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Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Equatorial Guinea has a population of 1.89M (ranked 148/197), compared with 2.2M in Guinea-Bissau (ranked 146/197). Equatorial Guinea's land area is 10,830 sq mi versus 10,857 sq mi for Guinea-Bissau (ranked 140th vs. 139th).

By GDP, Equatorial Guinea ranks 148/197 ($12.8B) and Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B). By GDP per capita, Equatorial Guinea ranks 106/197 ($6,745), while Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963).

Main facts and rankings

Equatorial Guinea Guinea-Bissau
Population
1975406
2288306
Population rank 148/197 146/197
GDP
$12.8B
2024
$2.12B
2024
GDP rank 148/197 178/197
GDP per capita
$6,745
2024
$963
2024
GDP per capita rank 106/197 181/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,567
2024
$3,053
2024
Government debt
$4.62B
2024
$1.74B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.1%
2025
79.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,442
2024
$792
2024
Government debt per person rank 112/185 150/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,393
2025
$1,486
2025
Land area
10,830 sq mi
2025
10,857 sq mi
2025
Population density
174.7 ppl/mi²
2024
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.08
2023
3.84
2023
Median age
22 years
2024
20.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau: Comparison Charts

Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP
Equatorial Guinea

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP
Equatorial Guinea Guinea-Bissau
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 $204,670,551
1971 $64,946,955 $204,167,297
1972 $65,429,198 $227,986,203
1973 $81,203,227 $232,331,281
1974 $94,159,863 $256,769,730
1975 $104,295,643 $283,311,997
1976 $103,653,050 $292,152,321
1977 $103,987,520 $298,871,675
1978 - $318,876,550
1979 - $308,143,183
1980 $50,642,881 $287,648,258
1981 $36,731,423 $402,230,865
1982 $44,294,648 $430,284,022
1983 $44,442,457 $425,225,177
1984 $50,320,914 $359,980,491
1985 $62,118,570 $373,959,151
1986 $76,407,396 $338,524,233
1987 $93,345,860 $451,893,375
1988 $100,534,657 $427,514,322
1989 $88,265,975 $554,072,303
1990 $112,119,411 $634,187,269
1991 $110,906,029 $668,470,891
1992 $134,707,184 $588,309,271
1993 $136,047,906 $615,779,519
1994 $100,807,003 $612,502,085
1995 $141,853,361 $660,195,402
1996 $232,463,023 $702,965,148
1997 $442,337,871 $698,107,222
1998 $370,687,634 $591,034,143
1999 $621,117,886 $579,365,780
2000 $1,045,998,496 $391,345,597
2001 $1,461,139,022 $412,610,872
2002 $1,806,742,742 $466,773,711
2003 $2,484,745,935 $553,614,800
2004 $4,410,764,339 $582,169,841
2005 $8,217,369,093 $639,776,041
2006 $10,086,528,699 $634,781,901
2007 $13,071,718,759 $753,162,998
2008 $19,749,893,536 $952,667,544
2009 $15,027,795,173 $890,167,833
2010 $16,314,443,436 $940,112,539
2011 $21,357,343,669 $1,157,074,319
2012 $22,388,344,144 $1,049,412,177
2013 $21,948,834,284 $1,109,682,824
2014 $21,765,453,082 $1,135,250,721
2015 $13,185,496,881 $1,152,384,167
2016 $11,240,808,848 $1,245,074,264
2017 $12,200,913,879 $1,469,978,606
2018 $13,097,012,134 $1,554,133,594
2019 $11,364,133,550 $1,588,767,976
2020 $9,893,816,008 $1,683,619,352
2021 $12,215,878,033 $1,878,659,687
2022 $13,687,643,436 $1,839,048,748
2023 $12,337,550,584 $2,077,816,135
2024 $12,765,777,677 $2,119,865,935

Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea Guinea-Bissau
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 $350
1971 $205.6 $348
1972 $211.4 $389
1973 $268.6 $392
1974 $319 $419
1975 $362 $435
1976 $369 $421
1977 $376 $403
1978 $376 $403
1979 $372 $376
1980 $175.5 $347
1981 $121.1 $477
1982 $137.5 $503
1983 $129.4 $489
1984 $137.9 $407
1985 $161.1 $417
1986 $188.8 $371
1987 $220.9 $488
1988 $228.7 $454
1989 $193.2 $578
1990 $236.4 $651
1991 $225.3 $672
1992 $263.7 $574
1993 $256.7 $582
1994 $183.2 $561
1995 $248.3 $589
1996 $392 $615
1997 $717 $599
1998 $578 $498
1999 $931 $479
2000 $1,487 $317
2001 $1,949 $327
2002 $2,264 $362
2003 $2,931 $420
2004 $4,901 $431
2005 $8,674 $463
2006 $10,185 $449
2007 $12,617 $519
2008 $18,211 $640
2009 $13,233 $583
2010 $13,720 $600
2011 $17,198 $720
2012 $17,309 $635
2013 $16,304 $654
2014 $15,549 $652
2015 $9,069 $645
2016 $7,453 $680
2017 $7,809 $783
2018 $8,102 $809
2019 $6,804 $807
2020 $5,764 $836
2021 $6,946 $912
2022 $7,589 $873
2023 $6,678 $965
2024 $6,745 $963

