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Equatorial Guinea vs Liberia statistics compared

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Equatorial Guinea has a population of 1.89M (ranked 148/197), compared with 5.61M in Liberia (ranked 117/197). Equatorial Guinea's land area is 10,830 sq mi versus 37,189 sq mi for Liberia (ranked 140th vs. 106th).

By GDP, Equatorial Guinea ranks 148/197 ($12.8B) and Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B). By GDP per capita, Equatorial Guinea ranks 106/197 ($6,745), while Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846).

Main facts and rankings

Equatorial Guinea Liberia
Population
1975406
5829811
Population rank 148/197 116/197
GDP
$12.8B
2024
$4.75B
2024
GDP rank 148/197 163/197
GDP per capita
$6,745
2024
$846
2024
GDP per capita rank 106/197 185/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,567
2024
$1,885
2024
Government debt
$4.62B
2024
$2.68B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.1%
2025
56.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,442
2024
$478
2024
Government debt per person rank 112/185 167/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,393
2025
$1,418
2025
Land area
10,830 sq mi
2025
37,189 sq mi
2025
Population density
174.7 ppl/mi²
2024
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.08
2023
3.95
2023
Median age
22 years
2024
19.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
62.5 years
2025

Equatorial Guinea and Liberia: Comparison Charts

Equatorial Guinea and Liberia economies compared

GDP
Equatorial Guinea

Liberia
Year GDP
Equatorial Guinea Liberia
1960 - $190,495,600
1961 - $183,920,900
1962 $37,253,333 $191,861,800
1963 $44,266,667 $200,229,600
1964 $51,915,000 $218,929,100
1965 $64,748,333 $229,260,800
1966 $69,110,000 $244,459,500
1967 $72,317,447 $261,024,300
1968 $67,514,286 $276,820,700
1969 $67,225,714 $306,961,800
1970 $66,331,429 $323,099,700
1971 $64,946,955 $341,543,100
1972 $65,429,198 $368,098,000
1973 $81,203,227 $386,968,300
1974 $94,159,863 $486,955,000
1975 $104,295,643 $577,549,300
1976 $103,653,050 $596,675,700
1977 $103,987,520 $673,010,600
1978 - $717,240,400
1979 - $814,067,900
1980 $50,642,881 $854,711,500
1981 $36,731,423 $846,514,500
1982 $44,294,648 $863,933,200
1983 $44,442,457 $823,374,900
1984 $50,320,914 $848,478,300
1985 $62,118,570 $851,296,100
1986 $76,407,396 $840,964,400
1987 $93,345,860 $972,800,000
1988 $100,534,657 $1,038,300,000
1989 $88,265,975 $786,300,000
1990 $112,119,411 $384,400,000
1991 $110,906,029 $348,000,000
1992 $134,707,184 $223,500,000
1993 $136,047,906 $160,400,000
1994 $100,807,003 $132,200,000
1995 $141,853,361 $134,800,000
1996 $232,463,023 $159,400,000
1997 $442,337,871 $295,900,000
1998 $370,687,634 $359,600,000
1999 $621,117,886 $441,800,000
2000 $1,045,998,496 $874,000,000
2001 $1,461,139,022 $906,000,000
2002 $1,806,742,742 $927,000,000
2003 $2,484,745,935 $748,000,000
2004 $4,410,764,339 $897,000,000
2005 $8,217,369,093 $949,000,000
2006 $10,086,528,699 $1,119,000,000
2007 $13,071,718,759 $1,373,000,000
2008 $19,749,893,536 $1,726,000,000
2009 $15,027,795,173 $1,768,000,000
2010 $16,314,443,436 $1,998,000,000
2011 $21,357,343,669 $2,398,000,000
2012 $22,388,344,144 $2,791,614,000
2013 $21,948,834,284 $3,177,198,100
2014 $21,765,453,082 $3,225,652,000
2015 $13,185,496,881 $3,227,075,700
2016 $11,240,808,848 $3,398,419,600
2017 $12,200,913,879 $3,390,703,400
2018 $13,097,012,134 $3,422,754,800
2019 $11,364,133,550 $3,319,596,500
2020 $9,893,816,008 $3,176,126,300
2021 $12,215,878,033 $3,513,049,500
2022 $13,687,643,436 $4,001,047,000
2023 $12,337,550,584 $4,390,000,000
2024 $12,765,777,677 $4,750,000,000

