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Equatorial Guinea vs Kuwait statistics compared

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Equatorial Guinea has a population of 1.89M (ranked 148/197), compared with 4.97M in Kuwait (ranked 127/197). Equatorial Guinea's land area is 10,830 sq mi versus 6,880 sq mi for Kuwait (ranked 140th vs. 153rd).

By GDP, Equatorial Guinea ranks 148/197 ($12.8B) and Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B). By GDP per capita, Equatorial Guinea ranks 106/197 ($6,745), while Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214).

Main facts and rankings

Equatorial Guinea Kuwait
Population
1975406
5128257
Population rank 148/197 127/197
GDP
$12.8B
2024
$160B
2024
GDP rank 148/197 59/197
GDP per capita
$6,745
2024
$32,214
2024
GDP per capita rank 106/197 38/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,567
2024
$51,636
2024
Government debt
$4.62B
2024
$4.86B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.1%
2025
7.35%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,442
2024
$978
2024
Government debt per person rank 112/185 143/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,393
2025
$28,320
2025
Land area
10,830 sq mi
2025
6,880 sq mi
2025
Population density
174.7 ppl/mi²
2024
723 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.08
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
22 years
2024
35.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
80.8 years
2025

Equatorial Guinea and Kuwait: Comparison Charts

Equatorial Guinea and Kuwait economies compared

GDP
Equatorial Guinea

Kuwait
Year GDP
Equatorial Guinea Kuwait
1962 $37,253,333 $1,828,107,503
1963 $44,266,667 $1,900,895,857
1964 $51,915,000 $2,071,668,533
1965 $64,748,333 $2,097,199,161
1966 $69,110,000 $2,391,199,044
1967 $72,317,447 $2,441,599,023
1968 $67,514,286 $2,662,798,935
1969 $67,225,714 $2,769,198,892
1970 $66,331,429 $2,873,638,851
1971 $64,946,955 $3,880,392,195
1972 $65,429,198 $4,450,537,925
1973 $81,203,227 $5,408,804,607
1974 $94,159,863 $13,006,948,296
1975 $104,295,643 $12,022,811,621
1976 $103,653,050 $13,132,252,802
1977 $103,987,520 $14,137,406,741
1978 - $15,503,557,496
1979 - $24,749,063,922
1980 $50,642,881 $28,638,868,356
1981 $36,731,423 $25,058,020,338
1982 $44,294,648 $21,577,153,356
1983 $44,442,457 $20,871,081,080
1984 $50,320,914 $21,700,082,753
1985 $62,118,570 $21,445,970,614
1986 $76,407,396 $17,903,989,745
1987 $93,345,860 $22,368,704,134
1988 $100,534,657 $20,690,322,153
1989 $88,265,975 $24,313,855,653
1990 $112,119,411 $18,427,777,778
1991 $110,906,029 $11,009,993,703
1992 $134,707,184 $19,858,555,215
1993 $136,047,906 $23,941,391,391
1994 $100,807,003 $24,848,483,838
1995 $141,853,361 $27,186,980,647
1996 $232,463,023 $31,492,373,309
1997 $442,337,871 $30,350,190,704
1998 $370,687,634 $25,943,705,784
1999 $621,117,886 $30,122,365,849
2000 $1,045,998,496 $37,718,743,480
2001 $1,461,139,022 $34,889,559,870
2002 $1,806,742,742 $38,135,788,414
2003 $2,484,745,935 $47,874,582,232
2004 $4,410,764,339 $59,439,090,601
2005 $8,217,369,093 $80,798,630,137
2006 $10,086,528,699 $101,557,330,723
2007 $13,071,718,759 $114,634,043,362
2008 $19,749,893,536 $147,379,737,230
2009 $15,027,795,173 $105,968,691,905
2010 $16,314,443,436 $115,416,245,238
2011 $21,357,343,669 $154,039,231,299
2012 $22,388,344,144 $174,047,662,555
2013 $21,948,834,284 $174,168,116,687
2014 $21,765,453,082 $162,650,450,785
2015 $13,185,496,881 $114,585,555,831
2016 $11,240,808,848 $109,406,674,088
2017 $12,200,913,879 $120,687,539,676
2018 $13,097,012,134 $138,646,316,322
2019 $11,364,133,550 $140,856,394,870
2020 $9,893,816,008 $111,045,470,461
2021 $12,215,878,033 $148,350,671,614
2022 $13,687,643,436 $183,502,046,669
2023 $12,337,550,584 $165,384,407,267
2024 $12,765,777,677 $160,227,273,001

