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Equatorial Guinea vs Palau statistics compared

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Equatorial Guinea has a population of 1.89M (ranked 148/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Equatorial Guinea's land area is 10,830 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 140th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Equatorial Guinea ranks 148/197 ($12.8B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Equatorial Guinea ranks 106/197 ($6,745), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Equatorial Guinea Palau
Population
1975406
17663
Population rank 148/197 194/197
GDP
$12.8B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 148/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$6,745
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 106/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,567
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$4.62B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.1%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,442
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 112/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,393
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
10,830 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
174.7 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.08
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
22 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Equatorial Guinea and Palau: Comparison Charts

Equatorial Guinea and Palau economies compared

GDP
Equatorial Guinea

Palau
Year GDP
Equatorial Guinea Palau
1962 $37,253,333 -
1963 $44,266,667 -
1964 $51,915,000 -
1965 $64,748,333 -
1966 $69,110,000 -
1967 $72,317,447 -
1968 $67,514,286 -
1969 $67,225,714 -
1970 $66,331,429 $11,563,041
1971 $64,946,955 $12,706,874
1972 $65,429,198 $13,956,474
1973 $81,203,227 $15,331,889
1974 $94,159,863 $16,848,759
1975 $104,295,643 $18,521,112
1976 $103,653,050 $20,364,420
1977 $103,987,520 $22,308,104
1978 - $24,530,015
1979 - $27,004,251
1980 $50,642,881 $29,728,054
1981 $36,731,423 $32,726,594
1982 $44,294,648 $36,027,583
1983 $44,442,457 $39,661,530
1984 $50,320,914 $44,814,259
1985 $62,118,570 $51,030,637
1986 $76,407,396 $58,109,314
1987 $93,345,860 $66,169,905
1988 $100,534,657 $75,348,615
1989 $88,265,975 $85,800,543
1990 $112,119,411 $97,702,303
1991 $110,906,029 $106,555,300
1992 $134,707,184 $104,771,300
1993 $136,047,906 $96,455,700
1994 $100,807,003 $106,138,500
1995 $141,853,361 $121,018,500
1996 $232,463,023 $137,494,600
1997 $442,337,871 $143,860,800
1998 $370,687,634 $149,079,600
1999 $621,117,886 $144,206,500
2000 $1,045,998,496 $149,535,800
2001 $1,461,139,022 $159,453,500
2002 $1,806,742,742 $162,665,500
2003 $2,484,745,935 $154,559,900
2004 $4,410,764,339 $166,391,600
2005 $8,217,369,093 $191,048,400
2006 $10,086,528,699 $193,679,700
2007 $13,071,718,759 $200,903,600
2008 $19,749,893,536 $201,167,300
2009 $15,027,795,173 $189,998,000
2010 $16,314,443,436 $188,174,300
2011 $21,357,343,669 $198,873,900
2012 $22,388,344,144 $215,762,400
2013 $21,948,834,284 $225,345,700
2014 $21,765,453,082 $243,156,500
2015 $13,185,496,881 $278,824,800
2016 $11,240,808,848 $298,323,500
2017 $12,200,913,879 $285,600,000
2018 $13,097,012,134 $288,546,300
2019 $11,364,133,550 $281,941,600
2020 $9,893,816,008 $258,990,800
2021 $12,215,878,033 $235,752,900
2022 $13,687,643,436 $255,591,100
2023 $12,337,550,584 $281,849,100
2024 $12,765,777,677 -

Equatorial Guinea and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea Palau
1962 $132.9 -
1963 $154.8 -
1964 $177.8 -
1965 $217.1 -
1966 $226.7 -
1967 $231.9 -
1968 $211.7 -
1969 $208.4 -
1970 $206.8 $1,017
1971 $205.6 $1,081
1972 $211.4 $1,145
1973 $268.6 $1,221
1974 $319 $1,328
1975 $362 $1,464
1976 $369 $1,616
1977 $376 $1,781
1978 $376 $1,972
1979 $372 $2,189
1980 $175.5 $2,423
1981 $121.1 $2,639
1982 $137.5 $2,838
1983 $129.4 $3,049
1984 $137.9 $3,360
1985 $161.1 $3,728
1986 $188.8 $4,144
1987 $220.9 $4,616
1988 $228.7 $5,145
1989 $193.2 $5,741
1990 $236.4 $6,403
1991 $225.3 $6,824
1992 $263.7 $6,553
1993 $256.7 $5,892
1994 $183.2 $6,329
1995 $248.3 $7,038
1996 $392 $7,788
1997 $717 $7,945
1998 $578 $8,048
1999 $931 $7,630
2000 $1,487 $7,797
2001 $1,949 $8,240
2002 $2,264 $8,341
2003 $2,931 $7,862
2004 $4,901 $8,395
2005 $8,674 $9,640
2006 $10,185 $9,885
2007 $12,617 $10,408
2008 $18,211 $10,583
2009 $13,233 $10,155
2010 $13,720 $10,229
2011 $17,198 $11,001
2012 $17,309 $12,145
2013 $16,304 $12,769
2014 $15,549 $13,726
2015 $9,069 $15,691
2016 $7,453 $16,763
2017 $7,809 $16,034
2018 $8,102 $16,198
2019 $6,804 $15,841
2020 $5,764 $14,557
2021 $6,946 $13,257
2022 $7,589 $14,392
2023 $6,678 $15,899
2024 $6,745 -