Equatorial Guinea and Liberia economies compared

GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea

Liberia
Year GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea Liberia
1960 - $167.2
1961 - $157.5
1962 $132.9 $160.3
1963 $154.8 $163.1
1964 $177.8 $173.9
1965 $217.1 $177.6
1966 $226.7 $184.6
1967 $231.9 $192.2
1968 $211.7 $198.6
1969 $208.4 $214.7
1970 $206.8 $220.3
1971 $205.6 $227.1
1972 $211.4 $238.6
1973 $268.6 $244.4
1974 $319 $299.4
1975 $362 $346
1976 $369 $347
1977 $376 $381
1978 $376 $394
1979 $372 $435
1980 $175.5 $443
1981 $121.1 $426
1982 $137.5 $422
1983 $129.4 $391
1984 $137.9 $390
1985 $161.1 $380
1986 $188.8 $364
1987 $220.9 $409
1988 $228.7 $424
1989 $193.2 $312
1990 $236.4 $172.9
1991 $225.3 $177.9
1992 $263.7 $107.8
1993 $256.7 $74.4
1994 $183.2 $61.5
1995 $248.3 $62.1
1996 $392 $71.4
1997 $717 $122.6
1998 $578 $134.7
1999 $931 $156.6
2000 $1,487 $298.5
2001 $1,949 $300
2002 $2,264 $299.5
2003 $2,931 $239.8
2004 $4,901 $284.1
2005 $8,674 $287.5
2006 $10,185 $321
2007 $12,617 $374
2008 $18,211 $452
2009 $13,233 $448
2010 $13,720 $492
2011 $17,198 $568
2012 $17,309 $638
2013 $16,304 $711
2014 $15,549 $707
2015 $9,069 $693
2016 $7,453 $715
2017 $7,809 $699
2018 $8,102 $692
2019 $6,804 $658
2020 $5,764 $617
2021 $6,946 $668
2022 $7,589 $745
2023 $6,678 $799
2024 $6,745 $846

Equatorial Guinea vs. Liberia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Equatorial Guinea

Liberia
Year Life expectancy, years
Equatorial Guinea Liberia
1950 40.1 38
1951 40.4 38
1952 40.6 38.1
1953 40.9 38.1
1954 41.1 38.1
1955 41.4 38.1
1956 41.7 38.1
1957 41.9 38.1
1958 42.2 38.1
1959 42.5 38.1
1960 42.7 38.1
1961 43 38.1
1962 43.3 38.2
1963 43.5 38.3
1964 43.8 38.5
1965 44.1 38.7
1966 44.3 39
1967 44.6 39.3
1968 44.9 39.6
1969 31 40
1970 31.1 40.4
1971 37.2 40.7
1972 44.4 41.2
1973 44.7 41.6
1974 41.5 42.1
1975 37.3 42.5
1976 30.5 42.9
1977 42 43.2
1978 42.3 43.6
1979 43 43.9
1980 48.8 44.1
1981 49.1 44.3
1982 49.7 44.4
1983 50 44.6
1984 50.2 44.7
1985 50.6 44
1986 50.8 44.5
1987 51 44.3
1988 51.2 44.1
1989 51.3 43.9
1990 51.4 37.6
1991 51.5 43.6
1992 51.6 43.6
1993 51.7 43
1994 51.8 42.6
1995 51.9 44.6
1996 52.1 44.9
1997 52.4 48.3
1998 52.6 49.4
1999 53 50.4
2000 53.4 51.9
2001 53.8 53.1
2002 54.3 54.1
2003 54.8 53
2004 55.3 55.9
2005 55.8 56.8
2006 56.4 57.5
2007 56.9 58.1
2008 57.4 58.7
2009 57.9 59.1
2010 58.3 59.4
2011 58.8 59.5
2012 59.3 59.8
2013 59.8 60
2014 60.2 59.2
2015 60.6 59.2
2016 61.1 60.5
2017 61.5 60.8
2018 61.9 61
2019 62.3 61.2
2020 62.1 61.3
2021 62.4 61.2
2022 63.4 61.9
2023 63.7 62.2
2024 63.9 62.3
2025 64.1 62.5

