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Population in Equatorial Guinea compared to Maldives: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 527,799 people in Maldives in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,975,406 people compared to 531,152 in Maldives.

Population statistics:

  • Equatorial Guinea's population is 3.72 times bigger than Maldives'.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Maldives is the 168th.
  • The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.006% for Maldives.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +2.56% in Maldives.
  • Since 2005, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 947K people to 1.98M (108.5% growth), while Maldives has grown from 306K to 531K (73.3% growth).
  • Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5M people compared to the peak of 597K people in 2057 for Maldives.

Equatorial Guinea vs Maldives: live population counter

Equatorial Guinea Maldives
Current population
1975406
531152
Population rank 148/197 168/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.006%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
4.85 hours
One birth every
9.61 minutes
1.51 hours
One death every
36.1 minutes
7.13 hours
One migration net change every
2.25 hours
3.62 hours
Annual migration change +3,891 -2,421
Daily growth/decline +123 +5
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +1,805
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 32/197 145/197

Equatorial Guinea and Maldives: population history and growth rate by year chart

Equatorial Guinea
Population

Growth rate
Maldives
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Maldives Equatorial Guinea Maldives
1960 269,807 91,189 - -
1961 274,896 93,450 1.89% 2.48%
1962 280,286 95,802 1.96% 2.52%
1963 285,965 98,222 2.03% 2.53%
1964 291,942 100,662 2.09% 2.48%
1965 298,238 104,102 2.16% 3.42%
1966 304,859 108,507 2.22% 4.23%
1967 311,805 112,528 2.28% 3.71%
1968 318,849 116,075 2.26% 3.15%
1969 322,517 119,564 1.15% 3.01%
1970 320,803 123,219 -0.53% 3.06%
1971 315,940 127,035 -1.52% 3.1%
1972 309,468 130,968 -2.05% 3.1%
1973 302,281 134,952 -2.32% 3.04%
1974 294,953 138,978 -2.42% 2.98%
1975 287,901 143,158 -2.39% 3.01%
1976 281,031 147,525 -2.39% 3.05%
1977 276,779 151,930 -1.51% 2.99%
1978 276,531 156,159 -0.09% 2.78%
1979 279,846 160,360 1.2% 2.69%
1980 288,644 164,835 3.14% 2.79%
1981 303,252 169,532 5.06% 2.85%
1982 322,216 174,333 6.25% 2.83%
1983 343,421 179,128 6.58% 2.75%
1984 364,899 184,198 6.25% 2.83%
1985 385,547 190,169 5.66% 3.24%
1986 404,728 196,935 4.98% 3.56%
1987 422,522 203,944 4.4% 3.56%
1988 439,651 210,885 4.05% 3.4%
1989 456,808 217,738 3.9% 3.25%
1990 474,274 224,762 3.82% 3.23%
1991 492,217 231,802 3.78% 3.13%
1992 510,770 238,543 3.77% 2.91%
1993 530,023 244,884 3.77% 2.66%
1994 550,138 250,822 3.8% 2.42%
1995 571,264 256,649 3.84% 2.32%
1996 593,492 262,347 3.89% 2.22%
1997 616,893 267,707 3.94% 2.04%
1998 641,474 272,723 3.98% 1.87%
1999 667,214 277,412 4.01% 1.72%
2000 703,279 282,019 5.41% 1.66%
2001 749,836 286,767 6.62% 1.68%
2002 797,957 291,616 6.42% 1.69%
2003 847,862 296,491 6.25% 1.67%
2004 899,917 301,413 6.14% 1.66%
2005 947,367 306,429 5.27% 1.66%
2006 990,343 313,851 4.54% 2.42%
2007 1,036,044 324,479 4.61% 3.39%
2008 1,084,530 336,170 4.68% 3.6%
2009 1,135,673 348,275 4.72% 3.6%
2010 1,189,085 360,792 4.7% 3.59%
2011 1,241,835 373,674 4.44% 3.57%
2012 1,293,483 386,818 4.16% 3.52%
2013 1,346,218 400,070 4.08% 3.43%
2014 1,399,828 413,617 3.98% 3.39%
2015 1,453,923 428,154 3.86% 3.51%
2016 1,508,186 443,308 3.73% 3.54%
2017 1,562,396 458,287 3.59% 3.38%
2018 1,616,422 473,099 3.46% 3.23%
2019 1,670,177 487,731 3.33% 3.09%
2020 1,716,468 502,118 2.77% 2.95%
2021 1,758,786 516,154 2.47% 2.8%
2022 1,803,545 524,106 2.54% 1.54%
2023 1,847,549 525,994 2.44% 0.36%
2024 1,892,516 527,799 2.43% 0.34%
2025 1,938,427 529,677 2.43% 0.36%
2026 1,984,463 531,514 2.37% 0.35%
2027 2,030,749 533,433 2.33% 0.36%
2028 2,077,253 535,502 2.29% 0.39%
2029 2,123,699 537,574 2.24% 0.39%
2030 2,170,434 539,667 2.2% 0.39%
2031 2,218,077 541,929 2.2% 0.42%
2032 2,267,025 544,288 2.21% 0.44%
2033 2,315,991 546,723 2.16% 0.45%
2034 2,364,847 549,162 2.11% 0.45%
2035 2,414,263 551,599 2.09% 0.44%
2036 2,463,880 554,092 2.06% 0.45%
2037 2,513,955 556,637 2.03% 0.46%
2038 2,564,843 559,231 2.02% 0.47%
2039 2,615,417 561,958 1.97% 0.49%
2040 2,665,575 564,800 1.92% 0.51%
2041 2,715,477 567,606 1.87% 0.5%
2042 2,764,764 570,381 1.82% 0.49%
2043 2,813,769 573,138 1.77% 0.48%
2044 2,862,511 575,811 1.73% 0.47%
2045 2,911,227 578,459 1.7% 0.46%
2046 2,959,088 581,026 1.64% 0.44%
2047 3,005,551 583,393 1.57% 0.41%
2048 3,051,480 585,720 1.53% 0.4%
2049 3,097,625 587,988 1.51% 0.39%
2050 3,143,719 589,960 1.49% 0.34%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 506,556 people (a 53.5% growth), while Maldives gained 121,725 people (a 39.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Equatorial Guinea gained 521,483 (a 35.9% growth), while Maldives' population increased by 102,998 (a 24.1% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 155th most populous country in 2005 and is 148th in 2025. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2005 and ranked 168th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Equatorial Guinea's population will grow by 59.1% to 3,143,719 people with a rank change from 148th to 140th. The population of Maldives will increase by 11.1% to 589,960 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Maldives
City Population
Male 133K
Hulhumale 50K

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