Equatorial Guinea vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Equatorial Guinea

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Equatorial Guinea Palau
1950 40.1 52.7
1951 40.4 52.9
1952 40.6 53.1
1953 40.9 53.3
1954 41.1 53.5
1955 41.4 53.7
1956 41.7 53.9
1957 41.9 54.1
1958 42.2 54.4
1959 42.5 54.6
1960 42.7 54.9
1961 43 55.1
1962 43.3 55.4
1963 43.5 55.6
1964 43.8 55.8
1965 44.1 55.9
1966 44.3 56.2
1967 44.6 56.5
1968 44.9 56.9
1969 31 57.3
1970 31.1 57.7
1971 37.2 58.1
1972 44.4 58.6
1973 44.7 59
1974 41.5 59.5
1975 37.3 60
1976 30.5 60.5
1977 42 60.9
1978 42.3 61.3
1979 43 61.6
1980 48.8 61.9
1981 49.1 62.1
1982 49.7 62.3
1983 50 62.5
1984 50.2 62.6
1985 50.6 62.7
1986 50.8 62.8
1987 51 62.8
1988 51.2 62.8
1989 51.3 62.8
1990 51.4 62.8
1991 51.5 62.8
1992 51.6 62.9
1993 51.7 63
1994 51.8 63.1
1995 51.9 63.3
1996 52.1 63.5
1997 52.4 63.7
1998 52.6 64
1999 53 64.2
2000 53.4 64.5
2001 53.8 64.8
2002 54.3 65.1
2003 54.8 65.4
2004 55.3 65.8
2005 55.8 66.2
2006 56.4 66.6
2007 56.9 67.1
2008 57.4 67.6
2009 57.9 68
2010 58.3 68.3
2011 58.8 68.6
2012 59.3 68.9
2013 59.8 69
2014 60.2 69.1
2015 60.6 69.1
2016 61.1 69
2017 61.5 69
2018 61.9 69
2019 62.3 69
2020 62.1 68.7
2021 62.4 68.6
2022 63.4 68.9
2023 63.7 69.3
2024 63.9 69.4
2025 64.1 69.5

Equatorial Guinea and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Equatorial Guinea

Palau
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Palau
1960 269,807 9,328
1961 274,896 9,555
1962 280,286 9,793
1963 285,965 10,037
1964 291,942 10,292
1965 298,238 10,547
1966 304,859 10,805
1967 311,805 10,988
1968 318,849 11,080
1969 322,517 11,159
1970 320,803 11,368
1971 315,940 11,759
1972 309,468 12,194
1973 302,281 12,552
1974 294,953 12,687
1975 287,901 12,655
1976 281,031 12,598
1977 276,779 12,525
1978 276,531 12,440
1979 279,846 12,337
1980 288,644 12,271
1981 303,252 12,402
1982 322,216 12,694
1983 343,421 13,006
1984 364,899 13,337
1985 385,547 13,688
1986 404,728 14,024
1987 422,522 14,334
1988 439,651 14,645
1989 456,808 14,945
1990 474,274 15,259
1991 492,217 15,614
1992 510,770 15,989
1993 530,023 16,372
1994 550,138 16,770
1995 571,264 17,195
1996 593,492 17,654
1997 616,893 18,108
1998 641,474 18,524
1999 667,214 18,901
2000 703,279 19,178
2001 749,836 19,352
2002 797,957 19,503
2003 847,862 19,659
2004 899,917 19,820
2005 947,367 19,819
2006 990,343 19,593
2007 1,036,044 19,302
2008 1,084,530 19,009
2009 1,135,673 18,709
2010 1,189,085 18,396
2011 1,241,835 18,078
2012 1,293,483 17,765
2013 1,346,218 17,648
2014 1,399,828 17,715
2015 1,453,923 17,770
2016 1,508,186 17,797
2017 1,562,396 17,812
2018 1,616,422 17,814
2019 1,670,177 17,798
2020 1,716,468 17,792
2021 1,758,786 17,783
2022 1,803,545 17,759
2023 1,847,549 17,727
2024 1,892,516 17,695