Equatorial Guinea vs. Guinea-Bissau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Equatorial Guinea

Guinea-Bissau
Year Life expectancy, years
Equatorial Guinea Guinea-Bissau
1950 40.1 35.7
1951 40.4 35.9
1952 40.6 36.1
1953 40.9 36.3
1954 41.1 36.4
1955 41.4 36.6
1956 41.7 36.8
1957 41.9 37
1958 42.2 37.1
1959 42.5 37.3
1960 42.7 37.6
1961 43 37.8
1962 43.3 38
1963 43.5 35.6
1964 43.8 35.8
1965 44.1 35.9
1966 44.3 36.1
1967 44.6 36.3
1968 44.9 36.7
1969 31 37
1970 31.1 37.3
1971 37.2 37.5
1972 44.4 37.8
1973 44.7 38.2
1974 41.5 41.6
1975 37.3 41.9
1976 30.5 42.3
1977 42 42.6
1978 42.3 42.9
1979 43 43.2
1980 48.8 43.6
1981 49.1 43.9
1982 49.7 44.3
1983 50 44.6
1984 50.2 44.9
1985 50.6 45.3
1986 50.8 45.5
1987 51 45.8
1988 51.2 46.3
1989 51.3 46.6
1990 51.4 46.9
1991 51.5 47.2
1992 51.6 47.5
1993 51.7 47.8
1994 51.8 47.8
1995 51.9 48.5
1996 52.1 48.8
1997 52.4 48
1998 52.6 48.1
1999 53 48.5
2000 53.4 50.6
2001 53.8 51.1
2002 54.3 51.6
2003 54.8 52.2
2004 55.3 52.8
2005 55.8 52.9
2006 56.4 54.1
2007 56.9 54.9
2008 57.4 55.3
2009 57.9 56.3
2010 58.3 57
2011 58.8 57.7
2012 59.3 58.3
2013 59.8 58.9
2014 60.2 59.5
2015 60.6 60.1
2016 61.1 60.6
2017 61.5 61.1
2018 61.9 61.7
2019 62.3 62.2
2020 62.1 61.3
2021 62.4 61.7
2022 63.4 63.6
2023 63.7 64.1
2024 63.9 64.3
2025 64.1 64.4

Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau population clocks and comparison

Population
Equatorial Guinea

Guinea-Bissau
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Guinea-Bissau
1960 269,807 577,633
1961 274,896 582,532
1962 280,286 589,474
1963 285,965 594,418
1964 291,942 588,543
1965 298,238 575,005
1966 304,859 566,908
1967 311,805 569,011
1968 318,849 578,170
1969 322,517 581,610
1970 320,803 584,403
1971 315,940 586,221
1972 309,468 586,620
1973 302,281 592,808
1974 294,953 613,338
1975 287,901 650,966
1976 281,031 694,191
1977 276,779 741,789
1978 276,531 791,694
1979 279,846 819,867
1980 288,644 829,303
1981 303,252 842,432
1982 322,216 855,891
1983 343,421 869,592
1984 364,899 883,519
1985 385,547 897,697
1986 404,728 912,126
1987 422,522 926,862
1988 439,651 942,061
1989 456,808 957,789
1990 474,274 973,669
1991 492,217 994,639
1992 510,770 1,024,356
1993 530,023 1,058,745
1994 550,138 1,092,031
1995 571,264 1,119,949
1996 593,492 1,143,535
1997 616,893 1,165,545
1998 641,474 1,187,473
1999 667,214 1,210,206
2000 703,279 1,234,741
2001 749,836 1,261,273
2002 797,957 1,289,307
2003 847,862 1,318,806
2004 899,917 1,349,563
2005 947,367 1,381,585
2006 990,343 1,415,303
2007 1,036,044 1,450,986
2008 1,084,530 1,488,054
2009 1,135,673 1,526,377
2010 1,189,085 1,566,347
2011 1,241,835 1,608,076
2012 1,293,483 1,651,417
2013 1,346,218 1,695,973
2014 1,399,828 1,741,122
2015 1,453,923 1,786,457
2016 1,508,186 1,831,893
2017 1,562,396 1,877,072
2018 1,616,422 1,922,168
2019 1,670,177 1,967,696
2020 1,716,468 2,013,255
2021 1,758,786 2,058,841
2022 1,803,545 2,105,529
2023 1,847,549 2,153,339
2024 1,892,516 2,201,352

