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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,975,406 people compared to 220,288 in Samoa.

Population statistics:

  • Equatorial Guinea's population is 8.97 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
  • The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.003% for Samoa.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
  • Since 2005, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 947K people to 1.98M (108.5% growth), while Samoa has grown from 187K to 220K (17.8% growth).
  • Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5M people compared to the peak of 384K people in 2100 for Samoa.

Equatorial Guinea vs Samoa: live population counter

Equatorial Guinea Samoa
Current population
1975406
220288
Population rank 148/197 177/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.003%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
6.46 hours
One birth every
9.61 minutes
1.59 hours
One death every
36.1 minutes
6.57 hours
One migration net change every
2.25 hours
3.18 hours
Annual migration change +3,891 -2,754
Daily growth/decline +123 +4
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +1,356
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 32/197 126/197

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

Equatorial Guinea
Population

Growth rate
Samoa
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Samoa Equatorial Guinea Samoa
1960 269,807 112,490 - -
1961 274,896 115,496 1.89% 2.67%
1962 280,286 118,597 1.96% 2.68%
1963 285,965 121,764 2.03% 2.67%
1964 291,942 124,894 2.09% 2.57%
1965 298,238 127,978 2.16% 2.47%
1966 304,859 131,073 2.22% 2.42%
1967 311,805 133,764 2.28% 2.05%
1968 318,849 136,020 2.26% 1.69%
1969 322,517 138,233 1.15% 1.63%
1970 320,803 140,400 -0.53% 1.57%
1971 315,940 142,503 -1.52% 1.5%
1972 309,468 144,538 -2.05% 1.43%
1973 302,281 146,516 -2.32% 1.37%
1974 294,953 149,431 -2.42% 1.99%
1975 287,901 153,344 -2.39% 2.62%
1976 281,031 157,113 -2.39% 2.46%
1977 276,779 159,753 -1.51% 1.68%
1978 276,531 161,375 -0.09% 1.02%
1979 279,846 162,882 1.2% 0.93%
1980 288,644 164,322 3.14% 0.88%
1981 303,252 165,678 5.06% 0.83%
1982 322,216 166,484 6.25% 0.49%
1983 343,421 166,714 6.58% 0.14%
1984 364,899 166,796 6.25% 0.05%
1985 385,547 166,849 5.66% 0.03%
1986 404,728 167,061 4.98% 0.13%
1987 422,522 167,661 4.4% 0.36%
1988 439,651 168,346 4.05% 0.41%
1989 456,808 168,768 3.9% 0.25%
1990 474,274 169,042 3.82% 0.16%
1991 492,217 169,368 3.78% 0.19%
1992 510,770 170,331 3.77% 0.57%
1993 530,023 171,774 3.77% 0.85%
1994 550,138 173,159 3.8% 0.81%
1995 571,264 174,571 3.84% 0.82%
1996 593,492 176,071 3.89% 0.86%
1997 616,893 177,547 3.94% 0.84%
1998 641,474 178,905 3.98% 0.76%
1999 667,214 180,275 4.01% 0.77%
2000 703,279 181,685 5.41% 0.78%
2001 749,836 183,166 6.62% 0.82%
2002 797,957 184,471 6.42% 0.71%
2003 847,862 185,430 6.25% 0.52%
2004 899,917 186,249 6.14% 0.44%
2005 947,367 186,978 5.27% 0.39%
2006 990,343 187,709 4.54% 0.39%
2007 1,036,044 188,753 4.61% 0.56%
2008 1,084,530 190,107 4.68% 0.72%
2009 1,135,673 191,513 4.72% 0.74%
2010 1,189,085 193,023 4.7% 0.79%
2011 1,241,835 194,713 4.44% 0.88%
2012 1,293,483 196,498 4.16% 0.92%
2013 1,346,218 198,268 4.08% 0.9%
2014 1,399,828 200,037 3.98% 0.89%
2015 1,453,923 201,782 3.86% 0.87%
2016 1,508,186 203,499 3.73% 0.85%
2017 1,562,396 205,415 3.59% 0.94%
2018 1,616,422 207,582 3.46% 1.05%
2019 1,670,177 209,780 3.33% 1.06%
2020 1,716,468 211,944 2.77% 1.03%
2021 1,758,786 213,779 2.47% 0.87%
2022 1,803,545 215,261 2.54% 0.69%
2023 1,847,549 216,663 2.44% 0.65%
2024 1,892,516 218,019 2.43% 0.63%
2025 1,938,427 219,302 2.43% 0.59%
2026 1,984,463 220,530 2.37% 0.56%
2027 2,030,749 221,772 2.33% 0.56%
2028 2,077,253 223,104 2.29% 0.6%
2029 2,123,699 224,504 2.24% 0.63%
2030 2,170,434 225,968 2.2% 0.65%
2031 2,218,077 227,581 2.2% 0.71%
2032 2,267,025 229,298 2.21% 0.75%
2033 2,315,991 231,110 2.16% 0.79%
2034 2,364,847 233,061 2.11% 0.84%
2035 2,414,263 235,172 2.09% 0.91%
2036 2,463,880 237,415 2.06% 0.95%
2037 2,513,955 239,730 2.03% 0.98%
2038 2,564,843 242,155 2.02% 1.01%
2039 2,615,417 244,653 1.97% 1.03%
2040 2,665,575 247,196 1.92% 1.04%
2041 2,715,477 249,796 1.87% 1.05%
2042 2,764,764 252,427 1.82% 1.05%
2043 2,813,769 255,023 1.77% 1.03%
2044 2,862,511 257,609 1.73% 1.01%
2045 2,911,227 260,250 1.7% 1.03%
2046 2,959,088 262,849 1.64% 1%
2047 3,005,551 265,365 1.57% 0.96%
2048 3,051,480 267,836 1.53% 0.93%
2049 3,097,625 270,291 1.51% 0.92%
2050 3,143,719 272,711 1.49% 0.9%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 506,556 people (a 53.5% growth), while Samoa gained 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Equatorial Guinea gained 521,483 (a 35.9% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 18,506 (a 9.17% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 155th most populous country in 2005 and is 148th in 2025. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2005 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.8% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Samoa
City Population
Apia 37.7K
Manase 161

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