Equatorial Guinea and Kuwait economies compared

GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea

Kuwait
Year GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea Kuwait
1962 $132.9 $4,748
1963 $154.8 $4,445
1964 $177.8 $4,379
1965 $217.1 $4,024
1966 $226.7 $4,176
1967 $231.9 $3,887
1968 $211.7 $3,872
1969 $208.4 $3,695
1970 $206.8 $3,552
1971 $205.6 $4,486
1972 $211.4 $4,836
1973 $268.6 $5,532
1974 $319 $12,527
1975 $362 $10,882
1976 $369 $11,141
1977 $376 $11,238
1978 $376 $11,567
1979 $372 $17,386
1980 $175.5 $19,032
1981 $121.1 $15,825
1982 $137.5 $12,979
1983 $129.4 $11,965
1984 $137.9 $11,919
1985 $161.1 $11,322
1986 $188.8 $9,077
1987 $220.9 $10,896
1988 $228.7 $9,692
1989 $193.2 $10,965
1990 $236.4 $10,938
1991 $225.3 $8,147
1992 $263.7 $12,146
1993 $256.7 $14,318
1994 $183.2 $14,930
1995 $248.3 $16,168
1996 $392 $18,201
1997 $717 $16,977
1998 $578 $14,067
1999 $931 $15,854
2000 $1,487 $19,296
2001 $1,949 $17,374
2002 $2,264 $18,513
2003 $2,931 $22,691
2004 $4,901 $27,552
2005 $8,674 $36,123
2006 $10,185 $42,947
2007 $12,617 $45,709
2008 $18,211 $55,585
2009 $13,233 $37,907
2010 $13,720 $39,212
2011 $17,198 $49,170
2012 $17,309 $52,155
2013 $16,304 $49,651
2014 $15,549 $44,369
2015 $9,069 $29,882
2016 $7,453 $27,324
2017 $7,809 $29,048
2018 $8,102 $32,068
2019 $6,804 $31,708
2020 $5,764 $25,236
2021 $6,946 $34,019
2022 $7,589 $39,982
2023 $6,678 $34,076
2024 $6,745 $32,214

Equatorial Guinea vs. Kuwait life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Equatorial Guinea

Kuwait
Year Life expectancy, years
Equatorial Guinea Kuwait
1950 40.1 49.7
1951 40.4 50.6
1952 40.6 51.4
1953 40.9 52.3
1954 41.1 53.1
1955 41.4 54
1956 41.7 54.9
1957 41.9 55.9
1958 42.2 56.9
1959 42.5 57.9
1960 42.7 58.9
1961 43 60
1962 43.3 61
1963 43.5 62
1964 43.8 63
1965 44.1 63.9
1966 44.3 64.9
1967 44.6 65.8
1968 44.9 66.6
1969 31 67.3
1970 31.1 68
1971 37.2 68.5
1972 44.4 68.9
1973 44.7 69.2
1974 41.5 69.4
1975 37.3 69.7
1976 30.5 69.9
1977 42 70.2
1978 42.3 70.5
1979 43 70.8
1980 48.8 71.1
1981 49.1 71.5
1982 49.7 71.9
1983 50 72.4
1984 50.2 72.9
1985 50.6 73.3
1986 50.8 73.8
1987 51 74.2
1988 51.2 74.6
1989 51.3 75
1990 51.4 72.9
1991 51.5 73.3
1992 51.6 75.7
1993 51.7 75.8
1994 51.8 75.7
1995 51.9 75.7
1996 52.1 75.6
1997 52.4 75.6
1998 52.6 75.6
1999 53 75.7
2000 53.4 75.9
2001 53.8 76
2002 54.3 76.2
2003 54.8 76.3
2004 55.3 76.4
2005 55.8 76.5
2006 56.4 76.6
2007 56.9 76.7
2008 57.4 76.9
2009 57.9 77.2
2010 58.3 77.5
2011 58.8 77.9
2012 59.3 78.2
2013 59.8 78.6
2014 60.2 78.9
2015 60.6 79.2
2016 61.1 79.5
2017 61.5 79.7
2018 61.9 79.9
2019 62.3 80
2020 62.1 78.2
2021 62.4 77.6
2022 63.4 78.8
2023 63.7 80.4
2024 63.9 80.6
2025 64.1 80.8

