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Equatorial Guinea vs Nepal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Equatorial Guinea has a population of 1.89M (ranked 148/197), compared with 29.7M in Nepal (ranked 51/197). Equatorial Guinea's land area is 10,830 sq mi versus 55,348 sq mi for Nepal (ranked 140th vs. 92nd).

By GDP, Equatorial Guinea ranks 148/197 ($12.8B) and Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B). By GDP per capita, Equatorial Guinea ranks 106/197 ($6,745), while Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447).

Main facts and rankings

Equatorial Guinea Nepal
Population
1975406
29627185
Population rank 148/197 52/197
GDP
$12.8B
2024
$42.9B
2024
GDP rank 148/197 101/197
GDP per capita
$6,745
2024
$1,447
2024
GDP per capita rank 106/197 164/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,567
2024
$5,737
2024
Government debt
$4.62B
2024
$20.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.1%
2025
49.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,442
2024
$693
2024
Government debt per person rank 112/185 155/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,393
2025
$2,569
2025
Land area
10,830 sq mi
2025
55,348 sq mi
2025
Population density
174.7 ppl/mi²
2024
536 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.08
2023
1.98
2023
Median age
22 years
2024
26 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
70.9 years
2025

Equatorial Guinea and Nepal: Comparison Charts

Equatorial Guinea and Nepal economies compared

GDP
Equatorial Guinea

Nepal
Year GDP
Equatorial Guinea Nepal
1960 - $508,334,414
1961 - $531,959,562
1962 $37,253,333 $574,091,101
1963 $44,266,667 $496,947,904
1964 $51,915,000 $496,098,775
1965 $64,748,333 $735,267,082
1966 $69,110,000 $906,811,944
1967 $72,317,447 $841,974,025
1968 $67,514,286 $772,231,387
1969 $67,225,714 $788,641,965
1970 $66,331,429 $865,975,309
1971 $64,946,955 $882,765,472
1972 $65,429,198 $1,024,098,400
1973 $81,203,227 $972,101,725
1974 $94,159,863 $1,217,953,547
1975 $104,295,643 $1,575,789,254
1976 $103,653,050 $1,452,788,985
1977 $103,987,520 $1,382,400,000
1978 - $1,604,162,497
1979 - $1,851,250,008
1980 $50,642,881 $1,945,916,583
1981 $36,731,423 $2,275,583,317
1982 $44,294,648 $2,395,423,742
1983 $44,442,457 $2,447,174,803
1984 $50,320,914 $2,581,207,388
1985 $62,118,570 $2,619,913,956
1986 $76,407,396 $2,850,782,044
1987 $93,345,860 $2,957,255,380
1988 $100,534,657 $3,487,009,748
1989 $88,265,975 $3,525,225,787
1990 $112,119,411 $3,627,560,239
1991 $110,906,029 $3,921,476,085
1992 $134,707,184 $3,401,211,581
1993 $136,047,906 $3,660,041,667
1994 $100,807,003 $4,066,775,510
1995 $141,853,361 $4,401,104,418
1996 $232,463,023 $4,521,580,381
1997 $442,337,871 $4,918,691,917
1998 $370,687,634 $4,856,255,044
1999 $621,117,886 $5,033,642,384
2000 $1,045,998,496 $5,494,252,208
2001 $1,461,139,022 $6,007,055,042
2002 $1,806,742,742 $6,050,875,807
2003 $2,484,745,935 $6,330,473,097
2004 $4,410,764,339 $7,273,938,315
2005 $8,217,369,093 $8,130,258,378
2006 $10,086,528,699 $9,043,715,356
2007 $13,071,718,759 $10,325,618,017
2008 $19,749,893,536 $12,545,438,605
2009 $15,027,795,173 $12,854,985,464
2010 $16,314,443,436 $16,002,656,434
2011 $21,357,343,669 $21,573,872,421
2012 $22,388,344,144 $21,703,100,877
2013 $21,948,834,284 $22,162,204,925
2014 $21,765,453,082 $22,731,612,922
2015 $13,185,496,881 $24,360,801,287
2016 $11,240,808,848 $24,524,109,484
2017 $12,200,913,879 $28,971,588,940
2018 $13,097,012,134 $33,111,525,237
2019 $11,364,133,550 $34,186,180,699
2020 $9,893,816,008 $33,433,659,301
2021 $12,215,878,033 $36,924,841,394
2022 $13,687,643,436 $41,182,939,601
2023 $12,337,550,584 $41,047,772,331
2024 $12,765,777,677 $42,914,268,287

