Equatorial Guinea has a population of 1.89M (ranked 148/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Equatorial Guinea's land area is 10,830 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 140th vs. 197th).
By GDP, Equatorial Guinea ranks 148/197 ($12.8B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Equatorial Guinea ranks 106/197 ($6,745), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).
Main facts and rankings
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
1975406
|
949
|
| Population rank | 148/197 | 197/197 |
| GDP |
$12.8B
2024 |
$19.8M
2025 |
| GDP rank | 148/197 | 197/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$6,745
2024 |
$19,800
2025 |
| GDP per capita rank | 106/197 | 59/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$17,567
2024 |
$39,191
2025 |
| 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 |
$17,307
2025 |
| Land area |
10,830 sq mi
2025 |
0.17 sq mi
2025 |
| Population density |
174.7 ppl/mi²
2024 |
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019 |
| Fertility rate |
4.08
2023 |
n/a |
| Median age |
22 years
2024 |
n/a |
| Life expectancy |
64.1 years
2025 |
83.3 years
2025 |
Equatorial Guinea and Vatican: Comparison Charts
Equatorial Guinea vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator
Life expectancy
Equatorial Guinea
Vatican
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vatican
|
|
| 1950 | 40.1 | 65.9 |
| 1951 | 40.4 | 65.3 |
| 1952 | 40.6 | 65.7 |
| 1953 | 40.9 | 66.3 |
| 1954 | 41.1 | 67.5 |
| 1955 | 41.4 | 67.8 |
| 1956 | 41.7 | 67.3 |
| 1957 | 41.9 | 67.5 |
| 1958 | 42.2 | 68.7 |
| 1959 | 42.5 | 69.2 |
| 1960 | 42.7 | 69.2 |
| 1961 | 43 | 69.8 |
| 1962 | 43.3 | 69.2 |
| 1963 | 43.5 | 69.3 |
| 1964 | 43.8 | 70.3 |
| 1965 | 44.1 | 70.1 |
| 1966 | 44.3 | 70.9 |
| 1967 | 44.6 | 70.9 |
| 1968 | 44.9 | 70.7 |
| 1969 | 31 | 70.7 |
| 1970 | 31.1 | 71.5 |
| 1971 | 37.2 | 71.7 |
| 1972 | 44.4 | 72 |
| 1973 | 44.7 | 71.9 |
| 1974 | 41.5 | 72.7 |
| 1975 | 37.3 | 72.6 |
| 1976 | 30.5 | 72.9 |
| 1977 | 42 | 73.3 |
| 1978 | 42.3 | 73.7 |
| 1979 | 43 | 74 |
| 1980 | 48.8 | 74.1 |
| 1981 | 49.1 | 74.3 |
| 1982 | 49.7 | 74.8 |
| 1983 | 50 | 74.7 |
| 1984 | 50.2 | 75.1 |
| 1985 | 50.6 | 75.5 |
| 1986 | 50.8 | 75.7 |
| 1987 | 51 | 76.2 |
| 1988 | 51.2 | 76.4 |
| 1989 | 51.3 | 76.8 |
| 1990 | 51.4 | 76.9 |
| 1991 | 51.5 | 76.9 |
| 1992 | 51.6 | 77.3 |
| 1993 | 51.7 | 77 |
| 1994 | 51.8 | 77.7 |
| 1995 | 51.9 | 77.8 |
| 1996 | 52.1 | 78.5 |
| 1997 | 52.4 | 78.2 |
| 1998 | 52.6 | 78.3 |
| 1999 | 53 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 53.4 | 79.3 |
| 2001 | 53.8 | 79.9 |
| 2002 | 54.3 | 80 |
| 2003 | 54.8 | 79.8 |
| 2004 | 55.3 | 80.2 |
| 2005 | 55.8 | 80.6 |
| 2006 | 56.4 | 81.2 |
| 2007 | 56.9 | 81.3 |
| 2008 | 57.4 | 81.4 |
| 2009 | 57.9 | 81.3 |
| 2010 | 58.3 | 81.5 |
| 2011 | 58.8 | 81.7 |
| 2012 | 59.3 | 82 |
| 2013 | 59.8 | 82.5 |
| 2014 | 60.2 | 82.6 |
| 2015 | 60.6 | 82.5 |
| 2016 | 61.1 | 82.9 |
| 2017 | 61.5 | 82.7 |
| 2018 | 61.9 | 83.3 |
| 2019 | 62.3 | 83.6 |
| 2020 | 62.1 | 83 |
| 2021 | 62.4 | 82.9 |
| 2022 | 63.4 | 83.3 |
| 2023 | 63.7 | 83 |
| 2024 | 63.9 | 83.1 |
| 2025 | 64.1 | 83.3 |
Equatorial Guinea and Vatican population clocks and comparison
Population
Equatorial Guinea
Vatican
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vatican
|
|
| 1960 | 269,807 | - |
| 1961 | 274,896 | - |
| 1962 | 280,286 | - |
| 1963 | 285,965 | - |
| 1964 | 291,942 | - |
| 1965 | 298,238 | - |
| 1966 | 304,859 | - |
| 1967 | 311,805 | - |
| 1968 | 318,849 | - |
| 1969 | 322,517 | - |
| 1970 | 320,803 | - |
| 1971 | 315,940 | - |
| 1972 | 309,468 | - |
| 1973 | 302,281 | - |
| 1974 | 294,953 | - |
| 1975 | 287,901 | - |
| 1976 | 281,031 | - |
| 1977 | 276,779 | - |
| 1978 | 276,531 | - |
| 1979 | 279,846 | - |
| 1980 | 288,644 | - |
| 1981 | 303,252 | - |
| 1982 | 322,216 | - |
| 1983 | 343,421 | - |
| 1984 | 364,899 | - |
| 1985 | 385,547 | - |
| 1986 | 404,728 | - |
| 1987 | 422,522 | - |
| 1988 | 439,651 | - |
| 1989 | 456,808 | - |
| 1990 | 474,274 | - |
