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Equatorial Guinea vs Luxembourg statistics compared

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Equatorial Guinea has a population of 1.89M (ranked 148/197), compared with 678K in Luxembourg (ranked 164/197). Equatorial Guinea's land area is 10,830 sq mi versus 994 sq mi for Luxembourg (ranked 140th vs. 169th).

By GDP, Equatorial Guinea ranks 148/197 ($12.8B) and Luxembourg ranks 73/197 ($93.2B). By GDP per capita, Equatorial Guinea ranks 106/197 ($6,745), while Luxembourg ranks 3/197 ($137,517).

Main facts and rankings

Equatorial Guinea Luxembourg
Population
1975406
690832
Population rank 148/197 164/197
GDP
$12.8B
2024
$93.2B
2024
GDP rank 148/197 73/197
GDP per capita
$6,745
2024
$137,517
2024
GDP per capita rank 106/197 3/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,567
2024
$150,772
2024
Government debt
$4.62B
2024
$24.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.1%
2025
26.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,442
2024
$35,728
2024
Government debt per person rank 112/185 20/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,393
2025
$64,450
2025
Land area
10,830 sq mi
2025
994 sq mi
2025
Population density
174.7 ppl/mi²
2024
682 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.08
2023
1.25
2023
Median age
22 years
2024
40.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
82.5 years
2025

Equatorial Guinea and Luxembourg: Comparison Charts

Equatorial Guinea and Luxembourg economies compared

GDP
Equatorial Guinea

Luxembourg
Year GDP
Equatorial Guinea Luxembourg
1960 - $709,941,874
1961 - $710,163,719
1962 $37,253,333 $747,846,862
1963 $44,266,667 $797,902,154
1964 $51,915,000 $910,877,686
1965 $64,748,333 $929,477,285
1966 $69,110,000 $976,717,015
1967 $72,317,447 $983,052,315
1968 $67,514,286 $1,075,561,623
1969 $67,225,714 $1,245,432,991
1970 $66,331,429 $1,457,768,455
1971 $64,946,955 $1,518,773,421
1972 $65,429,198 $1,901,697,370
1973 $81,203,227 $2,609,875,802
1974 $94,159,863 $3,183,637,117
1975 $104,295,643 $3,123,333,333
1976 $103,653,050 $3,423,586,207
1977 $103,987,520 $3,789,321,328
1978 - $4,718,539,772
1979 - $5,516,982,664
1980 $50,642,881 $6,019,805,490
1981 $36,731,423 $5,053,665,797
1982 $44,294,648 $4,602,316,793
1983 $44,442,457 $4,524,217,751
1984 $50,320,914 $4,438,435,493
1985 $62,118,570 $4,577,211,767
1986 $76,407,396 $6,685,595,088
1987 $93,345,860 $8,320,902,215
1988 $100,534,657 $9,418,167,855
1989 $88,265,975 $10,037,674,038
1990 $112,119,411 $12,778,792,854
1991 $110,906,029 $13,834,219,728
1992 $134,707,184 $15,518,702,635
1993 $136,047,906 $15,925,521,222
1994 $100,807,003 $17,701,798,891
1995 $141,853,361 $20,853,093,870
1996 $232,463,023 $20,895,314,658
1997 $442,337,871 $19,563,836,265
1998 $370,687,634 $20,150,053,345
1999 $621,117,886 $21,899,317,599
2000 $1,045,998,496 $21,230,182,989
2001 $1,461,139,022 $21,387,533,703
2002 $1,806,742,742 $23,649,833,332
2003 $2,484,745,935 $29,667,268,248
2004 $4,410,764,339 $35,064,843,793
2005 $8,217,369,093 $37,672,280,120
2006 $10,086,528,699 $42,910,146,296
2007 $13,071,718,759 $51,587,401,416
2008 $19,749,893,536 $58,844,277,702
2009 $15,027,795,173 $54,467,289,898
2010 $16,314,443,436 $56,213,985,987
2011 $21,357,343,669 $61,696,281,326
2012 $22,388,344,144 $59,776,383,527
2013 $21,948,834,284 $65,203,276,467
2014 $21,765,453,082 $68,804,811,898
2015 $13,185,496,881 $60,071,584,216
2016 $11,240,808,848 $62,216,885,436
2017 $12,200,913,879 $65,712,180,343
2018 $13,097,012,134 $71,085,623,495
2019 $11,364,133,550 $69,872,035,114
2020 $9,893,816,008 $73,670,782,100
2021 $12,215,878,033 $86,386,759,695
2022 $13,687,643,436 $80,801,680,397
2023 $12,337,550,584 $87,574,021,092
2024 $12,765,777,677 $93,197,329,012