Fertility rates in Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea

Guinea-Bissau
Year Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea Guinea-Bissau
1960 5.65 5.92
1961 5.66 5.93
1962 5.67 5.94
1963 5.69 5.95
1964 5.71 5.96
1965 5.73 5.97
1966 5.76 5.98
1967 5.78 5.99
1968 5.79 6.01
1969 5.8 6.02
1970 5.81 6.04
1971 5.81 6.06
1972 5.81 6.08
1973 5.8 6.1
1974 5.8 6.12
1975 5.79 6.15
1976 5.79 6.19
1977 5.8 6.25
1978 5.8 6.32
1979 5.82 6.4
1980 5.84 6.49
1981 5.86 6.57
1982 5.88 6.64
1983 5.9 6.69
1984 5.93 6.73
1985 5.95 6.74
1986 5.96 6.73
1987 5.97 6.72
1988 5.98 6.69
1989 5.99 6.66
1990 5.99 6.5
1991 5.99 6.47
1992 5.98 6.44
1993 5.98 6.37
1994 5.98 6.3
1995 5.97 6.22
1996 5.96 6.14
1997 5.94 6.06
1998 5.91 5.97
1999 5.88 5.87
2000 5.83 5.79
2001 5.79 5.69
2002 5.73 5.63
2003 5.68 5.58
2004 5.62 5.5
2005 5.56 5.46
2006 5.5 5.41
2007 5.43 5.37
2008 5.36 5.27
2009 5.29 5.18
2010 5.21 5.11
2011 5.13 5.07
2012 5.04 5
2013 4.95 4.93
2014 4.86 4.79
2015 4.77 4.66
2016 4.69 4.52
2017 4.6 4.35
2018 4.51 4.24
2019 4.43 4.15
2020 4.35 4.08
2021 4.27 4
2022 4.17 3.91
2023 4.08 3.84

Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau demographics compared

Median age
Equatorial Guinea

Guinea-Bissau
Year Median age, years
Equatorial Guinea Guinea-Bissau
1960 21.9 22.9
1961 21.7 22.9
1962 21.6 22.6
1963 21.4 22.3
1964 21.3 21.7
1965 21.1 20.7
1966 21 19.9
1967 20.8 19.6
1968 20.7 19.5
1969 20.5 19.3
1970 20.4 19.1
1971 20.2 19
1972 20.2 18.8
1973 20.1 18.9
1974 20 18.9
1975 19.9 18.8
1976 19.8 18.5
1977 19.6 18.2
1978 19.5 17.8
1979 19.4 17.6
1980 19.3 17.7
1981 19.2 17.6
1982 19.1 17.5
1983 19.3 17.3
1984 19.7 17.2
1985 19.9 17.2
1986 20 17.1
1987 20 17.1
1988 19.9 17
1989 19.8 17
1990 19.7 17.1
1991 19.5 17.1
1992 19.4 17.1
1993 19.2 17.1
1994 19.1 17.1
1995 19 17.2
1996 19 17.2
1997 18.9 17.3
1998 18.9 17.3
1999 18.9 17.4
2000 19 17.4
2001 19.1 17.5
2002 19.3 17.6
2003 19.4 17.6
2004 19.7 17.7
2005 19.9 17.8
2006 20.1 17.9
2007 20.4 17.9
2008 20.7 18
2009 20.9 18.1
2010 21.2 18.2
2011 21.3 18.3
2012 21.5 18.3
2013 21.6 18.4
2014 21.7 18.5
2015 21.9 18.6
2016 21.9 18.8
2017 22 18.9
2018 22.1 19.1
2019 22.2 19.2
2020 22.1 19.4
2021 22.1 19.6
2022 22.1 19.8
2023 22.1 19.9
2024 22 20.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Equatorial Guinea Guinea-Bissau
GNI, Atlas method
$8.96B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.19%
1998
2.01%
2013
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.59%
2023
1.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.78%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.6%
2014
2.67%
2022
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2024
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
16.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.7
2025
43.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.1%
2022
26.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2022
3.4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$1.54B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$206M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
52,400
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.22%
1996
6.48%
2019

Energy

Equatorial Guinea Guinea-Bissau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,284 kg
2022
65.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.1
2022
$19.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.78 megatons
2023
0.35 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.04 tons
2023
0.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
4.2%
2022
87.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.75%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-423%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
745 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
8.8%
2021
7.09%
2021
Hydroelectric share
31.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
40.5%
2023

Society

Equatorial Guinea Guinea-Bissau
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,891
2024
-1,712
2024
Urban population
74.9%
2024
45.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.6
2025
16.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
2
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.31
2015
1.12
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.2
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.4%
2010
63.9%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
2.9%
2025
People using the Internet
60.4%
2023
32.5%
2023

Health

Equatorial Guinea Guinea-Bissau
Government health expenditure per capita
$190.1
2022
$66.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$133.8
2022
$42.9
2022
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.83%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
0.21
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
174
2023
505
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
70.6
2023
69.3
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.2%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.56 liters
2020
3.73 liters
2020

Territory

Equatorial Guinea Guinea-Bissau
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
5,723 sq mi
2024
4,932 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
404 sq mi
2025
3,245 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,357 sq mi
2025
7,547 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,790 mi
2017
2,734 mi
2018

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