Equatorial Guinea and Nepal economies compared

GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea

Nepal
Year GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea Nepal
1960 - $50.2
1961 - $51.6
1962 $132.9 $54.6
1963 $154.8 $46.3
1964 $177.8 $45.3
1965 $217.1 $65.8
1966 $226.7 $79.5
1967 $231.9 $72.3
1968 $211.7 $64.9
1969 $208.4 $64.8
1970 $206.8 $69.6
1971 $205.6 $69.5
1972 $211.4 $78.8
1973 $268.6 $73.2
1974 $319 $89.8
1975 $362 $113.6
1976 $369 $102.5
1977 $376 $95.3
1978 $376 $108.1
1979 $372 $121.9
1980 $175.5 $125.1
1981 $121.1 $142.9
1982 $137.5 $147
1983 $129.4 $146.6
1984 $137.9 $151.1
1985 $161.1 $149.9
1986 $188.8 $159.5
1987 $220.9 $162
1988 $228.7 $187.1
1989 $193.2 $185
1990 $236.4 $185.8
1991 $225.3 $195.7
1992 $263.7 $165
1993 $256.7 $172.8
1994 $183.2 $187.3
1995 $248.3 $197.8
1996 $392 $198.8
1997 $717 $211.8
1998 $578 $205.1
1999 $931 $208.6
2000 $1,487 $223.8
2001 $1,949 $240.8
2002 $2,264 $238.9
2003 $2,931 $246.4
2004 $4,901 $279.6
2005 $8,674 $309
2006 $10,185 $340
2007 $12,617 $385
2008 $18,211 $465
2009 $13,233 $473
2010 $13,720 $585
2011 $17,198 $786
2012 $17,309 $788
2013 $16,304 $803
2014 $15,549 $821
2015 $9,069 $876
2016 $7,453 $877
2017 $7,809 $1,034
2018 $8,102 $1,179
2019 $6,804 $1,203
2020 $5,764 $1,154
2021 $6,946 $1,253
2022 $7,589 $1,386
2023 $6,678 $1,382
2024 $6,745 $1,447

Equatorial Guinea vs. Nepal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Equatorial Guinea

Nepal
Year Life expectancy, years
Equatorial Guinea Nepal
1950 40.1 37.6
1951 40.4 37.6
1952 40.6 37.7
1953 40.9 37.7
1954 41.1 37.8
1955 41.4 37.9
1956 41.7 37.9
1957 41.9 38
1958 42.2 38.1
1959 42.5 38.4
1960 42.7 38.7
1961 43 39
1962 43.3 39.3
1963 43.5 39.6
1964 43.8 40.2
1965 44.1 40.7
1966 44.3 41.2
1967 44.6 41.7
1968 44.9 42.2
1969 31 42.7
1970 31.1 43.2
1971 37.2 43.6
1972 44.4 44.1
1973 44.7 44.5
1974 41.5 44.9
1975 37.3 45.5
1976 30.5 46
1977 42 46.6
1978 42.3 47.2
1979 43 47.8
1980 48.8 48.3
1981 49.1 48.7
1982 49.7 49.2
1983 50 49.7
1984 50.2 50.2
1985 50.6 50.9
1986 50.8 51.6
1987 51 52.4
1988 51.2 53.1
1989 51.3 54
1990 51.4 54.8
1991 51.5 55.6
1992 51.6 56.7
1993 51.7 57.6
1994 51.8 58.6
1995 51.9 59.3
1996 52.1 60
1997 52.4 60.8
1998 52.6 61.5
1999 53 62
2000 53.4 62.6
2001 53.8 63.3
2002 54.3 63.5
2003 54.8 64.2
2004 55.3 64.7
2005 55.8 65.3
2006 56.4 65.9
2007 56.9 66.2
2008 57.4 66.4
2009 57.9 66.6
2010 58.3 66.8
2011 58.8 67.1
2012 59.3 67.4
2013 59.8 67.6
2014 60.2 67.8
2015 60.6 67.4
2016 61.1 68.4
2017 61.5 68.7
2018 61.9 69
2019 62.3 69.3
2020 62.1 69.1
2021 62.4 68.4
2022 63.4 70.1
2023 63.7 70.4
2024 63.9 70.6
2025 64.1 70.9