Equatorial Guinea and Luxembourg economies compared

GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea

Luxembourg
Year GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea Luxembourg
1960 - $2,261
1961 - $2,241
1962 $132.9 $2,332
1963 $154.8 $2,462
1964 $177.8 $2,779
1965 $217.1 $2,804
1966 $226.7 $2,925
1967 $231.9 $2,935
1968 $211.7 $3,203
1969 $208.4 $3,690
1970 $206.8 $4,298
1971 $205.6 $4,435
1972 $211.4 $5,487
1973 $268.6 $7,447
1974 $319 $8,967
1975 $362 $8,701
1976 $369 $9,491
1977 $376 $10,486
1978 $376 $13,034
1979 $372 $15,204
1980 $175.5 $16,531
1981 $121.1 $13,837
1982 $137.5 $12,591
1983 $129.4 $12,374
1984 $137.9 $12,127
1985 $161.1 $12,482
1986 $188.8 $18,150
1987 $220.9 $22,443
1988 $228.7 $25,219
1989 $193.2 $26,618
1990 $236.4 $33,465
1991 $225.3 $35,747
1992 $263.7 $39,571
1993 $256.7 $40,067
1994 $183.2 $43,933
1995 $248.3 $51,032
1996 $392 $50,444
1997 $717 $46,642
1998 $578 $47,445
1999 $931 $50,872
2000 $1,487 $48,660
2001 $1,949 $48,440
2002 $2,264 $53,006
2003 $2,931 $65,689
2004 $4,901 $76,545
2005 $8,674 $80,988
2006 $10,185 $90,789
2007 $12,617 $107,475
2008 $18,211 $120,422
2009 $13,233 $109,420
2010 $13,720 $110,886
2011 $17,198 $119,025
2012 $17,309 $112,585
2013 $16,304 $120,000
2014 $15,549 $123,679
2015 $9,069 $105,462
2016 $7,453 $106,899
2017 $7,809 $110,193
2018 $8,102 $116,927
2019 $6,804 $112,697
2020 $5,764 $116,860
2021 $6,946 $134,966
2022 $7,589 $123,720
2023 $6,678 $131,408
2024 $6,745 $137,517

Equatorial Guinea vs. Luxembourg life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Equatorial Guinea

Luxembourg
Year Life expectancy, years
Equatorial Guinea Luxembourg
1950 40.1 65.5
1951 40.4 65.9
1952 40.6 66.1
1953 40.9 66.4
1954 41.1 66.7
1955 41.4 67.4
1956 41.7 67.1
1957 41.9 66.9
1958 42.2 68.4
1959 42.5 68.4
1960 42.7 68.8
1961 43 69.1
1962 43.3 68.4
1963 43.5 68.7
1964 43.8 68.8
1965 44.1 69.2
1966 44.3 68.9
1967 44.6 69.5
1968 44.9 70
1969 31 69.7
1970 31.1 69.2
1971 37.2 69.2
1972 44.4 70.5
1973 44.7 70.3
1974 41.5 70.2
1975 37.3 70.3
1976 30.5 70.2
1977 42 71.5
1978 42.3 71.5
1979 43 72.3
1980 48.8 72.4
1981 49.1 72.1
1982 49.7 72.2
1983 50 73
1984 50.2 72.7
1985 50.6 73.3
1986 50.8 74.1
1987 51 73.9
1988 51.2 74.3
1989 51.3 74.3
1990 51.4 75
1991 51.5 75
1992 51.6 74.7
1993 51.7 75.4
1994 51.8 75.9
1995 51.9 75.9
1996 52.1 76.2
1997 52.4 76.4
1998 52.6 76.6
1999 53 77
2000 53.4 77.3
2001 53.8 77.5
2002 54.3 77.6
2003 54.8 77.3
2004 55.3 78.7
2005 55.8 78.9
2006 56.4 78.8
2007 56.9 79.1
2008 57.4 80.1
2009 57.9 79.9
2010 58.3 80.1
2011 58.8 80.3
2012 59.3 80.4
2013 59.8 80.9
2014 60.2 81.2
2015 60.6 81.3
2016 61.1 81.6
2017 61.5 81.1
2018 61.9 81.5
2019 62.3 81.6
2020 62.1 81.4
2021 62.4 81.8
2022 63.4 82.2
2023 63.7 82.2
2024 63.9 82.4
2025 64.1 82.5

