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Equatorial Guinea vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Equatorial Guinea has a population of 1.89M (ranked 148/197), compared with 387K in Iceland (ranked 173/197). Equatorial Guinea's land area is 10,830 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 140th vs. 104th).

By GDP, Equatorial Guinea ranks 148/197 ($12.8B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.3B). By GDP per capita, Equatorial Guinea ranks 106/197 ($6,745), while Iceland ranks 9/197 ($86,041).

Main facts and rankings

Equatorial Guinea Iceland
Population
1984968
395314
Population rank 148/197 173/197
GDP
$12.8B
2024
$33.3B
2024
GDP rank 148/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$6,745
2024
$86,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 106/197 9/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,567
2024
$81,924
2024
Government debt
$4.62B
2024
$19.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.5%
2026
49.8%
2026
Government debt per person
$2,442
2024
$50,830
2024
Government debt per person rank 112/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,393
2026
$54,155
2026
Land area
10,830 sq mi
2026
38,931 sq mi
2026
Population density
174.7 ppl/mi²
2024
9.93 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.08
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
22 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.3 years
2026
83.3 years
2026

Equatorial Guinea and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Equatorial Guinea and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Equatorial Guinea

Iceland
Year GDP
Equatorial Guinea Iceland
1960 - $260,984,499
1961 - $266,711,460
1962 $37,253,333 $299,309,938
1963 $44,266,667 $357,240,896
1964 $51,915,000 $456,206,299
1965 $64,748,333 $550,150,988
1966 $69,110,000 $660,663,763
1967 $72,317,447 $652,609,076
1968 $67,514,286 $498,365,200
1969 $67,225,714 $435,659,610
1970 $66,331,429 $545,115,909
1971 $64,946,955 $693,679,545
1972 $65,429,198 $869,002,946
1973 $81,203,227 $1,194,794,186
1974 $94,159,863 $1,568,154,077
1975 $104,295,643 $1,456,052,700
1976 $103,653,050 $1,727,845,419
1977 $103,987,520 $2,285,707,749
1978 - $2,599,627,089
1979 - $2,953,176,971
1980 $50,642,881 $3,499,616,683
1981 $36,731,423 $3,615,094,820
1982 $44,294,648 $3,318,714,326
1983 $44,442,457 $2,862,634,164
1984 $50,320,914 $2,964,568,006
1985 $62,118,570 $3,088,359,967
1986 $76,407,396 $4,129,080,094
1987 $93,345,860 $5,713,281,235
1988 $100,534,657 $6,320,093,411
1989 $88,265,975 $5,870,854,233
1990 $112,119,411 $6,694,851,159
1991 $110,906,029 $7,151,260,062
1992 $134,707,184 $7,328,497,599
1993 $136,047,906 $6,435,952,174
1994 $100,807,003 $6,612,804,056
1995 $141,853,361 $7,372,640,169
1996 $232,463,023 $7,686,566,105
1997 $442,337,871 $7,716,781,803
1998 $370,687,634 $8,637,732,542
1999 $621,117,886 $9,107,644,691
2000 $1,045,998,496 $9,140,168,922
2001 $1,461,139,022 $8,323,401,820
2002 $1,806,742,742 $9,416,199,700
2003 $2,484,745,935 $11,564,687,742
2004 $4,410,764,339 $13,963,943,244
2005 $8,217,369,093 $17,146,410,561
2006 $10,086,528,699 $17,671,649,843
2007 $13,071,718,759 $21,960,110,030
2008 $19,749,893,536 $18,247,921,360
2009 $15,027,795,173 $13,212,543,838
2010 $16,314,443,436 $13,922,711,577
2011 $21,357,343,669 $15,394,005,872
2012 $22,388,344,144 $14,943,757,823
2013 $21,948,834,284 $16,244,319,959
2014 $21,765,453,082 $18,052,183,515
2015 $13,185,496,881 $17,700,486,957
2016 $11,240,808,848 $21,083,713,310
2017 $12,200,913,879 $25,060,086,488
2018 $13,097,012,134 $26,677,652,544
2019 $11,364,133,550 $24,985,687,022
2020 $9,893,816,008 $22,034,665,041
2021 $12,215,878,033 $26,234,872,402
2022 $13,687,643,436 $29,166,102,877
2023 $12,337,550,584 $31,677,891,897
2024 $12,765,777,677 $33,255,181,469

