65.4
2013 59.8 65.8
2014 60.2 66.1
2015 60.6 66.3
2016 61.1 66.6
2017 61.5 66.8
2018 61.9 67
2019 62.3 67.3
2020 62.1 67.1
2021 62.4 67.1
2022 63.4 67.7
2023 63.7 68.3
2024 63.9 68.5
2025 64.1 68.7

Equatorial Guinea and Gabon population clocks and comparison

Population
Equatorial Guinea

Gabon
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Gabon
1960 269,807 512,316
1961 274,896 518,266
1962 280,286 524,649
1963 285,965 531,452
1964 291,942 538,657
1965 298,238 546,308
1966 304,859 554,463
1967 311,805 563,108
1968 318,849 572,257
1969 322,517 583,276
1970 320,803 595,846
1971 315,940 608,348
1972 309,468 620,960
1973 302,281 633,995
1974 294,953 647,691
1975 287,901 662,197
1976 281,031 677,628
1977 276,779 693,984
1978 276,531 711,245
1979 279,846 729,375
1980 288,644 748,389
1981 303,252 768,385
1982 322,216 789,286
1983 343,421 811,005
1984 364,899 833,501
1985 385,547 856,726
1986 404,728 880,705
1987 422,522 905,479
1988 439,651 931,020
1989 456,808 957,138
1990 474,274 983,734
1991 492,217 1,010,818
1992 510,770 1,038,380
1993 530,023 1,066,405
1994 550,138 1,094,720
1995 571,264 1,123,213
1996 593,492 1,152,015
1997 616,893 1,181,439
1998 641,474 1,211,736
1999 667,214 1,243,016
2000 703,279 1,275,572
2001 749,836 1,309,589
2002 797,957 1,345,135
2003 847,862 1,382,350
2004 899,917 1,421,609
2005 947,367 1,463,495
2006 990,343 1,508,337
2007 1,036,044 1,556,237
2008 1,084,530 1,607,175
2009 1,135,673 1,661,556
2010 1,189,085 1,719,879
2011 1,241,835 1,781,985
2012 1,293,483 1,846,889
2013 1,346,218 1,913,059
2014 1,399,828 1,978,399
2015 1,453,923 2,040,989
2016 1,508,186 2,100,306
2017 1,562,396 2,156,900
2018 1,616,422 2,212,318
2019 1,670,177 2,267,706
2020 1,716,468 2,322,539
2021 1,758,786 2,376,722
2022 1,803,545 2,430,747
2023 1,847,549 2,484,789
2024 1,892,516 2,538,952

Fertility rates in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon

Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea

Gabon
Year Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea Gabon
1960 5.65 4.42
1961 5.66 4.5
1962 5.67 4.59
1963 5.69 4.65
1964 5.71 4.71
1965 5.73 4.79
1966 5.76 4.86
1967 5.78 4.92
1968 5.79 4.98
1969 5.8 5.05
1970 5.81 5.1
1971 5.81 5.16
1972 5.81 5.24
1973 5.8 5.29
1974 5.8 5.33
1975 5.79 5.39
1976 5.79 5.46
1977 5.8 5.52
1978 5.8 5.57
1979 5.82 5.61
1980 5.84 5.66
1981 5.86 5.73
1982 5.88 5.74
1983 5.9 5.76
1984 5.93 5.73
1985 5.95 5.71
1986 5.96 5.69
1987 5.97 5.67
1988 5.98 5.62
1989 5.99 5.55
1990 5.99 5.46
1991 5.99 5.37
1992 5.98 5.29
1993 5.98 5.19
1994 5.98 5.04
1995 5.97 4.88
1996 5.96 4.74
1997 5.94 4.66
1998 5.91 4.58
1999 5.88 4.5
2000 5.83 4.47
2001 5.79 4.42
2002 5.73 4.36
2003 5.68 4.3
2004 5.62 4.25
2005 5.56 4.21
2006 5.5 4.17
2007 5.43 4.14
2008 5.36 4.12
2009 5.29 4.14
2010 5.21 4.15
2011 5.13 4.15
2012 5.04 4.09
2013 4.95 4.02
2014 4.86 3.95
2015 4.77 3.92
2016 4.69 3.92
2017 4.6 3.91
2018 4.51 3.91
2019 4.43 3.88
2020 4.35 3.83
2021 4.27 3.78
2022 4.17 3.71
2023 4.08 3.65

