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Equatorial Guinea vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Equatorial Guinea has a population of 1.89M (ranked 148/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Equatorial Guinea's land area is 10,830 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 140th vs. 116th).

By GDP, Equatorial Guinea ranks 148/197 ($12.8B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Equatorial Guinea ranks 106/197 ($6,745), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

Equatorial Guinea Sierra Leone
Population
1975406
8961932
Population rank 148/197 102/197
GDP
$12.8B
2024
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 148/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$6,745
2024
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 106/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,567
2024
$3,516
2024
Government debt
$4.62B
2024
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.1%
2025
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,442
2024
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank 112/185 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,393
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
10,830 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
174.7 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.08
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
22 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Equatorial Guinea

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Equatorial Guinea Sierra Leone
1960 - $322,151,961
1961 - $327,978,758
1962 $37,253,333 $342,872,549
1963 $44,266,667 $348,700,980
1964 $51,915,000 $372,011,438
1965 $64,748,333 $359,523,810
1966 $69,110,000 $375,630,252
1967 $72,317,447 $348,895,028
1968 $67,514,286 $329,991,597
1969 $67,225,714 $408,853,541
1970 $66,331,429 $434,584,634
1971 $64,946,955 $419,495,788
1972 $65,429,198 $465,254,682
1973 $81,203,227 $575,471,814
1974 $94,159,863 $648,940,351
1975 $104,295,643 $679,352,876
1976 $103,653,050 $594,810,422
1977 $103,987,520 $692,079,407
1978 - $960,765,043
1979 - $1,109,343,425
1980 $50,642,881 $1,100,476,190
1981 $36,731,423 $1,114,926,661
1982 $44,294,648 $1,294,995,964
1983 $44,442,457 $995,278,515
1984 $50,320,914 $1,087,450,199
1985 $62,118,570 $856,890,459
1986 $76,407,396 $490,181,457
1987 $93,345,860 $660,106,336
1988 $100,534,657 $1,055,083,933
1989 $88,265,975 $932,974,420
1990 $112,119,411 $649,644,098
1991 $110,906,029 $779,981,987
1992 $134,707,184 $679,940,814
1993 $136,047,906 $768,867,883
1994 $100,807,003 $911,853,802
1995 $141,853,361 $870,740,292
1996 $232,463,023 $941,709,423
1997 $442,337,871 $850,232,760
1998 $370,687,634 $672,368,187
1999 $621,117,886 $669,386,624
2000 $1,045,998,496 $635,866,404
2001 $1,461,139,022 $1,681,473,894
2002 $1,806,742,742 $1,933,863,911
2003 $2,484,745,935 $2,142,618,046
2004 $4,410,764,339 $2,237,350,687
2005 $8,217,369,093 $2,545,275,313
2006 $10,086,528,699 $3,263,697,467
2007 $13,071,718,759 $3,632,957,611
2008 $19,749,893,536 $4,157,895,298
2009 $15,027,795,173 $3,953,403,098
2010 $16,314,443,436 $4,262,805,967
2011 $21,357,343,669 $4,861,632,885
2012 $22,388,344,144 $6,141,666,509
2013 $21,948,834,284 $7,502,762,863
2014 $21,765,453,082 $7,686,138,791
2015 $13,185,496,881 $6,788,352,975
2016 $11,240,808,848 $6,084,297,211
2017 $12,200,913,879 $5,749,846,528
2018 $13,097,012,134 $6,390,514,689
2019 $11,364,133,550 $6,526,183,564
2020 $9,893,816,008 $6,693,888,876
2021 $12,215,878,033 $7,173,379,137
2022 $13,687,643,436 $7,124,465,160
2023 $12,337,550,584 $6,411,787,856
2024 $12,765,777,677 $7,547,843,281

Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea Sierra Leone
1960 - $142
1961 - $142.3
1962 $132.9 $146.4
1963 $154.8 $146.4
1964 $177.8 $153.4
1965 $217.1 $145.6
1966 $226.7 $149.4
1967 $231.9 $136.2
1968 $211.7 $126.4
1969 $208.4 $153.6
1970 $206.8 $160.2
1971 $205.6 $151.8
1972 $211.4 $165.3
1973 $268.6 $200.7
1974 $319 $222.2
1975 $362 $228.4
1976 $369 $196.4
1977 $376 $224.3
1978 $376 $305
1979 $372 $346
1980 $175.5 $336
1981 $121.1 $334
1982 $137.5 $380
1983 $129.4 $285.9
1984 $137.9 $306
1985 $161.1 $235.5
1986 $188.8 $131.5
1987 $220.9 $172.4
1988 $228.7 $268.2
1989 $193.2 $231.3
1990 $236.4 $154.8
1991 $225.3 $183.7
1992 $263.7 $163.2
1993 $256.7 $185
1994 $183.2 $218.5
1995 $248.3 $208.4
1996 $392 $224.3
1997 $717 $199.9
1998 $578 $156.5
1999 $931 $155
2000 $1,487 $143.7
2001 $1,949 $358
2002 $2,264 $389
2003 $2,931 $414
2004 $4,901 $418
2005 $8,674 $463
2006 $10,185 $580
2007 $12,617 $632
2008 $18,211 $705
2009 $13,233 $653
2010 $13,720 $685
2011 $17,198 $761
2012 $17,309 $938
2013 $16,304 $1,117
2014 $15,549 $1,118
2015 $9,069 $965
2016 $7,453 $844
2017 $7,809 $779
2018 $8,102 $846
2019 $6,804 $844
2020 $5,764 $846
2021 $6,946 $886
2022 $7,589 $861
2023 $6,678 $758
2024 $6,745 $873