Equatorial Guinea and Nepal population clocks and comparison

Population
Equatorial Guinea

Nepal
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Nepal
1960 269,807 10,123,658
1961 274,896 10,318,396
1962 280,286 10,521,116
1963 285,965 10,729,818
1964 291,942 10,946,392
1965 298,238 11,173,411
1966 304,859 11,408,710
1967 311,805 11,652,716
1968 318,849 11,906,266
1969 322,517 12,167,036
1970 320,803 12,436,190
1971 315,940 12,710,061
1972 309,468 12,989,099
1973 302,281 13,275,239
1974 294,953 13,568,435
1975 287,901 13,870,695
1976 281,031 14,177,649
1977 276,779 14,499,175
1978 276,531 14,839,695
1979 279,846 15,190,590
1980 288,644 15,553,105
1981 303,252 15,922,423
1982 322,216 16,297,987
1983 343,421 16,689,119
1984 364,899 17,085,242
1985 385,547 17,477,692
1986 404,728 17,868,124
1987 422,522 18,250,505
1988 439,651 18,638,661
1989 456,808 19,057,807
1990 474,274 19,524,573
1991 492,217 20,036,500
1992 510,770 20,609,707
1993 530,023 21,180,159
1994 550,138 21,717,479
1995 571,264 22,245,439
1996 593,492 22,741,862
1997 616,893 23,219,463
1998 641,474 23,680,357
1999 667,214 24,125,199
2000 703,279 24,546,509
2001 749,836 24,946,748
2002 797,957 25,328,981
2003 847,862 25,688,758
2004 899,917 26,016,656
2005 947,367 26,309,458
2006 990,343 26,565,425
2007 1,036,044 26,788,492
2008 1,084,530 26,990,037
2009 1,135,673 27,173,035
2010 1,189,085 27,341,952
2011 1,241,835 27,464,494
2012 1,293,483 27,534,915
2013 1,346,218 27,589,996
2014 1,399,828 27,672,370
2015 1,453,923 27,823,629
2016 1,508,186 27,955,462
2017 1,562,396 28,011,258
2018 1,616,422 28,079,689
2019 1,670,177 28,414,064
2020 1,716,468 28,966,574
2021 1,758,786 29,475,010
2022 1,803,545 29,715,436
2023 1,847,549 29,694,614
2024 1,892,516 29,651,054

Fertility rates in Equatorial Guinea and Nepal

Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea

Nepal
Year Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea Nepal
1960 5.65 6.07
1961 5.66 6.09
1962 5.67 6.08
1963 5.69 6.06
1964 5.71 6.04
1965 5.73 6.01
1966 5.76 5.98
1967 5.78 5.95
1968 5.79 5.94
1969 5.8 5.89
1970 5.81 5.87
1971 5.81 5.85
1972 5.81 5.8
1973 5.8 5.7
1974 5.8 5.75
1975 5.79 5.73
1976 5.79 5.72
1977 5.8 5.69
1978 5.8 5.68
1979 5.82 5.64
1980 5.84 5.6
1981 5.86 5.58
1982 5.88 5.55
1983 5.9 5.54
1984 5.93 5.51
1985 5.95 5.46
1986 5.96 5.4
1987 5.97 5.35
1988 5.98 5.31
1989 5.99 5.26
1990 5.99 5.21
1991 5.99 5.15
1992 5.98 5.07
1993 5.98 5.04
1994 5.98 4.96
1995 5.97 4.87
1996 5.96 4.67
1997 5.94 4.44
1998 5.91 4.28
1999 5.88 4.13
2000 5.83 3.98
2001 5.79 3.79
2002 5.73 3.6
2003 5.68 3.44
2004 5.62 3.28
2005 5.56 3.12
2006 5.5 2.97
2007 5.43 2.86
2008 5.36 2.74
2009 5.29 2.63
2010 5.21 2.54
2011 5.13 2.46
2012 5.04 2.42
2013 4.95 2.36
2014 4.86 2.32
2015 4.77 2.27
2016 4.69 2.23
2017 4.6 2.17
2018 4.51 2.12
2019 4.43 2.08
2020 4.35 2.05
2021 4.27 2.03
2022 4.17 2
2023 4.08 1.98

