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Equatorial Guinea vs South Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Equatorial Guinea has a population of 1.89M (ranked 148/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Equatorial Guinea's land area is 10,830 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 140th vs. 41st).

By GDP, Equatorial Guinea ranks 148/197 ($12.8B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Equatorial Guinea ranks 106/197 ($6,745), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Main facts and rankings

Equatorial Guinea South Sudan
Population
1975406
12387398
Population rank 148/197 81/197
GDP
$12.8B
2024
$12B
2015
GDP rank 148/197 150/197
GDP per capita
$6,745
2024
$1,080
2015
GDP per capita rank 106/197 172/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,567
2024
$1,155
2015
Government debt
$4.62B
2024
$6.87B
2015
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.1%
2025
63.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,442
2024
$618
2015
Government debt per person rank 112/185 159/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,393
2025
$1,540
2025
Land area
10,830 sq mi
2025
243,990 sq mi
2025
Population density
174.7 ppl/mi²
2024
49 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.08
2023
3.86
2023
Median age
22 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan economies compared

GDP
Equatorial Guinea

South Sudan
Year GDP
Equatorial Guinea South Sudan
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 -
1971 $64,946,955 -
1972 $65,429,198 -
1973 $81,203,227 -
1974 $94,159,863 -
1975 $104,295,643 -
1976 $103,653,050 -
1977 $103,987,520 -
1978 - -
1979 - -
1980 $50,642,881 -
1981 $36,731,423 -
1982 $44,294,648 -
1983 $44,442,457 -
1984 $50,320,914 -
1985 $62,118,570 -
1986 $76,407,396 -
1987 $93,345,860 -
1988 $100,534,657 -
1989 $88,265,975 -
1990 $112,119,411 -
1991 $110,906,029 -
1992 $134,707,184 -
1993 $136,047,906 -
1994 $100,807,003 -
1995 $141,853,361 -
1996 $232,463,023 -
1997 $442,337,871 -
1998 $370,687,634 -
1999 $621,117,886 -
2000 $1,045,998,496 -
2001 $1,461,139,022 -
2002 $1,806,742,742 -
2003 $2,484,745,935 -
2004 $4,410,764,339 -
2005 $8,217,369,093 -
2006 $10,086,528,699 -
2007 $13,071,718,759 -
2008 $19,749,893,536 $14,586,253,383
2009 $15,027,795,173 $12,231,264,525
2010 $16,314,443,436 $14,602,072,411
2011 $21,357,343,669 $14,907,308,933
2012 $22,388,344,144 $11,931,472,169
2013 $21,948,834,284 $18,426,469,017
2014 $21,765,453,082 $13,962,212,847
2015 $13,185,496,881 $11,997,800,760
2016 $11,240,808,848 -
2017 $12,200,913,879 -
2018 $13,097,012,134 -
2019 $11,364,133,550 -
2020 $9,893,816,008 -
2021 $12,215,878,033 -
2022 $13,687,643,436 -
2023 $12,337,550,584 -
2024 $12,765,777,677 -

Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea

South Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea South Sudan
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 -
1971 $205.6 -
1972 $211.4 -
1973 $268.6 -
1974 $319 -
1975 $362 -
1976 $369 -
1977 $376 -
1978 $376 -
1979 $372 -
1980 $175.5 -
1981 $121.1 -
1982 $137.5 -
1983 $129.4 -
1984 $137.9 -
1985 $161.1 -
1986 $188.8 -
1987 $220.9 -
1988 $228.7 -
1989 $193.2 -
1990 $236.4 -
1991 $225.3 -
1992 $263.7 -
1993 $256.7 -
1994 $183.2 -
1995 $248.3 -
1996 $392 -
1997 $717 -
1998 $578 -
1999 $931 -
2000 $1,487 -
2001 $1,949 -
2002 $2,264 -
2003 $2,931 -
2004 $4,901 -
2005 $8,674 -
2006 $10,185 -
2007 $12,617 -
2008 $18,211 $1,654
2009 $13,233 $1,323
2010 $13,720 $1,498
2011 $17,198 $1,449
2012 $17,309 $1,109
2013 $16,304 $1,650
2014 $15,549 $1,243
2015 $9,069 $1,080
2016 $7,453 -
2017 $7,809 -
2018 $8,102 -
2019 $6,804 -
2020 $5,764 -
2021 $6,946 -
2022 $7,589 -
2023 $6,678 -
2024 $6,745 -

Equatorial Guinea vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Equatorial Guinea

South Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Equatorial Guinea South Sudan
1950 40.1 30.2
1951 40.4 30.6
1952 40.6 31
1953 40.9 31.4
1954 41.1 31.7
1955 41.4 32
1956 41.7 31.6
1957 41.9 30.9
1958 42.2 27.6
1959 42.5 27.8
1960 42.7 28.1
1961 43 28.3
1962 43.3 28.5
1963 43.5 28.2
1964 43.8 32.5
1965 44.1 28.8
1966 44.3 25.6
1967 44.6 25.9
1968 44.9 26.1
1969 31 25.4
1970 31.1 25.6
1971 37.2 31
1972 44.4 31.3
1973 44.7 36.3
1974 41.5 36.6
1975 37.3 36.9
1976 30.5 37.1
1977 42 37.4
1978 42.3 37.6
1979 43 37.8
1980 48.8 38
1981 49.1 38.3
1982 49.7 38.7
1983 50 34.7
1984 50.2 31.8
1985 50.6 32.4
1986 50.8 32.8
1987 51 20.7
1988 51.2 11
1989 51.3 28.2
1990 51.4 28.6
1991 51.5 29.2
1992 51.6 21.9
1993 51.7 22.3
1994 51.8 44.9
1995 51.9 31.5
1996 52.1 32.1
1997 52.4 33.1
1998 52.6 19
1999 53 44.5
2000 53.4 47.6
2001 53.8 48.6
2002 54.3 49.4
2003 54.8 52.3
2004 55.3 53.1
2005 55.8 54
2006 56.4 54.7
2007 56.9 55.4
2008 57.4 56.3
2009 57.9 56.8
2010 58.3 57.5
2011 58.8 57.7
2012 59.3 58.2
2013 59.8 58.3
2014 60.2 45.6
2015 60.6 39.8
2016 61.1 36.7
2017 61.5 35.4
2018 61.9 51.9
2019 62.3 58.1
2020 62.1 57.6
2021 62.4 57
2022 63.4 57.2
2023 63.7 57.6
2024 63.9 57.7
2025 64.1 57.9

Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Equatorial Guinea

South Sudan
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea South Sudan
1960 269,807 2,931,559
1961 274,896 2,976,724
1962 280,286 3,024,308
1963 285,965 3,072,669
1964 291,942 3,129,918
1965 298,238 3,189,835
1966 304,859 3,236,423
1967 311,805 3,277,648
1968 318,849 3,321,528
1969 322,517 3,365,533
1970 320,803 3,409,614
1971 315,940 3,468,646
1972 309,468 3,542,497
1973 302,281 3,627,383
1974 294,953 3,723,259
1975 287,901 3,821,494
1976 281,031 3,921,910
1977 276,779 4,024,032
1978 276,531 4,127,657
1979 279,846 4,232,605
1980 288,644 4,339,030
1981 303,252 4,447,272
1982 322,216 4,557,686
1983 343,421 4,661,574
1984 364,899 4,750,627
1985 385,547 4,834,296
1986 404,728 4,921,240
1987 422,522 4,962,395
1988 439,651 4,848,029
1989 456,808 4,713,229
1990 474,274 4,737,633
1991 492,217 4,836,677
1992 510,770 4,909,749
1993 530,023 4,956,002
1994 550,138 5,071,184
1995 571,264 5,225,836
1996 593,492 5,356,925
1997 616,893 5,509,136
1998 641,474 5,620,068
1999 667,214 5,771,628
2000 703,279 6,032,267
2001 749,836 6,308,391
2002 797,957 6,596,806
2003 847,862 6,903,127
2004 899,917 7,233,041
2005 947,367 7,590,143
2006 990,343 7,976,526
2007 1,036,044 8,388,788
2008 1,084,530 8,817,647
2009 1,135,673 9,243,556
2010 1,189,085 9,745,953
2011 1,241,835 10,288,109
2012 1,293,483 10,756,240
2013 1,346,218 11,166,275
2014 1,399,828 11,235,073
2015 1,453,923 11,107,561
2016 1,508,186 10,830,102
2017 1,562,396 10,259,154
2018 1,616,422 10,122,977
2019 1,670,177 10,423,384
2020 1,716,468 10,698,467
2021 1,758,786 10,865,780
2022 1,803,545 11,021,177
2023 1,847,549 11,483,374
2024 1,892,516 11,943,408