Equatorial Guinea and Liberia population clocks and comparison

Population
Equatorial Guinea

Liberia
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Liberia
1960 269,807 1,139,522
1961 274,896 1,167,717
1962 280,286 1,197,039
1963 285,965 1,227,414
1964 291,942 1,258,745
1965 298,238 1,291,156
1966 304,859 1,324,383
1967 311,805 1,358,435
1968 318,849 1,393,530
1969 322,517 1,429,605
1970 320,803 1,466,676
1971 315,940 1,504,077
1972 309,468 1,542,670
1973 302,281 1,583,588
1974 294,953 1,626,362
1975 287,901 1,670,913
1976 281,031 1,717,060
1977 276,779 1,766,019
1978 276,531 1,818,247
1979 279,846 1,872,713
1980 288,644 1,929,253
1981 303,252 1,986,867
1982 322,216 2,045,073
1983 343,421 2,107,113
1984 364,899 2,173,312
1985 385,547 2,240,539
1986 404,728 2,308,511
1987 422,522 2,377,229
1988 439,651 2,446,941
1989 456,808 2,517,858
1990 474,274 2,223,667
1991 492,217 1,956,518
1992 510,770 2,072,461
1993 530,023 2,155,126
1994 550,138 2,149,928
1995 571,264 2,169,162
1996 593,492 2,232,289
1997 616,893 2,412,989
1998 641,474 2,670,124
1999 667,214 2,821,684
2000 703,279 2,928,117
2001 749,836 3,015,338
2002 797,957 3,094,782
2003 847,862 3,119,532
2004 899,917 3,156,892
2005 947,367 3,301,015
2006 990,343 3,490,787
2007 1,036,044 3,669,050
2008 1,084,530 3,821,003
2009 1,135,673 3,943,028
2010 1,189,085 4,058,890
2011 1,241,835 4,221,178
2012 1,293,483 4,373,043
2013 1,346,218 4,470,239
2014 1,399,828 4,564,293
2015 1,453,923 4,659,431
2016 1,508,186 4,755,608
2017 1,562,396 4,848,925
2018 1,616,422 4,944,726
2019 1,670,177 5,043,721
2020 1,716,468 5,149,463
2021 1,758,786 5,259,323
2022 1,803,545 5,373,294
2023 1,847,549 5,493,031
2024 1,892,516 5,612,817

Fertility rates in Equatorial Guinea and Liberia

Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea

Liberia
Year Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea Liberia
1960 5.65 6.39
1961 5.66 6.45
1962 5.67 6.5
1963 5.69 6.56
1964 5.71 6.59
1965 5.73 6.62
1966 5.76 6.63
1967 5.78 6.65
1968 5.79 6.66
1969 5.8 6.64
1970 5.81 6.58
1971 5.81 6.54
1972 5.81 6.6
1973 5.8 6.65
1974 5.8 6.69
1975 5.79 6.74
1976 5.79 6.79
1977 5.8 6.84
1978 5.8 6.88
1979 5.82 6.92
1980 5.84 6.87
1981 5.86 6.83
1982 5.88 6.79
1983 5.9 6.76
1984 5.93 6.73
1985 5.95 6.69
1986 5.96 6.64
1987 5.97 6.57
1988 5.98 6.51
1989 5.99 6.43
1990 5.99 6.37
1991 5.99 6.32
1992 5.98 6.28
1993 5.98 6.25
1994 5.98 6.21
1995 5.97 6.17
1996 5.96 6.13
1997 5.94 6.08
1998 5.91 6.02
1999 5.88 5.95
2000 5.83 5.88
2001 5.79 5.77
2002 5.73 5.65
2003 5.68 5.55
2004 5.62 5.51
2005 5.56 5.52
2006 5.5 5.53
2007 5.43 5.46
2008 5.36 5.33
2009 5.29 5.17
2010 5.21 5.06
2011 5.13 4.97
2012 5.04 4.88
2013 4.95 4.75
2014 4.86 4.62
2015 4.77 4.52
2016 4.69 4.46
2017 4.6 4.4
2018 4.51 4.34
2019 4.43 4.26
2020 4.35 4.17
2021 4.27 4.09
2022 4.17 4.02
2023 4.08 3.95

Equatorial Guinea and Liberia demographics compared

Median age
Equatorial Guinea

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Equatorial Guinea Liberia
GNI, Atlas method
$8.96B
2024
$4.27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
22.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.19%
1998
2.27%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.59%
2023
2.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.78%
2025
-3.47%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.6%
2014
5.93%
2017
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2024
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.7
2025
48.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.1%
2022
27.1%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2022
2.9%
2016
Total reserves including gold
$1.54B
2023
$600M
2022
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$680M
2024
International tourism as share of exports
2.22%
1996
27.1%
2009
Banked people share n/a
52.2%
2024

Energy

Equatorial Guinea Liberia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,284 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.1
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.78 megatons
2023
1.64 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.04 tons
2023
0.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
4.2%
2022
92.8%
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
57.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
31.3%
2022
55.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
32.5%
2023

Society

Equatorial Guinea Liberia
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,891
2024
-7,779
2024
Urban population
74.9%
2024
54.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.6
2025
24.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
2
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.31
2015
3.12
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.2
2019
38.9
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.4%
2010
48.3%
2017
English speaking
1%
2025
82.7%
2023
People using the Internet
60.4%
2023
23.5%
2023

Health

Equatorial Guinea Liberia
Government health expenditure per capita
$190.1
2022
$99.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$133.8
2022
$62
2022
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
62.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.83%
2022
19.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
0.18
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
174
2023
628
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
70.6
2023
72.9
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
17.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.2%
2024
9.2%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
19
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.56 liters
2020
2.86 liters
2020

Territory

Equatorial Guinea Liberia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
5,723 sq mi
2024
6,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
404 sq mi
2025
7,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,357 sq mi
2025
29,061 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,790 mi
2017
6,587 mi
2018

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