Equatorial Guinea and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea Iceland
1960 - $1,486
1961 - $1,490
1962 $132.9 $1,641
1963 $154.8 $1,924
1964 $177.8 $2,414
1965 $217.1 $2,861
1966 $226.7 $3,378
1967 $231.9 $3,284
1968 $211.7 $2,473
1969 $208.4 $2,142
1970 $206.8 $2,666
1971 $205.6 $3,366
1972 $211.4 $4,155
1973 $268.6 $5,627
1974 $319 $7,287
1975 $362 $6,680
1976 $369 $7,848
1977 $376 $10,305
1978 $376 $11,630
1979 $372 $13,082
1980 $175.5 $15,340
1981 $121.1 $15,666
1982 $137.5 $14,191
1983 $129.4 $12,080
1984 $137.9 $12,378
1985 $161.1 $12,793
1986 $188.8 $16,980
1987 $220.9 $23,238
1988 $228.7 $25,307
1989 $193.2 $23,219
1990 $236.4 $26,272
1991 $225.3 $27,740
1992 $263.7 $28,072
1993 $256.7 $24,404
1994 $183.2 $24,858
1995 $248.3 $27,565
1996 $392 $28,584
1997 $717 $28,462
1998 $578 $31,519
1999 $931 $32,834
2000 $1,487 $32,504
2001 $1,949 $29,208
2002 $2,264 $32,749
2003 $2,931 $39,944
2004 $4,901 $47,810
2005 $8,674 $57,784
2006 $10,185 $58,172
2007 $12,617 $70,483
2008 $18,211 $57,489
2009 $13,233 $41,484
2010 $13,720 $43,776
2011 $17,198 $48,255
2012 $17,309 $46,595
2013 $16,304 $50,173
2014 $15,549 $55,140
2015 $9,069 $53,506
2016 $7,453 $62,854
2017 $7,809 $72,976
2018 $8,102 $75,634
2019 $6,804 $69,296
2020 $5,764 $60,128
2021 $6,946 $70,425
2022 $7,589 $76,350
2023 $6,678 $82,139
2024 $6,745 $86,041

Equatorial Guinea vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Equatorial Guinea

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
Equatorial Guinea Iceland
1950 40.1 71
1951 40.4 71
1952 40.6 72.4
1953 40.9 72.3
1954 41.1 73.3
1955 41.4 73.3
1956 41.7 72.9
1957 41.9 73.4
1958 42.2 73.3
1959 42.5 72.6
1960 42.7 74
1961 43 73.4
1962 43.3 73.6
1963 43.5 72.9
1964 43.8 73.5
1965 44.1 73.8
1966 44.3 73.1
1967 44.6 73.7
1968 44.9 73.9
1969 31 73.7
1970 31.1 73.8
1971 37.2 73.5
1972 44.4 74.4
1973 44.7 74.3
1974 41.5 74.1
1975 37.3 75.3
1976 30.5 76.6
1977 42 76.1
1978 42.3 76.4
1979 43 76.5
1980 48.8 76.6
1981 49.1 76.2
1982 49.7 76.8
1983 50 76.4
1984 50.2 77.3
1985 50.6 77.4
1986 50.8 77.9
1987 51 77.1
1988 51.2 76.9
1989 51.3 77.9
1990 51.4 77.7
1991 51.5 77.8
1992 51.6 78.6
1993 51.7 78.8
1994 51.8 79
1995 51.9 77.5
1996 52.1 78.6
1997 52.4 78.7
1998 52.6 79.4
1999 53 79.2
2000 53.4 79.5
2001 53.8 80.4
2002 54.3 80.3
2003 54.8 80.8
2004 55.3 80.7
2005 55.8 81.2
2006 56.4 80.9
2007 56.9 81.1
2008 57.4 81.2
2009 57.9 81.4
2010 58.3 81.6
2011 58.8 82
2012 59.3 82.3
2013 59.8 81.7
2014 60.2 82.4
2015 60.6 82.2
2016 61.1 81.8
2017 61.5 82.2
2018 61.9 82.5
2019 62.3 82.8
2020 62.1 82.7
2021 62.4 82.8
2022 63.4 81.6
2023 63.7 82.7
2024 63.9 83
2025 64.1 83.2
2026 64.3 83.3