Fertility rates in Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan

Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea

South Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea South Sudan
1960 5.65 7.16
1961 5.66 7.18
1962 5.67 7.2
1963 5.69 7.2
1964 5.71 7.22
1965 5.73 7.22
1966 5.76 7.25
1967 5.78 7.26
1968 5.79 7.26
1969 5.8 7.28
1970 5.81 7.29
1971 5.81 7.3
1972 5.81 7.31
1973 5.8 7.31
1974 5.8 7.31
1975 5.79 7.33
1976 5.79 7.33
1977 5.8 7.33
1978 5.8 7.33
1979 5.82 7.32
1980 5.84 7.33
1981 5.86 7.33
1982 5.88 7.34
1983 5.9 7.34
1984 5.93 7.35
1985 5.95 7.36
1986 5.96 7.38
1987 5.97 7.39
1988 5.98 7.38
1989 5.99 7.37
1990 5.99 7.38
1991 5.99 7.38
1992 5.98 7.37
1993 5.98 7.36
1994 5.98 7.35
1995 5.97 7.34
1996 5.96 7.32
1997 5.94 7.2
1998 5.91 7.08
1999 5.88 6.94
2000 5.83 6.8
2001 5.79 6.65
2002 5.73 6.52
2003 5.68 6.35
2004 5.62 6.19
2005 5.56 6.02
2006 5.5 5.85
2007 5.43 5.7
2008 5.36 5.57
2009 5.29 5.45
2010 5.21 5.32
2011 5.13 5.19
2012 5.04 5.06
2013 4.95 4.94
2014 4.86 4.82
2015 4.77 4.7
2016 4.69 4.58
2017 4.6 4.48
2018 4.51 4.37
2019 4.43 4.26
2020 4.35 4.16
2021 4.27 4.05
2022 4.17 3.96
2023 4.08 3.86

Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Equatorial Guinea

South Sudan
Year Median age, years
Equatorial Guinea South Sudan
1960 21.9 18.6
1961 21.7 18.5
1962 21.6 18.5
1963 21.4 18.4
1964 21.3 18.4
1965 21.1 18.3
1966 21 18.3
1967 20.8 18.2
1968 20.7 18
1969 20.5 17.9
1970 20.4 17.7
1971 20.2 17.6
1972 20.2 17.5
1973 20.1 17.5
1974 20 17.4
1975 19.9 17.4
1976 19.8 17.3
1977 19.6 17.2
1978 19.5 17.2
1979 19.4 17.1
1980 19.3 17.1
1981 19.2 17
1982 19.1 16.9
1983 19.3 16.8
1984 19.7 16.8
1985 19.9 16.7
1986 20 16.6
1987 20 16.5
1988 19.9 16.8
1989 19.8 17.1
1990 19.7 17
1991 19.5 17
1992 19.4 17
1993 19.2 16.9
1994 19.1 16.9
1995 19 16.9
1996 19 16.9
1997 18.9 16.9
1998 18.9 17
1999 18.9 17.1
2000 19 17.2
2001 19.1 17.3
2002 19.3 17.3
2003 19.4 17.3
2004 19.7 17.4
2005 19.9 17.6
2006 20.1 17.8
2007 20.4 18
2008 20.7 18.2
2009 20.9 18.4
2010 21.2 18.7
2011 21.3 19
2012 21.5 19.2
2013 21.6 19.3
2014 21.7 19
2015 21.9 18.6
2016 21.9 18.2
2017 22 17.4
2018 22.1 17.3
2019 22.2 17.8
2020 22.1 18.2
2021 22.1 18.4
2022 22.1 18.7
2023 22.1 19
2024 22 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Equatorial Guinea South Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$8.96B
2024
$11.7B
2015
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.19%
1998
1.57%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.59%
2023
6.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
53,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.78%
2025
+2%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.6%
2014
12.3%
2008
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2024
56.6%
2015
Industry, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
33.1%
2015
Economic freedom index
47.7
2025
41
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.1%
2022
33%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2022
1.8%
2016
Total reserves including gold
$1.54B
2023
$72.9M
2023
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$1.14B
2024
International tourism as share of exports
2.22%
1996
0.39%
2018
Banked people share n/a
5.83%
2021

Energy

Equatorial Guinea South Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,284 kg
2022
69 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.1
2022
$15.1
2015
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.78 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
2.04 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
73.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
4.2%
2022
32.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.75%
2022
0.4%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-423%
2022
-860%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
745 kWh
2022
46.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
8.8%
2021
0.34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
31.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
5.4%
2023

Society

Equatorial Guinea South Sudan
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,891
2024
+15,374
2024
Urban population
74.9%
2024
21.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
26.6
2025
5.62
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
8
2024
Higher education index
2
2025
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.31
2015
14.1
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.2
2019
36.7
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.4%
2010
34.5%
2018
English speaking
1%
2025
94%
2023
People using the Internet
60.4%
2023
9.27%
2020

Health

Equatorial Guinea South Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$190.1
2022
$49.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$133.8
2022
$17
2022
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.83%
2022
49.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
0.04
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
174
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
70.6
2023
98.7
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
8.79%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.2%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
21
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.56 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Equatorial Guinea South Sudan
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
5,723 sq mi
2024
20,429 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
404 sq mi
2025
109,449 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,357 sq mi
2025
27,633 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,790 mi
2017
n/a

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