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Equatorial Guinea

Against upper middle income countries, Equatorial Guinea ranks 23rd of 56 on labour and 58th of 58 on infrastructure. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Equatorial Guinea with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Equatorial Guinea reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-1.32172 of 17949 of 51moderate +0.53
Health score 2023-0.49166 of 19346 of 58moderate +0.32
Education score 2015-0.76184 of 19957 of 57proxy +0.81
Equality score 2022-0.00103 of 16537 of 53high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2022-0.27189 of 21058 of 58proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024-0.15144 of 18644 of 57moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.10110 of 21327 of 58moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.2588 of 19523 of 56high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Equatorial Guinea, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated4.99%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share88.7%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share4.05%% of population2020no agreed direction
Women in a union61.1%% of women aged 15-492011no agreed direction

demography

Median age21years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing27years2023no agreed direction
Population1,938,431people2025no agreed direction
Population growth2.4%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization71.6%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+3.76%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1437.1%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate4.12births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate30per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration3,812people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population13.2%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.674index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$13,786international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$16,182international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$4,498US$2025higher is better
GDP growth-5.85%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation2.92%% per year2024no agreed direction
Trade openness74.9%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows1.42%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Tax revenue6.6%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Government consumption32.4%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense11%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Military spending0.982%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture55.3%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion73.6%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling12.5years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling8.28years2023higher is better
Primary enrollment47.5%% gross2015higher is better
Compulsory schooling6years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary65.6%% of primary-age children2015higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio23.2pupils per teacher2015higher is worse

environment

CO2 per capita2.55t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area86.4%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land3.73%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land19%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Women's political empowerment0.449index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers5.26%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament31%% of seats2025higher is better
Married by 1829.5%% of women aged 20-242011higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index13index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Refugees originating22.5per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.172index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.047index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.041index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.078index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type1regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.858index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.112index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.167index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.117index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.099index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration53.5%% of children under 52011higher is better
Control of corruption-1.47index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-1.54index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-1.18index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-1.4index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-1.73index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.141index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy63.9years2024higher is better
Infant mortality47.6per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality68per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending3.5%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate7.03per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds2.1per 1,000 people2010no agreed direction
Basic water access64.7%% of population2017higher is better
Basic sanitation66.3%% of population2017higher is better
Child stunting17.1%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility153births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality174per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance68.3%% of births2011higher is better
Alcohol consumption6.56litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Road traffic deaths27.2per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians0.153per 1,000 people2022higher is better
DTP3 immunisation68%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
Tuberculosis incidence199per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality20.3%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women41.3%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending66%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Adult obesity19.2%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index49index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index38.5index (0-100)2022higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate8.8%% of population2022higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users63.3%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions49.5per 100 people2022higher is better
Electricity access65.1%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population64.7%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband0.101per 100 people2022higher is better

labor

Unemployment8.34%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation52.6%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation67.2%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Vulnerable employment23.1%% of employment2025higher is worse

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Equatorial Guinea

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