Equatorial Guinea and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
Equatorial Guinea

Iceland
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Iceland
1960 269,807 175,574
1961 274,896 179,029
1962 280,286 182,378
1963 285,965 185,653
1964 291,942 188,983
1965 298,238 192,286
1966 304,859 195,570
1967 311,805 198,751
1968 318,849 201,488
1969 322,517 203,369
1970 320,803 204,438
1971 315,940 206,098
1972 309,468 209,137
1973 302,281 212,317
1974 294,953 215,209
1975 287,901 217,979
1976 281,031 220,154
1977 276,779 221,799
1978 276,531 223,537
1979 279,846 225,735
1980 288,644 228,138
1981 303,252 230,755
1982 322,216 233,860
1983 343,421 236,977
1984 364,899 239,511
1985 385,547 241,405
1986 404,728 243,180
1987 422,522 245,859
1988 439,651 249,740
1989 456,808 252,852
1990 474,274 254,826
1991 492,217 257,797
1992 510,770 261,057
1993 530,023 263,725
1994 550,138 266,021
1995 571,264 267,468
1996 593,492 268,916
1997 616,893 271,128
1998 641,474 274,047
1999 667,214 277,381
2000 703,279 281,205
2001 749,836 284,968
2002 797,957 287,523
2003 847,862 289,521
2004 899,917 292,074
2005 947,367 296,734
2006 990,343 303,782
2007 1,036,044 311,566
2008 1,084,530 317,414
2009 1,135,673 318,499
2010 1,189,085 318,041
2011 1,241,835 319,014
2012 1,293,483 320,716
2013 1,346,218 323,764
2014 1,399,828 327,386
2015 1,453,923 330,815
2016 1,508,186 335,439
2017 1,562,396 343,400
2018 1,616,422 352,721
2019 1,670,177 360,563
2020 1,716,468 366,463
2021 1,758,786 372,520
2022 1,803,545 382,003
2023 1,847,549 385,663
2024 1,892,516 386,506

Fertility rates in Equatorial Guinea and Iceland

Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea Iceland
1960 5.65 4.29
1961 5.66 3.88
1962 5.67 3.98
1963 5.69 3.99
1964 5.71 3.88
1965 5.73 3.73
1966 5.76 3.59
1967 5.78 3.28
1968 5.79 3.06
1969 5.8 2.99
1970 5.81 2.81
1971 5.81 2.92
1972 5.81 3.09
1973 5.8 2.94
1974 5.8 2.66
1975 5.79 2.65
1976 5.79 2.52
1977 5.8 2.31
1978 5.8 2.35
1979 5.82 2.49
1980 5.84 2.48
1981 5.86 2.33
1982 5.88 2.27
1983 5.9 2.24
1984 5.93 2.08
1985 5.95 1.93
1986 5.96 1.92
1987 5.97 2.06
1988 5.98 2.26
1989 5.99 2.19
1990 5.99 2.3
1991 5.99 2.18
1992 5.98 2.21
1993 5.98 2.22
1994 5.98 2.14
1995 5.97 2.08
1996 5.96 2.12
1997 5.94 2.04
1998 5.91 2.05
1999 5.88 1.99
2000 5.83 2.08
2001 5.79 1.95
2002 5.73 1.93
2003 5.68 1.99
2004 5.62 2.04
2005 5.56 2.05
2006 5.5 2.08
2007 5.43 2.09
2008 5.36 2.15
2009 5.29 2.23
2010 5.21 2.2
2011 5.13 2.02
2012 5.04 2.04
2013 4.95 1.93
2014 4.86 1.93
2015 4.77 1.8
2016 4.69 1.74
2017 4.6 1.71
2018 4.51 1.71
2019 4.43 1.74
2020 4.35 1.72
2021 4.27 1.82
2022 4.17 1.59
2023 4.08 1.59