Equatorial Guinea and Luxembourg population clocks and comparison

Population
Equatorial Guinea

Luxembourg
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Luxembourg
1960 269,807 313,970
1961 274,896 316,845
1962 280,286 320,750
1963 285,965 324,100
1964 291,942 327,750
1965 298,238 331,500
1966 304,859 333,895
1967 311,805 334,995
1968 318,849 335,850
1969 322,517 337,500
1970 320,803 339,171
1971 315,940 342,421
1972 309,468 346,600
1973 302,281 350,450
1974 294,953 355,050
1975 287,901 358,950
1976 281,031 360,731
1977 276,779 361,358
1978 276,531 362,007
1979 279,846 362,856
1980 288,644 364,150
1981 303,252 365,225
1982 322,216 365,525
1983 343,421 365,622
1984 364,899 365,998
1985 385,547 366,706
1986 404,728 368,355
1987 422,522 370,750
1988 439,651 373,450
1989 456,808 377,100
1990 474,274 381,850
1991 492,217 387,000
1992 510,770 392,175
1993 530,023 397,475
1994 550,138 402,925
1995 571,264 408,625
1996 593,492 414,225
1997 616,893 419,450
1998 641,474 424,700
1999 667,214 430,475
2000 703,279 436,300
2001 749,836 441,525
2002 797,957 446,175
2003 847,862 451,630
2004 899,917 458,095
2005 947,367 465,158
2006 990,343 472,637
2007 1,036,044 479,993
2008 1,084,530 488,650
2009 1,135,673 497,783
2010 1,189,085 506,953
2011 1,241,835 518,347
2012 1,293,483 530,946
2013 1,346,218 543,360
2014 1,399,828 556,319
2015 1,453,923 569,604
2016 1,508,186 582,014
2017 1,562,396 596,336
2018 1,616,422 607,950
2019 1,670,177 620,001
2020 1,716,468 630,419
2021 1,758,786 640,064
2022 1,803,545 653,103
2023 1,847,549 666,430
2024 1,892,516 677,717

Fertility rates in Equatorial Guinea and Luxembourg

Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea

Luxembourg
Year Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea Luxembourg
1960 5.65 2.29
1961 5.66 -
1962 5.67 2.37
1963 5.69 -
1964 5.71 2.34
1965 5.73 2.42
1966 5.76 2.34
1967 5.78 2.24
1968 5.79 2.12
1969 5.8 2.02
1970 5.81 1.97
1971 5.81 1.95
1972 5.81 1.75
1973 5.8 1.58
1974 5.8 1.58
1975 5.79 1.55
1976 5.79 1.48
1977 5.8 1.5
1978 5.8 1.48
1979 5.82 1.48
1980 5.84 1.5
1981 5.86 1.55
1982 5.88 1.49
1983 5.9 1.43
1984 5.93 1.42
1985 5.95 1.38
1986 5.96 1.43
1987 5.97 1.4
1988 5.98 1.51
1989 5.99 1.52
1990 5.99 1.6
1991 5.99 1.6
1992 5.98 1.64
1993 5.98 1.7
1994 5.98 1.72
1995 5.97 1.7
1996 5.96 1.77
1997 5.94 1.71
1998 5.91 1.68
1999 5.88 1.74
2000 5.83 1.76
2001 5.79 1.66
2002 5.73 1.63
2003 5.68 1.62
2004 5.62 1.66
2005 5.56 1.63
2006 5.5 1.65
2007 5.43 1.61
2008 5.36 1.61
2009 5.29 1.59
2010 5.21 1.63
2011 5.13 1.52
2012 5.04 1.57
2013 4.95 1.55
2014 4.86 1.5
2015 4.77 1.47
2016 4.69 1.41
2017 4.6 1.39
2018 4.51 1.38
2019 4.43 1.34
2020 4.35 1.36
2021 4.27 1.38
2022 4.17 1.31
2023 4.08 1.25