| 1991 | 492,217 | - |
| 1992 | 510,770 | - |
| 1993 | 530,023 | - |
| 1994 | 550,138 | - |
| 1995 | 571,264 | - |
| 1996 | 593,492 | - |
| 1997 | 616,893 | - |
| 1998 | 641,474 | - |
| 1999 | 667,214 | - |
| 2000 | 703,279 | 880 |
| 2001 | 749,836 | 890 |
| 2002 | 797,957 | 900 |
| 2003 | 847,862 | 911 |
| 2004 | 899,917 | 921 |
| 2005 | 947,367 | 921 |
| 2006 | 990,343 | 932 |
| 2007 | 1,036,044 | 821 |
| 2008 | 1,084,530 | 824 |
| 2009 | 1,135,673 | 826 |
| 2010 | 1,189,085 | 829 |
| 2011 | 1,241,835 | 832 |
| 2012 | 1,293,483 | 836 |
| 2013 | 1,346,218 | 839 |
| 2014 | 1,399,828 | 842 |
| 2015 | 1,453,923 | 1,000 |
| 2016 | 1,508,186 | - |
| 2017 | 1,562,396 | 1,000 |
| 2018 | 1,616,422 | - |
| 2019 | 1,670,177 | 1,000 |
| 2020 | 1,716,468 | - |
| 2021 | 1,758,786 | - |
| 2022 | 1,803,545 | - |
| 2023 | 1,847,549 | - |
| 2024 | 1,892,516 | - |
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Fertility rate
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Land area
National statistics comparison
Finance
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$8.96B
2024 |
n/a |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
18.7%
2025 |
n/a |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
2.19%
1998 |
n/a |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
1.59%
2023 |
n/a |
| Armed forces personnel |
1,000
2020 |
n/a |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-0.78%
2025 |
n/a |
| Unemployment rate |
8.6%
2014 |
n/a |
| Services, % of GDP |
51.1%
2024 |
n/a |
| Industry, % of GDP |
45.8%
2024 |
n/a |
| Economic freedom index |
47.7
2025 |
65
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 |
n/a |
| International tourism as share of exports |
2.22%
1996 |
n/a |
Energy
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
n/a |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
2.04 tons
2023 |
n/a |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
0%
2022 |
n/a |
| Renewable energy use share |
4.2%
2022 |
n/a |
| 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 |
n/a |
| Hydroelectric share |
31.3%
2022 |
n/a |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
n/a |
| Electricity access |
66.9%
2023 |
n/a |
Society
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.02%
2024 |
0.00001%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
+3,891
2024 |
n/a |
| Urban population |
74.9%
2024 |
n/a |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
n/a |
| 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 |
76
2025 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
13
2024 |
60
2025 |
| Higher education index |
2
2025 |
32
2025 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
2.31
2015 |
0
2023 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
27.2
2019 |
0.5
2025 |
| Visa free countries |
66
2025 |
150
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate |
94.4%
2010 |
100%
2013 |
| English speaking |
1%
2025 |
20%
2025 |
| People using the Internet |
60.4%
2023 |
n/a |
Health
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$190.1
2022 |
n/a |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$133.8
2022 |
n/a |
| Life expectancy |
64.1 years
2025 |
83.3 years
2025 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0.83%
2022 |
n/a |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
0.14
2022 |
n/a |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
174
2023 |
n/a |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
70.6
2023 |
n/a |
| Obesity rate |
18.6%
2022 |
n/a |
| Diabetes prevalence |
8.2%
2024 |
n/a |
| Air quality index |
27
2025 |
72
2025 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
6.56 liters
2020 |
n/a |
Territory
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.02%
2025 |
0.0000003%
2025 |
| Land area per capita |
5,723 sq mi
2024 |
169.9 sq mi
2019 |
| Agricultural land area |
404 sq mi
2025 |
n/a |
| Forest area |
9,357 sq mi
2025 |
n/a |
| Roads length |
1,790 mi
2017 |
5.59 mi
2003 |
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