Equatorial Guinea and Nepal demographics compared

Median age
Equatorial Guinea

Nepal
Year Median age, years
Equatorial Guinea Nepal
1960 21.9 19.5
1961 21.7 19.5
1962 21.6 19.6
1963 21.4 19.6
1964 21.3 19.6
1965 21.1 19.6
1966 21 19.6
1967 20.8 19.7
1968 20.7 19.7
1969 20.5 19.7
1970 20.4 19.7
1971 20.2 19.7
1972 20.2 19.7
1973 20.1 19.7
1974 20 19.7
1975 19.9 19.7
1976 19.8 19.7
1977 19.6 19.7
1978 19.5 19.6
1979 19.4 19.6
1980 19.3 19.6
1981 19.2 19.5
1982 19.1 19.5
1983 19.3 19.5
1984 19.7 19.5
1985 19.9 19.4
1986 20 19.4
1987 20 19.3
1988 19.9 19.2
1989 19.8 19.2
1990 19.7 19.2
1991 19.5 19.2
1992 19.4 19.2
1993 19.2 19.2
1994 19.1 19.2
1995 19 19.2
1996 19 19.2
1997 18.9 19.2
1998 18.9 19.2
1999 18.9 19.3
2000 19 19.3
2001 19.1 19.4
2002 19.3 19.5
2003 19.4 19.7
2004 19.7 19.8
2005 19.9 20
2006 20.1 20.3
2007 20.4 20.5
2008 20.7 20.8
2009 20.9 21
2010 21.2 21.3
2011 21.3 21.6
2012 21.5 21.8
2013 21.6 22
2014 21.7 22.2
2015 21.9 22.4
2016 21.9 22.7
2017 22 22.9
2018 22.1 23.2
2019 22.2 23.7
2020 22.1 24.5
2021 22.1 25
2022 22.1 25.4
2023 22.1 25.7
2024 22 26

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Finance

Equatorial Guinea Nepal
GNI, Atlas method
$8.96B
2024
$43.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
23.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.19%
1998
3.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.59%
2023
1.08%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
112,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.78%
2025
-3.98%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.6%
2014
10.7%
2017
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2024
55.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.7
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.1%
2022
24.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2022
3.7%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$1.54B
2023
$12.5B
2023
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$28.4B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
230,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.22%
1996
13.4%
2020
Banked people share n/a
60%
2024

Energy

Equatorial Guinea Nepal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,284 kg
2022
520 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.1
2022
$9.81
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.78 megatons
2023
17.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.04 tons
2023
0.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
26.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
4.2%
2022
73.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.75%
2022
6.78%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-423%
2022
27.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
745 kWh
2022
321 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
8.8%
2021
83.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
31.3%
2022
99%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
94%
2023

Society

Equatorial Guinea Nepal
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.36%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,891
2024
-401,282
2024
Urban population
74.9%
2024
22.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.6
2025
34.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
2
2025
45
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.31
2015
2.1
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.2
2019
16.3
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.4%
2010
71.2%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
3%
2023
People using the Internet
60.4%
2023
55.8%
2023

Health

Equatorial Guinea Nepal
Government health expenditure per capita
$190.1
2022
$88.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$133.8
2022
$49.2
2022
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
70.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.83%
2022
10.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
0.87
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
174
2023
142
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
70.6
2023
26.5
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
7.18%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.2%
2024
7.7%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
4
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
28.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.56 liters
2020
1.06 liters
2020

Territory

Equatorial Guinea Nepal
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.1%
2025
Land area per capita
5,723 sq mi
2024
1,867 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
404 sq mi
2025
14,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,357 sq mi
2025
23,020 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,790 mi
2017
49,758 mi
2015

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