Equatorial Guinea and Luxembourg demographics compared

Median age
Equatorial Guinea

Luxembourg
Year Median age, years
Equatorial Guinea Luxembourg
1960 21.9 35.1
1961 21.7 35.1
1962 21.6 35.1
1963 21.4 35.1
1964 21.3 35.2
1965 21.1 35.2
1966 21 35.2
1967 20.8 35.2
1968 20.7 35.3
1969 20.5 35.3
1970 20.4 35.3
1971 20.2 35.3
1972 20.2 35.1
1973 20.1 35.1
1974 20 35
1975 19.9 35
1976 19.8 34.9
1977 19.6 34.8
1978 19.5 34.8
1979 19.4 34.8
1980 19.3 34.9
1981 19.2 35
1982 19.1 35.2
1983 19.3 35.4
1984 19.7 35.6
1985 19.9 35.8
1986 20 36
1987 20 36.1
1988 19.9 36.2
1989 19.8 36.3
1990 19.7 36.4
1991 19.5 36.4
1992 19.4 36.5
1993 19.2 36.5
1994 19.1 36.6
1995 19 36.7
1996 19 36.8
1997 18.9 37
1998 18.9 37.1
1999 18.9 37.3
2000 19 37.3
2001 19.1 37.3
2002 19.3 37.6
2003 19.4 37.8
2004 19.7 38
2005 19.9 38.2
2006 20.1 38.4
2007 20.4 38.5
2008 20.7 38.7
2009 20.9 38.8
2010 21.2 38.9
2011 21.3 39
2012 21.5 39.1
2013 21.6 39.1
2014 21.7 39.2
2015 21.9 39.3
2016 21.9 39.3
2017 22 39.4
2018 22.1 39.5
2019 22.2 39.5
2020 22.1 39.6
2021 22.1 39.7
2022 22.1 39.7
2023 22.1 39.9
2024 22 40.2

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Finance

Equatorial Guinea Luxembourg
GNI, Atlas method
$8.96B
2024
$62B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
48.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.19%
1998
3.71%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.59%
2023
0.75%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.78%
2025
-0.78%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.6%
2014
6.42%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2024
81.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
9.01%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.7
2025
79.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.1%
2022
25%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2022
2.8%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
28
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$41.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.54B
2023
$2.79B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$2.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
525,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.22%
1996
2.98%
2020
Banked people share n/a
98.8%
2017

Energy

Equatorial Guinea Luxembourg
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,284 kg
2022
4,592 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.1
2022
$31
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.78 megatons
2023
7.01 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.04 tons
2023
10.5 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
70.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
4.2%
2022
20.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.75%
2022
2.55%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-423%
2022
109.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
745 kWh
2022
11,428 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
8.8%
2021
89%
2021
Hydroelectric share
31.3%
2022
48.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Equatorial Guinea Luxembourg
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,891
2024
+5,677
2024
Urban population
74.9%
2024
92.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.6
2025
93.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
2
2025
79
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.31
2015
1.54
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.2
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.4%
2010
100%
2000
English speaking
1%
2025
57%
2023
People using the Internet
60.4%
2023
98.8%
2024

Health

Equatorial Guinea Luxembourg
Government health expenditure per capita
$190.1
2022
$7,505
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$133.8
2022
$654
2023
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
82.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.83%
2022
1.07%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
2.99
2017
Age at first childbirth n/a
31.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
174
2023
11
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
70.6
2023
2.3
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
18.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.2%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
81
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
23%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.56 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Equatorial Guinea Luxembourg
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
5,723 sq mi
2024
1,467 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
404 sq mi
2025
514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,357 sq mi
2025
342 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,790 mi
2017
1,786 mi
2019

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