Equatorial Guinea and Kuwait population clocks and comparison

Population
Equatorial Guinea

Kuwait
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Kuwait
1960 269,807 311,060
1961 274,896 345,945
1962 280,286 384,995
1963 285,965 427,694
1964 291,942 473,115
1965 298,238 521,174
1966 304,859 572,590
1967 311,805 628,089
1968 318,849 687,716
1969 322,517 749,452
1970 320,803 809,114
1971 315,940 865,076
1972 309,468 920,352
1973 302,281 977,654
1974 294,953 1,038,346
1975 287,901 1,104,863
1976 281,031 1,178,711
1977 276,779 1,258,023
1978 276,531 1,340,319
1979 279,846 1,423,514
1980 288,644 1,504,782
1981 303,252 1,583,426
1982 322,216 1,662,480
1983 343,421 1,744,295
1984 364,899 1,820,688
1985 385,547 1,894,242
1986 404,728 1,972,520
1987 422,522 2,052,994
1988 439,651 2,134,707
1989 456,808 2,217,468
1990 474,274 1,684,819
1991 492,217 1,351,399
1992 510,770 1,634,961
1993 530,023 1,672,151
1994 550,138 1,664,361
1995 571,264 1,681,513
1996 593,492 1,730,246
1997 616,893 1,787,683
1998 641,474 1,844,302
1999 667,214 1,900,030
2000 703,279 1,954,709
2001 749,836 2,008,121
2002 797,957 2,059,974
2003 847,862 2,109,881
2004 899,917 2,157,320
2005 947,367 2,236,788
2006 990,343 2,364,733
2007 1,036,044 2,507,887
2008 1,084,530 2,651,421
2009 1,135,673 2,795,484
2010 1,189,085 2,943,372
2011 1,241,835 3,132,814
2012 1,293,483 3,337,109
2013 1,346,218 3,507,844
2014 1,399,828 3,665,876
2015 1,453,923 3,834,574
2016 1,508,186 4,004,096
2017 1,562,396 4,154,812
2018 1,616,422 4,323,515
2019 1,670,177 4,442,316
2020 1,716,468 4,400,267
2021 1,758,786 4,360,865
2022 1,803,545 4,589,643
2023 1,847,549 4,853,420
2024 1,892,516 4,973,861

Fertility rates in Equatorial Guinea and Kuwait

Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea

Kuwait
Year Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea Kuwait
1960 5.65 7.22
1961 5.66 7.25
1962 5.67 7.25
1963 5.69 7.28
1964 5.71 7.29
1965 5.73 7.31
1966 5.76 7.34
1967 5.78 7.33
1968 5.79 7.28
1969 5.8 7.18
1970 5.81 7.03
1971 5.81 6.84
1972 5.81 6.64
1973 5.8 6.43
1974 5.8 6.23
1975 5.79 6.06
1976 5.79 5.9
1977 5.8 5.71
1978 5.8 5.52
1979 5.82 5.33
1980 5.84 5.18
1981 5.86 5.02
1982 5.88 4.85
1983 5.9 4.66
1984 5.93 4.45
1985 5.95 4.22
1986 5.96 4
1987 5.97 3.83
1988 5.98 3.7
1989 5.99 3.59
1990 5.99 3.49
1991 5.99 3.4
1992 5.98 3.35
1993 5.98 3.31
1994 5.98 3.27
1995 5.97 3.25
1996 5.96 3.22
1997 5.94 3.14
1998 5.91 3.04
1999 5.88 2.95
2000 5.83 2.89
2001 5.79 2.84
2002 5.73 2.8
2003 5.68 2.77
2004 5.62 2.76
2005 5.56 2.73
2006 5.5 2.59
2007 5.43 2.41
2008 5.36 2.27
2009 5.29 2.15
2010 5.21 2.04
2011 5.13 1.96
2012 5.04 1.99
2013 4.95 1.97
2014 4.86 2.06
2015 4.77 2.03
2016 4.69 2.06
2017 4.6 2.16
2018 4.51 2.12
2019 4.43 2.08
2020 4.35 2.03
2021 4.27 2.15
2022 4.17 1.55
2023 4.08 1.52