Equatorial Guinea vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Equatorial Guinea

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Equatorial Guinea Sierra Leone
1950 40.1 28.9
1951 40.4 29.3
1952 40.6 29.7
1953 40.9 30.1
1954 41.1 30.5
1955 41.4 30.9
1956 41.7 31.3
1957 41.9 31.8
1958 42.2 32.1
1959 42.5 32.6
1960 42.7 33.1
1961 43 33.6
1962 43.3 34.2
1963 43.5 34.7
1964 43.8 35.3
1965 44.1 35.9
1966 44.3 36.6
1967 44.6 37.3
1968 44.9 37.8
1969 31 38.2
1970 31.1 38.6
1971 37.2 39.1
1972 44.4 39.5
1973 44.7 40
1974 41.5 40.4
1975 37.3 41
1976 30.5 41.4
1977 42 41.8
1978 42.3 42.2
1979 43 42.5
1980 48.8 42.8
1981 49.1 43.1
1982 49.7 43.3
1983 50 43.5
1984 50.2 43.6
1985 50.6 43.6
1986 50.8 43.5
1987 51 43.7
1988 51.2 43.8
1989 51.3 43.7
1990 51.4 43.7
1991 51.5 43.3
1992 51.6 43.5
1993 51.7 43.4
1994 51.8 42.8
1995 51.9 42.6
1996 52.1 43.5
1997 52.4 43.6
1998 52.6 42.7
1999 53 42
2000 53.4 44.8
2001 53.8 45.4
2002 54.3 46.2
2003 54.8 46.8
2004 55.3 47.5
2005 55.8 48.3
2006 56.4 49.5
2007 56.9 50
2008 57.4 50.7
2009 57.9 51.3
2010 58.3 51.9
2011 58.8 52.6
2012 59.3 53.2
2013 59.8 54.1
2014 60.2 54.3
2015 60.6 55.5
2016 61.1 56.9
2017 61.5 57.8
2018 61.9 59.1
2019 62.3 59.6
2020 62.1 59.7
2021 62.4 60.3
2022 63.4 61.3
2023 63.7 61.8
2024 63.9 62
2025 64.1 62.2

Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Equatorial Guinea

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Sierra Leone
1960 269,807 2,268,356
1961 274,896 2,304,227
1962 280,286 2,342,242
1963 285,965 2,382,258
1964 291,942 2,424,390
1965 298,238 2,468,666
1966 304,859 2,514,638
1967 311,805 2,562,384
1968 318,849 2,611,532
1969 322,517 2,661,365
1970 320,803 2,712,286
1971 315,940 2,763,222
1972 309,468 2,814,388
1973 302,281 2,866,955
1974 294,953 2,920,459
1975 287,901 2,974,657
1976 281,031 3,028,820
1977 276,779 3,085,354
1978 276,531 3,145,517
1979 279,846 3,207,499
1980 288,644 3,272,089
1981 303,252 3,338,940
1982 322,216 3,408,183
1983 343,421 3,481,646
1984 364,899 3,558,758
1985 385,547 3,638,438
1986 404,728 3,728,380
1987 422,522 3,829,718
1988 439,651 3,934,517
1989 456,808 4,034,037
1990 474,274 4,196,828
1991 492,217 4,246,267
1992 510,770 4,166,366
1993 530,023 4,157,130
1994 550,138 4,173,105
1995 571,264 4,179,179
1996 593,492 4,199,210
1997 616,893 4,253,716
1998 641,474 4,295,785
1999 667,214 4,318,043
2000 703,279 4,423,611
2001 749,836 4,692,716
2002 797,957 4,971,435
2003 847,862 5,177,687
2004 899,917 5,355,717
2005 947,367 5,501,712
2006 990,343 5,624,466
2007 1,036,044 5,749,352
2008 1,084,530 5,894,722
2009 1,135,673 6,055,646
2010 1,189,085 6,222,714
2011 1,241,835 6,387,251
2012 1,293,483 6,551,080
2013 1,346,218 6,714,051
2014 1,399,828 6,876,385
2015 1,453,923 7,037,655
2016 1,508,186 7,205,328
2017 1,562,396 7,379,299
2018 1,616,422 7,554,563
2019 1,670,177 7,731,991
2020 1,716,468 7,912,558
2021 1,758,786 8,094,602
2022 1,803,545 8,276,807
2023 1,847,549 8,460,512
2024 1,892,516 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea Sierra Leone
1960 5.65 6.18
1961 5.66 6.21
1962 5.67 6.22
1963 5.69 6.26
1964 5.71 6.29
1965 5.73 6.31
1966 5.76 6.35
1967 5.78 6.38
1968 5.79 6.39
1969 5.8 6.39
1970 5.81 6.41
1971 5.81 6.43
1972 5.81 6.45
1973 5.8 6.47
1974 5.8 6.53
1975 5.79 6.55
1976 5.79 6.55
1977 5.8 6.57
1978 5.8 6.59
1979 5.82 6.58
1980 5.84 6.56
1981 5.86 6.55
1982 5.88 6.56
1983 5.9 6.57
1984 5.93 6.59
1985 5.95 6.59
1986 5.96 6.6
1987 5.97 6.61
1988 5.98 6.59
1989 5.99 6.57
1990 5.99 6.57
1991 5.99 6.55
1992 5.98 6.56
1993 5.98 6.57
1994 5.98 6.56
1995 5.97 6.56
1996 5.96 6.55
1997 5.94 6.53
1998 5.91 6.5
1999 5.88 6.42
2000 5.83 6.36
2001 5.79 6.31
2002 5.73 6.23
2003 5.68 6.09
2004 5.62 5.92
2005 5.56 5.81
2006 5.5 5.74
2007 5.43 5.64
2008 5.36 5.56
2009 5.29 5.45
2010 5.21 5.33
2011 5.13 5.21
2012 5.04 5.06
2013 4.95 4.87
2014 4.86 4.7
2015 4.77 4.55
2016 4.69 4.47
2017 4.6 4.39
2018 4.51 4.29
2019 4.43 4.19
2020 4.35 4.08
2021 4.27 3.98
2022 4.17 3.88
2023 4.08 3.79

Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Equatorial Guinea

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Equatorial Guinea Sierra Leone
1960 21.9 21.1
1961 21.7 21.1
1962 21.6 21.1
1963 21.4 21
1964 21.3 21
1965 21.1 20.9
1966 21 20.9
1967 20.8 20.8
1968 20.7 20.7
1969 20.5 20.6
1970 20.4 20.4
1971 20.2 20.2
1972 20.2 20.1
1973 20.1 19.9
1974 20 19.8
1975 19.9 19.6
1976 19.8 19.5
1977 19.6 19.4
1978 19.5 19.3
1979 19.4 19.2
1980 19.3 19.1
1981 19.2 19.1
1982 19.1 19
1983 19.3 18.9
1984 19.7 18.9
1985 19.9 18.8
1986 20 18.7
1987 20 18.7
1988 19.9 18.6
1989 19.8 18.6
1990 19.7 18.5
1991 19.5 18.5
1992 19.4 18.4
1993 19.2 18.4
1994 19.1 18.3
1995 19 18.2
1996 19 18.2
1997 18.9 18.1
1998 18.9 18.1
1999 18.9 18
2000 19 18
2001 19.1 18
2002 19.3 17.9
2003 19.4 17.9
2004 19.7 17.9
2005 19.9 18
2006 20.1 18
2007 20.4 18
2008 20.7 18.1
2009 20.9 18.1
2010 21.2 18.2
2011 21.3 18.3
2012 21.5 18.4
2013 21.6 18.5
2014 21.7 18.6
2015 21.9 18.7
2016 21.9 18.9
2017 22 19.1
2018 22.1 19.2
2019 22.2 19.4
2020 22.1 19.6
2021 22.1 19.8
2022 22.1 20
2023 22.1 20.3
2024 22 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Equatorial Guinea Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$8.96B
2024
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.19%
1998
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.59%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.78%
2025
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.6%
2014
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2024
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.7
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.1%
2022
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2022
3.4%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$1.54B
2023
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.22%
1996
5.49%
2018
Banked people share n/a
38.6%
2024

Energy

Equatorial Guinea Sierra Leone
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
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.04 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
4.2%
2022
71.6%
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
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
31.3%
2022
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Equatorial Guinea Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,891
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
74.9%
2024
44.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.6
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
2
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.31
2015
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.2
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.4%
2010
48.6%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
60.4%
2023
20.6%
2023

Health

Equatorial Guinea Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$190.1
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$133.8
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.83%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
174
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
70.6
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.2%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.56 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Equatorial Guinea Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
5,723 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
404 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,357 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,790 mi
2017
7,270 mi
2015

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