Fertility rates in Equatorial Guinea and Palau

Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea Palau
1960 5.65 7.19
1961 5.66 7.17
1962 5.67 7.15
1963 5.69 7.12
1964 5.71 7.08
1965 5.73 7.01
1966 5.76 6.93
1967 5.78 6.84
1968 5.79 6.71
1969 5.8 6.58
1970 5.81 6.39
1971 5.81 6.16
1972 5.81 5.9
1973 5.8 5.59
1974 5.8 5.26
1975 5.79 4.9
1976 5.79 4.53
1977 5.8 4.09
1978 5.8 3.74
1979 5.82 3.49
1980 5.84 3.35
1981 5.86 3.28
1982 5.88 3.22
1983 5.9 3.14
1984 5.93 3.08
1985 5.95 3.01
1986 5.96 2.98
1987 5.97 2.93
1988 5.98 2.91
1989 5.99 2.92
1990 5.99 2.88
1991 5.99 2.74
1992 5.98 2.71
1993 5.98 2.73
1994 5.98 2.66
1995 5.97 2.55
1996 5.96 2.39
1997 5.94 2.19
1998 5.91 2.01
1999 5.88 1.91
2000 5.83 1.82
2001 5.79 1.87
2002 5.73 1.92
2003 5.68 1.96
2004 5.62 1.99
2005 5.56 2.02
2006 5.5 2
2007 5.43 1.97
2008 5.36 1.95
2009 5.29 1.94
2010 5.21 1.94
2011 5.13 1.97
2012 5.04 2.01
2013 4.95 2.05
2014 4.86 2.03
2015 4.77 2
2016 4.69 2.06
2017 4.6 2.02
2018 4.51 1.97
2019 4.43 1.98
2020 4.35 1.97
2021 4.27 1.95
2022 4.17 1.93
2023 4.08 1.91

Equatorial Guinea and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Equatorial Guinea

Palau
Year Median age, years
Equatorial Guinea Palau
1960 21.9 16.7
1961 21.7 16.1
1962 21.6 15.5
1963 21.4 15.1
1964 21.3 15
1965 21.1 14.9
1966 21 14.9
1967 20.8 15.2
1968 20.7 15.7
1969 20.5 16.1
1970 20.4 16.5
1971 20.2 16.6
1972 20.2 16.6
1973 20.1 16.8
1974 20 17.1
1975 19.9 17.4
1976 19.8 17.8
1977 19.6 18.1
1978 19.5 18.3
1979 19.4 18.6
1980 19.3 18.9
1981 19.2 19.3
1982 19.1 19.9
1983 19.3 20.5
1984 19.7 21.1
1985 19.9 21.6
1986 20 22.2
1987 20 23.1
1988 19.9 24
1989 19.8 24.9
1990 19.7 25.6
1991 19.5 26
1992 19.4 26.4
1993 19.2 26.9
1994 19.1 27.4
1995 19 27.8
1996 19 28.3
1997 18.9 28.8
1998 18.9 29.4
1999 18.9 30.2
2000 19 30.8
2001 19.1 31.2
2002 19.3 31.5
2003 19.4 31.8
2004 19.7 32
2005 19.9 32.3
2006 20.1 32.7
2007 20.4 33.1
2008 20.7 33.5
2009 20.9 33.9
2010 21.2 34.2
2011 21.3 34.6
2012 21.5 35
2013 21.6 35.3
2014 21.7 35.6
2015 21.9 36
2016 21.9 36.3
2017 22 36.7
2018 22.1 37
2019 22.2 37.4
2020 22.1 37.8
2021 22.1 38.1
2022 22.1 38.5
2023 22.1 38.8
2024 22 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Equatorial Guinea Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$8.96B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.19%
1998
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.59%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.78%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.6%
2014
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
47.7
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.1%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.54B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.22%
1996
93.5%
2017

Energy

Equatorial Guinea Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,284 kg
2022
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.1
2022
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.78 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.04 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
4.2%
2022
0.9%
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
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
31.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Equatorial Guinea Palau
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,891
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
74.9%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.6
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
2
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.31
2015
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.2
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
66
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.4%
2010
100%
2020
English speaking
1%
2025
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
60.4%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Equatorial Guinea Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$190.1
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$133.8
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.83%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
1.78
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
174
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
70.6
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.2%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.56 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Equatorial Guinea Palau
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
5,723 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
404 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,357 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,790 mi
2017
n/a

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