Equatorial Guinea and Gabon demographics compared

Median age
Equatorial Guinea

Gabon
Year Median age, years
Equatorial Guinea Gabon
1960 21.9 27.2
1961 21.7 27
1962 21.6 26.8
1963 21.4 26.5
1964 21.3 26.2
1965 21.1 25.9
1966 21 25.6
1967 20.8 25.2
1968 20.7 24.8
1969 20.5 24.5
1970 20.4 24.2
1971 20.2 23.9
1972 20.2 23.5
1973 20.1 23.2
1974 20 22.9
1975 19.9 22.5
1976 19.8 22.2
1977 19.6 21.9
1978 19.5 21.6
1979 19.4 21.3
1980 19.3 21
1981 19.2 20.7
1982 19.1 20.4
1983 19.3 20.1
1984 19.7 19.9
1985 19.9 19.7
1986 20 19.5
1987 20 19.3
1988 19.9 19.2
1989 19.8 19
1990 19.7 18.9
1991 19.5 18.9
1992 19.4 18.8
1993 19.2 18.8
1994 19.1 18.8
1995 19 18.8
1996 19 18.9
1997 18.9 18.9
1998 18.9 19
1999 18.9 19.1
2000 19 19.3
2001 19.1 19.4
2002 19.3 19.6
2003 19.4 19.7
2004 19.7 19.9
2005 19.9 20.1
2006 20.1 20.3
2007 20.4 20.6
2008 20.7 20.8
2009 20.9 21
2010 21.2 21.2
2011 21.3 21.4
2012 21.5 21.7
2013 21.6 21.9
2014 21.7 22.1
2015 21.9 22.2
2016 21.9 22.3
2017 22 22.4
2018 22.1 22.4
2019 22.2 22.5
2020 22.1 22.5
2021 22.1 22.5
2022 22.1 22.5
2023 22.1 22.6
2024 22 22.6

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Finance

Equatorial Guinea Gabon
GNI, Atlas method
$8.96B
2024
$19.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
26.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.19%
1998
2.32%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.59%
2023
1.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
7,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.78%
2025
-5.85%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.6%
2014
20.4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2024
37.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
50.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.7
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.1%
2022
27.7%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2022
2.2%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$1.54B
2023
$1.45B
2023
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$18.5M
2023
International tourist arrivals n/a
526,000
2005
International tourism as share of exports
2.22%
1996
0.53%
2015
Banked people share n/a
68.2%
2024

Energy

Equatorial Guinea Gabon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,284 kg
2022
2,096 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.1
2022
$9.54
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.78 megatons
2023
4.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.04 tons
2023
1.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
22.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
4.2%
2022
91.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.75%
2022
2.57%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-423%
2022
-187.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
745 kWh
2022
1,065 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
8.8%
2021
33.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
31.3%
2022
47.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
94.1%
2023

Society

Equatorial Guinea Gabon
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,891
2024
+1,105
2024
Urban population
74.9%
2024
91.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.6
2025
32.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
2
2025
3
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.31
2015
8.04
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.2
2019
23.9
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.4%
2010
85.7%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
60.4%
2023
71.9%
2023

Health

Equatorial Guinea Gabon
Government health expenditure per capita
$190.1
2022
$247.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$133.8
2022
$46
2022
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.83%
2022
3.55%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
0.48
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
174
2023
233
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
70.6
2023
33.2
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
22%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.2%
2024
8.5%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
49
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.56 liters
2020
8.14 liters
2020

Territory

Equatorial Guinea Gabon
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.17%
2025
Land area per capita
5,723 sq mi
2024
39,184 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
404 sq mi
2025
8,314 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,357 sq mi
2025
90,715 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,790 mi
2017
8,886 mi
2001

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