Equatorial Guinea and Kuwait demographics compared

Median age
Equatorial Guinea

Kuwait
Year Median age, years
Equatorial Guinea Kuwait
1960 21.9 22
1961 21.7 21.8
1962 21.6 21.5
1963 21.4 21
1964 21.3 20.7
1965 21.1 20.4
1966 21 20
1967 20.8 19.6
1968 20.7 19.2
1969 20.5 18.8
1970 20.4 18.5
1971 20.2 18.3
1972 20.2 18.3
1973 20.1 18.3
1974 20 18.4
1975 19.9 18.4
1976 19.8 18.7
1977 19.6 19.2
1978 19.5 19.6
1979 19.4 20.1
1980 19.3 20.5
1981 19.2 20.9
1982 19.1 21.3
1983 19.3 21.7
1984 19.7 22.1
1985 19.9 22.4
1986 20 22.7
1987 20 22.8
1988 19.9 23
1989 19.8 23.2
1990 19.7 23.4
1991 19.5 23.6
1992 19.4 23.8
1993 19.2 24.2
1994 19.1 25.1
1995 19 25.5
1996 19 25.5
1997 18.9 25.5
1998 18.9 25.5
1999 18.9 25.6
2000 19 25.9
2001 19.1 26.3
2002 19.3 26.8
2003 19.4 27.3
2004 19.7 27.9
2005 19.9 28.3
2006 20.1 28.5
2007 20.4 28.6
2008 20.7 28.8
2009 20.9 29.2
2010 21.2 29.6
2011 21.3 30.5
2012 21.5 31.5
2013 21.6 32.3
2014 21.7 33
2015 21.9 33.8
2016 21.9 34.7
2017 22 35.6
2018 22.1 36.4
2019 22.2 37.1
2020 22.1 37.7
2021 22.1 35.8
2022 22.1 34.4
2023 22.1 35.5
2024 22 35.8

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Finance

Equatorial Guinea Kuwait
GNI, Atlas method
$8.96B
2024
$200B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
52.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.19%
1998
6.44%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.59%
2023
4.9%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.78%
2025
+23.6%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.6%
2014
2.16%
2016
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2024
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
57.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.7
2025
59.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.1%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2022
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
138
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$141B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.54B
2023
$50.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$20.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
2,161,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.22%
1996
1.11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
74.5%
2024

Energy

Equatorial Guinea Kuwait
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,284 kg
2022
9,130 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.1
2022
$6.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.78 megatons
2023
111.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.04 tons
2023
23 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
4.2%
2022
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.75%
2022
0.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-423%
2022
-283.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
745 kWh
2022
16,571 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
8.8%
2021
0.27%
2021
Hydroelectric share
31.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Equatorial Guinea Kuwait
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,891
2024
+61,624
2024
Urban population
74.9%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.6
2025
72.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
2
2025
54
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.31
2015
0.25
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.2
2019
15.4
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.4%
2010
96.5%
2020
English speaking
1%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
60.4%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Equatorial Guinea Kuwait
Government health expenditure per capita
$190.1
2022
$1,700
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$133.8
2022
$196.3
2022
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
80.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.83%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
2.29
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
174
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
70.6
2023
8.8
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
44.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.2%
2024
25.6%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
19.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.56 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Equatorial Guinea Kuwait
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
5,723 sq mi
2024
1,383 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
404 sq mi
2025
579 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,357 sq mi
2025
24.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,790 mi
2017
3,572 mi
2018

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