Equatorial Guinea and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
Equatorial Guinea

Iceland
Year Median age, years
Equatorial Guinea Iceland
1960 21.9 25.4
1961 21.7 25.2
1962 21.6 24.9
1963 21.4 24.7
1964 21.3 24.4
1965 21.1 24.2
1966 21 24.1
1967 20.8 24.1
1968 20.7 24.2
1969 20.5 24.3
1970 20.4 24.5
1971 20.2 24.7
1972 20.2 24.8
1973 20.1 24.9
1974 20 25.1
1975 19.9 25.4
1976 19.8 25.7
1977 19.6 26
1978 19.5 26.4
1979 19.4 26.7
1980 19.3 26.9
1981 19.2 27.2
1982 19.1 27.5
1983 19.3 27.7
1984 19.7 28
1985 19.9 28.4
1986 20 28.8
1987 20 29.1
1988 19.9 29.3
1989 19.8 29.6
1990 19.7 30
1991 19.5 30.2
1992 19.4 30.5
1993 19.2 30.8
1994 19.1 31.1
1995 19 31.5
1996 19 31.8
1997 18.9 32.1
1998 18.9 32.4
1999 18.9 32.6
2000 19 32.8
2001 19.1 33
2002 19.3 33.4
2003 19.4 33.7
2004 19.7 34
2005 19.9 34.2
2006 20.1 34.5
2007 20.4 34.6
2008 20.7 34.5
2009 20.9 34.6
2010 21.2 34.9
2011 21.3 35.1
2012 21.5 35.4
2013 21.6 35.5
2014 21.7 35.7
2015 21.9 36
2016 21.9 36.2
2017 22 36.3
2018 22.1 36.4
2019 22.2 36.5
2020 22.1 36.6
2021 22.1 36.7
2022 22.1 36.7
2023 22.1 36.9
2024 22 37.1

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Finance

Equatorial Guinea Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$8.96B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
19%
2026
43.5%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.19%
1998
7.29%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.98%
2024
n/a
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.07%
2026
-1.39%
2026
Unemployment rate
8.6%
2014
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2024
64.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
20.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.7
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.1%
2022
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2022
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2004
Total reserves including gold
$1.54B
2023
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.22%
1996
11.9%
2008
Banked people share n/a
99.9%
2024

Energy

Equatorial Guinea Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,284 kg
2022
15,686 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.1
2022
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.83 megatons
2024
3.29 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
2.55 tons
2024
8.52 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2023
Renewable energy use share
4.2%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.75%
2022
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-423%
2022
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita
745 kWh
2022
50,951 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
8.8%
2021
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
31.3%
2022
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Equatorial Guinea Iceland
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,891
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
71.4%
2024
94.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.6
2026
92.4
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
2
2026
79
2026
Homicides per 100K people
2.31
2015
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.2
2019
2
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.4%
2010
99%
2003
English speaking
1%
2025
98%
2023
People using the Internet
60.4%
2023
99.8%
2023

Health

Equatorial Guinea Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita
$190.1
2022
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$133.8
2022
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
64.3 years
2026
83.3 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.83%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
174
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
70.6
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.2%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
27
2026
98
2026
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.56 liters
2020
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

Equatorial Guinea Iceland
% of world land
0.02%
2026
0.07%
2026
Land area per capita
5,723 sq mi
2024
100,725 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
404 sq mi
2026
6,324 sq mi
2026
Forest area
9,357 sq mi
2026
205.8 sq mi
2026
Roads length
1,790 mi
2017
8,014 mi
2012

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